KitSports » Thilan Nimesh https://kitsports.com More than sports Mon, 05 Apr 2021 04:24:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.13 Ends in a draw.. https://kitsports.com/?p=3173 https://kitsports.com/?p=3173#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2015 01:29:31 +0000 http://kitsports.com/?p=3173 The first three day game between the Pakistan under 19 team and the Sri Lanka under 19 team ended in a draw at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Sooriyawewa as predicted. The Pakistan team chasing a victory target of 350 to be scored in a minimum of 41 overs were 142/3 in 40.4 overs when play was called off.

Play resumed at 9.45 last morning and Sri Lanka continuing from their overnight score of 10/0 lost opener Kavin Bandara for 16 half hour into the game. Salinda Ushan who opened the innings with Kavin was unfortunately caught and bowled by Shadab Khan for 49. Sri Lanka went into lunch at 128/2.

In the after lunch session, Avishka Fernando was caught by Aon Abbas off the bowling of Arfan Liaqat for 63 scored off 105 balls with four boundaries. Shammu Ashan was unbeaten on 54 and Wasnidu Hasaranga unbeaten on 25 when the decleration was made with the total on 211/3 at tea which was taken early, giving the Pakistan youth team a victory target of 350 runs to be scored in a minimum of forty one overs left of the game.

Zeeshan Malik and Abdulla Shafiq opening the Pakistan team’s second innings shared an 87 run first wicket stand before Malik was caught by Charith Asalanka off the bowling of Sammu Ashan for 55 scored off 58 balls with five boundaries and three sixes.

The match was called off at the fall of the wicket of Kamran Afzal 21. Of the eight bowlers used only Sammu Ashan, Thilan Nimesh and Nishan Pieris captured a wicket each..

]]> https://kitsports.com/?feed=rss2&p=3173 0 Charith scores double ton https://kitsports.com/?p=3161 https://kitsports.com/?p=3161#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2015 02:38:20 +0000 http://kitsports.com/?p=3161 The first three day game between the touring Pakistan under-19 cricketers and the Sri Lanka under 19 team was heading for a draw at the end of the second day’s play at the MRICS Sooriyawewa. When Sri Lanka resumed their innings last morning, Night watchman Charith Asalanka became the second Richmondite to score a double ton in an under 19 international game. Charith in his determination to surpass Yasodha Lanka’s score of 212 was unfortunate to be stumped at 200 which was scored off 276 balls and included twenty four boundaries and a six. The Sri Lanka youth team continuing from their overnight score of 330/7, lost two more wickets to right arm leg spinner Shadab Khan before declaring their first essay at 347/9.
Asitha Fernando opening the bowling for Sri Lanka grabbed the first two wickets in successive deliveries of the fifth over with the score on 15. Left arm leg spinner Thilan Nimesh bowled extremely well to be rewarded with two wickets in the 22nd over with the score on 57. Lahiru Kumara was rewarded with the fifth Pakistani wicket to fall and Asitha Fernando captured his third wicket of the day to see Pakistan going into tea at 130/6. Right hand batsman Umair Massood scored a chanceless 102 off 169 balls with sixteen boundaries and a six to anchor the Pakistan Youth innings. Sri Lanka used six bowlers but only Asitha Fernando, Thilan Nimesh and Lahiru Kumara were rewarded with three wickets each to restrict the visitors first innings to 209. Sri Lanka were 10/0 when play was stopped due to bad light after the first over was bowled.

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