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Wellalage and Bervis on top of bowling and batting-by Dhammika Ratnaweera India won a record-extending fifth U-19 title Source:Dailynews Sri Lanka skipper Dunith Wellalage and South African Dewald Bervis came on top of the bowling and batting in the under 19 world cup cricket tournament which successfully concluded in West Indies on Saturday. Dunith Wellalage, the highest wicket taker with 17 wickets. Wellalage the leg spinner was the highest wicket taker with 17 wickets in six matches with best figures 5 for 27 against Scotland while he took his second consecutive five wicket haul (5 for 28) against Australia. In fact he was the only bowler to take two five wicket hauls in this tournament. He was able to take 3 wickets each against Afghanistan and South African matches while only against Pakistan he finished with wickets-less given away 72 runs in his ten over spell. Wellalage bowled 55 overs ...

Highest wicket-taker Wellalage, only SL player in the ICC Most Valuable team Source:island.lk Dunith Wellalage is the only Sri Lankan player named in the ICC Most Valuable team of the Under 19 World Cup after the Sri Lankan skipper finished as the tournament’s highest wicket-taker. Despite taking only a single wicket in the in his last two matches, Wellalage finished as the Under 19 World Cup’s highest wicket taker. His closest rival in that list was England’s Joshua Boyden who finished with just 15 wickets after taking a couple of wickets in the final against India. Pakistan’s Awais Ali too finished with 15 wickets, while Bangladesh’s Ripon Mondol finished the tournament as the fourth highest wicket taker (14). All top four bowlers in that list are selected in the 12-strong line up as champions India lead the way with three players included. The ICC announced the Upstox Most Valuable ...