Sri Lankan girls secure number 7

Friday, 1 December 2017 00:17 - - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}

By Shamzeer Jaleel

Sri Lanka Under-17 Girls ended up at 7th place at the Asian Under-17 event that took place at Sports City in Dubai yesterday. The Japan girls’ team secured the Asian berth along with their boys’ outfit for the Youth Commonwealth Games in Argentina 2018.

Sri Lanka were handed off by Japan 70/0, Thailand 54/0 to end in the playoff for the 7th position in the 12 team event. In the playoff for the 7th place, the Sri Lankan girls beat Iran 12/5.

Results

Laos beat Malaysia 10/5, Philippines beat UAE 10/5, Kazakhstan beat Thailand 14/12, Japan beat Sri Lanka 70/0, China beat Iran 48/0, Hong Kong beat India 24/7, Laos beat Philippines 30/0, Malaysia beat UAE 22/0, Thailand beat SRI Lanka 54/0, Hong Kong beat Iran 33/0, Japan beat Kazakhstan 48/0, China beat India 43/0, Laos 22/0 , Malaysia beat Philippines 41/0, Sri Lanka beat Iran 12/5, Kazakhstan beat India 22/5, Japan beat China 17/7