Sri Lanka were facing an uphill task of saving the second and final Under-19 Youth Test and the series when they ended Day Three on 155-4 after being set a target of 472 for victory by India at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium yesterday.
They lost the wicket of Dimantha Mahavithana for a duck to the second ball of the innings and were soon three down for 38.
Senuja Wekunagoda and skipper Vimath Dinsara mounted a rescue act, adding 98 for the fourth wicket. But shortly before the close, Indian Captain Yashbardhan Chauhan broke the stand by dismissing Wekunagoda for an attractive 64 off 52 balls (9 fours). Dinsara completed his half-century before the close to remain unbeaten on 55 scored off 91 balls (8 fours).
Sri Lanka trail by 317 runs with six second innings wickets in hand going into the fourth and final day today.
Early in the day, Sri Lanka were all out for 148 in their first innings, adding 26 to their overnight total.
India batted a second time and declared at 208-3, with opener Lakshya Raichandani completing a stylish unbeaten century (116 balls, 9 fours, 1 six) and first-innings centurion Chauhan 51* off 46 balls (7 fours, 1 six). – [ST]
Scores:
India (U19) 411 and 208-3 decl. (Lakshya Raichandani 100*, Yashbardhan Chauhan 20, Manal Chauhan 51*, Kavija Gamage 2/42)
Sri Lanka (U19) 148 (o/n 122-8) (Dimantha Mahavithana 24, Viran Chamuditha 21, Dulnith Sigera 31, Sethmika Seneviratne 25*, Pranav Ragavendra 2/28, Chigurupati Venkata 2/27, Jeganathan Hemchudeshan 2/34, Rohit Yadav 2/14) and 155-4 at close (Viran Chamuditha 31, Senuja Wekunagoda 64, Vimath Dinsara 55*, Chigurupati Venkata 3/25)