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Sri Lanka Under19 Women cricketers celebrate their victory
Sri Lanka Under19 Women’s captain Chamudi Praboda receives the champion’s trophy
Player of the Final and Player of the Series Sanjana Kavindi
Thrice beaten Bangladesh saved their best performance for the last when they gave Sri Lanka a close run in the final of the Pakistan Women’s Under19 T20 Tri-Series before losing by four runs in a thrilling contest at the Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad yesterday.
Bangladesh who were bowled out for 58 in their last league game against Sri Lanka, took up the challenge of chasing 159 for victory and finished eventually on 154-7 with Sri Lanka holding onto their nerve in a tight finish.
Bangladesh required 19 off the final over bowled by off-spinner Chamodhi Herath and they nearly made it with Sadia Akter (35 off 22 balls, 1 four, 3 sixes) getting them close to the line before succumbing to a brilliant diving catch in the deep by Shashini Gimhani off the penultimate ball of the match with Bangladesh needing 9 runs. The final ball was hit for four, but Sri Lanka already had the match in the bag.
Bangladesh got off to the worst start losing both openers without scoring to be 4-2 in 2 overs. They lost a third wicket at 21, but a fourth wicket stand of 67 off 51 balls between Nishita Akter (32 off 33) and skipper Sadia Islam put them back on track. Islam kept her team in the hunt racing to a stroke-filled half-century (59 off 36 balls, 3 fours, 5 sixes) but fell with the score at 109, leaving Sadia Akter to carry the fight to the Lankans.
Earlier Sri Lanka put into bat first reached a challenging score of 158-6 with their in-form opening batter Sanjana Kavindi scoring her third fifty of the Tri-Series – a hard hit 64 off 44 balls (7 fours, 2 sixes) reaching her half-century off 35 balls with a six.
Kavindi shared an opening stand of 49 in 5 overs with Vimoksha Balasuriya (23) and 55 off 46 balls for the second wicket with Nethmi Upeksha (22). Sri Lanka lost a few cheap wickets but Umayangana Peiris (28* off 23) ensured they ended up with a total which was to be the highest made in the Tri-Series.
Sanjana Kavindi bagged both individual awards that were on offer taking the Player of the Final for her knock of 64 and Player of the Series award for accumulating 316 runs (avg. 63.20) with 3 fifties and a strike rate of 138. (ST)
Scores:
Sri Lanka Women 158-6 (20) (Sanjana Kavindi 64, Vimoksha Balasuriya 23, Nethmi Upeksha 22, Umayangana Peiris 28*, Farjana Easmin 1/32) beat Bangladesh Women 154-7 (20) (Nishita Akter 32, Sadia Islam 59, Sadia Akter 35, Chamodhi Herath 2/32, Chamodi Prabod 2/17)
