U-19 Test: India lead by 473 runs against SL on Day 2
Wednesday - July 25, 2018 9:26 pm ,
Category : SPORTS
Hambantota (Sri Lanka) July 25 (IANS) Pawan Shah plundered a record 282 runs as India Under-19 declared their first innings for a massive 613 for 8 wickets before they reduced Sri Lanka U-19 to 140 for four at the end of the second day s play of their second and final Youth Test here on Wednesday.
Right-hander Pawan s knock was the highest for India and the second highest in U-19 internationals. Pawan who was batting on 177 on Tuesday milked 33 fours and a six in total as he batted with a high strike rate of 84.93.
Pawan had shared a 263-run second-wicket stand with Atharwa Taide (177) on the opening day. And on Wednesday Pawan was involved in a 16-run partnership for the fifth wicket with Nehal Wadhera (64).
The stand was broken by left-arm medium pacer Kalana Perera who bowled Wadhera with India at 567/5.
Later after the wickets of Ayush Madoni (1) and Arjun Tendulkar (14) Pawan took it upon himself to take India past the 600-run mark. He was run out with India at 613/8 -- the total India declared at.
During Sri Lanka s innings left-arm pacer Mohit Jangra (3/43) removed Nishan Madushka (5) Nipun Dananjaya (0) and Nuwanidu Fernando (8) to leave the hosts in tatters at 34/3.
Opening batsman Kamil Mishara was batting beautifully for 44 till being bowled by left-arm spinner Siddharth Desai.
Pasindu Sooriyabandara (51 not out) and Sonal Dinusha (24 not out) then remained unbeaten till the end of the day s play to give some hope to the hosts who trail by 473 runs with six wickets in hand.
Brief scores: India U-19: 613/8 declared in first innings (Pawan Shah Atharwa Taide 177 Nehal Wadhera 64; Nipun Malinga 1/92 Vijayakanth Viyaskanth 1/94) vs Sri Lanka U-19: 140/4 (Pasindu Sooriyabandara 51 not out Kamil Mishara 44; Mohit Jangra 3/43) on Day 2.
--IANS pur/bg
Right-hander Pawan s knock was the highest for India and the second highest in U-19 internationals. Pawan who was batting on 177 on Tuesday milked 33 fours and a six in total as he batted with a high strike rate of 84.93.
Pawan had shared a 263-run second-wicket stand with Atharwa Taide (177) on the opening day. And on Wednesday Pawan was involved in a 16-run partnership for the fifth wicket with Nehal Wadhera (64).
The stand was broken by left-arm medium pacer Kalana Perera who bowled Wadhera with India at 567/5.
Later after the wickets of Ayush Madoni (1) and Arjun Tendulkar (14) Pawan took it upon himself to take India past the 600-run mark. He was run out with India at 613/8 -- the total India declared at.
During Sri Lanka s innings left-arm pacer Mohit Jangra (3/43) removed Nishan Madushka (5) Nipun Dananjaya (0) and Nuwanidu Fernando (8) to leave the hosts in tatters at 34/3.
Opening batsman Kamil Mishara was batting beautifully for 44 till being bowled by left-arm spinner Siddharth Desai.
Pasindu Sooriyabandara (51 not out) and Sonal Dinusha (24 not out) then remained unbeaten till the end of the day s play to give some hope to the hosts who trail by 473 runs with six wickets in hand.
Brief scores: India U-19: 613/8 declared in first innings (Pawan Shah Atharwa Taide 177 Nehal Wadhera 64; Nipun Malinga 1/92 Vijayakanth Viyaskanth 1/94) vs Sri Lanka U-19: 140/4 (Pasindu Sooriyabandara 51 not out Kamil Mishara 44; Mohit Jangra 3/43) on Day 2.
--IANS pur/bg
