Sri Lanka girls qualify for the final
Sri Lanka CricketNews article
Sri Lanka's young cricketers beat hosts Pakistan by 6 wickets in the eighth match of the Under-19 women's Twenty20 tri-series being played in Pakistan. With that win, the Sri Lankan youngsters also sealed their place in the final to be played on the 16th.
In the match played at the Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad, Pakistan batted first and made 105 for 8 in their allotted 20 overs. Chasing that target, the Sri Lankan players lost only 4 wickets and reached 106 in 13.3 overs for a comfortable win.
Limansa Thilakarathna, the biggest contributor to Sri Lanka's victory, took 3 wickets for 14 runs with the ball. She then made 16 not out with the bat and was also named player of the match.
For the Pakistan innings, Aqsa Habib made 20 and Shahar Bano 24 not out. Komal Khan scored 12, while the Sri Lankan bowlers gave the rest of the batters no chance to build a long innings.
With the ball, in addition to Limansa, Yeshali Jithara took 2 wickets for 20 runs, while Chamudi Praboda took one wicket for 9 and Nethmi Upeksha one wicket for 8.
Sanjana Kavindi, who gave Sri Lanka a strong start in the reply, made 46 off 28 balls with 5 fours and 2 sixes. The rapid stand she built with Nethmi Upeksha helped carry Sri Lanka towards victory.
Nethmi Upeksha made 16 off 9 balls with 4 fours, while Limansa Thilakarathna finished on 16 not out. Vimoksha Balasooriya made 10 and Shashini Gimhani 9.
Pakistan Under-19 women 105 for 8 in 20 overs – (Shahar Bano 24 not out, Aqsa Habib 20, Rawail Farhan 14, Limansa Thilakarathna 14/3, Yeshali Jithara 20/2, Chamudi Praboda 9/1, Nethmi Upeksha 8/1)
Sri Lanka Under-19 women 106 for 4 in 13.3 overs. (Sanjana Kavindi 46, Nethmi Upeksha 16, Limansa Thilakarathna 16 not out, Vimoksha Balasooriya 10; Mah Noor 24/1, Rosina Akram 28/1)
Based on Sri Lanka Cricket reporting