Sri Lanka Under-19 Women triumph Malaysia 5-0 in T20 series

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Former Sri Lanka Head Coach and present Coach of Malaysian Women’s team Dav Whatmore gives a pep talk to the Sri Lankan players at the end of the series

Sri Lanka Under-19 women cricketers made a clean 5-0 sweep of the T20 series against touring Malaysia women when they won the fifth and final match played at the Colts grounds yesterday by eight wickets.

Choosing to bat first, Malaysia could manage only 82-4 off their 20 overs with Mahira Izzati contributing the most 36 off 51 balls (3 fours).

Sri Lanka used up 14 overs to pass that total losing two wickets. Opener Sanjana Kavindi (45 off 51 balls, 5 fours) and skipper Manudi Nanayakkara (24*) shared a second wicket stand of 73 off 72 balls to see their team home.

For Malaysia the tour was a great experience as they prepared for the South East Asian Games in Bangkok in December where cricket is one of the 50 sports. The Malaysian women’s team is coached by Dav Whatmore, the former Sri Lanka Head Coach under whose guidance the country won their only men’s Cricket World Cup in 1996.

Scores: Malaysia U19 Women 82-4 (20) (Mahira Izzati 36, Aseni Thalagune 2/13)

Sri Lanka U19 Women 86-2 (13.5) (Sanjana Kavindi 45, Manudi Nanayakkara 24*, Nur Dania 2/25)

Sri Lanka Under-19 Women celebrate their series win with the Malaysian Women cricketers