ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup: West Indies Under-19 bags victory over Sri Lanka

West Indies Under-19 defeated Sri Lanka by 3 wickets in their super six match of the ongoing ICC Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup on Tuesday, 30th January 2024 at Diamond Oval, Kimberley. 

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ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup: West Indies U-19 bags victory over Sri Lanka. Picture Credits: Fb accounts

West Indies Under-19 defeated Sri Lanka by 3 wickets in their super six matches of the ongoing ICC Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup on Tuesday, January 30th, 2024, at Diamond Oval, Kimberley.

Raneico Smith was the star bowler who did his job really well with the ball by taking 4 wickets. Steve Wedderburn’s crucial knock of 61 runs played a pivotal role in leading his team to victory. He was also the top scorer as West Indies chased down the target with three balls remaining. West Indies got off to a strong start and scored 54 runs in the powerplay, with Stephen Pascal leading the charge.

Raneico Smith played a brilliant role as he took 4 crucial wickets. Picture Credits: Fb accounts
Raneico Smith played a brilliant role as he took 4 crucial wickets. Picture Credits: FB accounts

The toss was won by Sri Lanka, and they decided to win the toss and elected to bat first.

The Playing XI of Sri Lanka Under-19 

  1. Pulindu Perera
  2. Vishen Halambage
  3. Sineth Jayawardena
  4. Supun Waduge
  5. Ravishan Nethsara
  6. Dinura Kalupahana
  7. Sharujan Shanmuganathan
  8. Malsha Tharupathi
  9. Vishwa Lahiru
  10. Vihas Thewmika
  11. Ruvishan Perera

The Playing XI of West Indies Under-19

  1. Stephan Pascal
  2. Steve Wedderburn
  3. Joshua Dorne
  4. Jordan Johnson
  5. Mavendra Dindyal
  6. Jewel Andrew
  7. Nathan Edward
  8. Nathan Sealy
  9. Tarrique Edward
  10. Raneico Smith
  11. Isai Thorne

Sri Lanka Batting Performance:

Sri Lanka’s opener, Pulindu Perera, scored 24 runs in 31 balls with a strike rate of 77, including four fours. The other opener, Vishen Halambage, was not able to contribute a run to his team and got out in 0.

The highest run scorers from Sri Lanka were Dinura Kalupahana and Malsha Tharupathi, who contributed 53 runs in 83 balls and 42 runs in 38 balls at a strike rate of 64 and 111, respectively. Dinura Kalupahana hit 5 fours and Malsha Tharupathi hit 7 fours.

Performances of other players from Sri Lanka with bat

  • Sineth Jayawardena scored 11 runs in 15 balls at a strike rate of 73, having scored 1 fours.
  • Supun Waduge scored 31 runs in 40 balls at a strike rate of 78, having scored 3 fours.
  • Sharujan Shanmuganathan scored 14 runs in 26 balls at a strike rate of 54.
  • Ravishan Nethsara scored 5 runs in 15 balls at a strike rate of 33, having scored 1 four.
  • Vihas Thewmika scored 15 runs in 32 balls at a strike rate of 47, having scored 1 four.
  • Vishwa Lahiru scored 4 runs in 9 balls at a strike rate of 44.
  • Ruvishan Perera scored 9 runs in 10 balls at a strike rate of 90, having scored 1 four.

Bowling performance by West Indies players 

Raneico Smith was the leading wicket-taker from West Indies, who took 4 wickets by giving away 47 runs at an economy rate of 4.70. Nathan Edward took 2 wickets at an economy rate of 5.22 by giving away 47 runs.

Performances of other players from West Indies with ball

  • Nathan Sealy took 1 wicket by giving away 34 runs at an economy rate of 3.40.
  • Tarrique Edward took 1 wicket at an economy rate of 4.90 by giving away 49 runs.
  • Isai Thorne gave away 41 runs with no wickets at an economy rate of 4.10.
  • Joshua Dorne gave away 11 runs with no wickets at an economy rate of 11.00.

West Indies Batting Performance:

Steve Wedderburn was the highest run scorer from his team as he scored 61 runs in 71 balls at a strike rate of 86, having scored 5 fours and 3 sixes. Jordan Johnson was the second-highest run-scorer from his team, scoring 39 runs in 46 balls at a strike rate of 85, having scored 4 fours.

Performances of other players from West Indies with bat

  • Stephen Pascal scored 33 runs in 26 balls at a strike rate of 127, having scored 5 fours and 1 six.
  • Joshua Dorne scored 7 runs in 27 balls at a strike rate of 41, having scored 1 four.
  • Nathan Edward scored 13 runs in 39 balls at a strike rate of 33.
  • Mavendra Dindyal scored 17 runs in 34 balls at a strike rate of 50, having scored 2 fours.
  • Jewel Andrew scored 11 runs in 23 balls at a strike rate of 48, having scored 1 four.
  • Nathan Sealy scored 27 runs in 28 balls at a strike rate of 96, having scored 1 four and 1 six.
  • Tarrique Edward scored 11 runs in 13 balls at a strike rate of 85, having scored 1 four.

Raneico Smith and Isai Thorne did not get a chance to bat. 

Sri Lanka Bowling Performance

Dinura Kalupahana, Vishwa Lahiru and Sineth Jayawardena took 2 wickets by giving away 39,32 and 39 runs at an economy rate of 5.20, 3.20 and 3.90, respectively.

Performances of other players from Sri Lanka with ball

  • Vihas Thewmika took 1 wicket by giving away 38 runs at an economy rate of 3.80.
  • Vishen Halambage gave away 9 runs at an economy rate of 9.00 with no wicket.
  • Ruvishan Perera gave away 27 runs at an economy rate of 9.00 with no wickets.
  • Malsha Tharupathi gave away 30 runs with no wickets at an economy rate of 6.00.
  • Supun Waduge gave away 12 runs at an economy rate of 4.00 with no wickets.