Sanjana and Limansa combine as Pakistan are beaten again
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Once more, with Sanjana Kavindi's attacking batting and Limansa Thilakarathna's all-round skills, the Sri Lanka Women's Under-19 team recorded a win over the Pakistan Under-19 team.
They produced these performances in the 8th match of the Women's Under-19 Youth Tri-Series hosted by Pakistan, which concluded earlier.
In this match, which finished today (the 12th) at the Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad, Sri Lanka won the toss and invited Pakistan to bat first. The Pakistan players were restricted to 105 for 8 wickets, and in reply the Sri Lankan batters reached that target for the loss of only 4 wickets with 39 balls still to spare.
Sri Lanka went into this match with Yeshali Jithara coming in for Danodya Sewmini, who played the previous game. Pakistan made 4 changes from the side that faced Sri Lanka previously. Accordingly, Areesha Ansari, Qamrosh Farhan, Memoona Khalid and Barira Saif, who played the previous match, made way for Aqsa Habib, Afsheen Khan, Mah Noor and Alzoha Hammad.
Sri Lanka Women's Under-19 team
Chamudi Prabodha (captain), Sanjana Kavindi (wicketkeeper), Wimoksha Balasooriya, Nethmi Upeksha, Limansa Thilakarathna, Shashini Gimhani, Umayangana Peiris, Aseni Thalagune, Pramudi Methsara, Danodya Sewmini and Chamodi Herath.
Pakistan Women's Under-19 team
Fizza Fiaz (captain), Komal Khan, Ravail Farhan, Zoofishan Ayyaz (wicketkeeper), Aqsa Habib, Alzoha Hammad, Shahar Bano, Afsheen Khan, Mah Noor, Rozina Akram and Mahnoor Zeb.
Shahar Bano was the top scorer for Pakistan, who batted first. She faced 18 balls and remained unbeaten on 24 with 2 sixes.
In addition, Aqsa Habib made 20 off 25 balls with a four, opener Ravail Farhan scored 14 off 15 balls with 2 fours, and Komal Khan made 12 off 17 balls with 2 fours.
Every other batter in the Pakistan innings was restricted to a single-figure score. With the ball, Limansa Thilakarathna returned the best bowling figures of the innings, taking 3 wickets for 14 runs. In addition, Yeshali Jithara claimed 2 wickets for 20 runs, while Nethmi Upeksha and Chamudi Prabodha took a wicket each.
Sri Lanka's reply was opened as usual by Sanjana Kavindi and Wimoksha Balasooriya, and the pair added 24 runs off 23 balls for the first wicket.
That partnership was broken by the dismissal of Wimoksha Balasooriya. She had faced 11 balls and made 10 runs with 2 fours.
Sanjana Kavindi, who fell as the 3rd wicket of the innings, had faced 28 balls and scored 46 runs with 5 fours and 2 sixes. For that wicket, she also built a 41-run stand off 25 balls with Limansa Thilakarathna.
Limansa Thilakarathna was unbeaten on 16 off 22 balls as the match ended in victory.
In addition, Nethmi Upeksha scored 16 off 9 balls with 4 fours, Shashini Gimhan made 9 off 10 balls with a four, and Umayangana Peiris was unbeaten on 1 from just one ball as the innings ended.
Among the bowlers, Mah Noor and Rozina Akram took a wicket each.
Match summary scorecard
- Pakistan Women's Under-19 team – 105 for 8 wickets (20.0) Aqsa Habib 20, Shahar Bano 24 not out, Yeshali Jithara 2/20, Limansa Thilakarathna 3/14
- Sri Lanka Women's Under-19 team – 106 for 4 wickets (13.3) Sanjana Kavindi 46, Nethmi Upeksha 16, Limansa Thilakarathna 16 not out
Sri Lanka Women's Under-19 team won by 6 wickets.
Player of the Match – Limansa Thilakarathna (Sri Lanka)
Sri Lanka's 6th and final first-round match of the series, against Bangladesh, is scheduled to be played at the same venue on October 14.
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