Sri Lankan colts edge past England in a thriller; South Africa, New Zealand, Win

Sri Lanka Under-19s got off to a perfect start, edging past their England counterparts by one wicket in a thrilling match at the Under-19 Cricket World Cup here on Sunday. 

After a Jonathan Tottersall 95 had helped England to 230/9 in their 50 overs, Sri Lanka seemed to have lost their way when they lost half the side with just 123 on the board. But top scorer Sadeera Samarwickrama (82) and Thilaksha Sumanasiri (43) kept them in the hunt before the last wicket pair took them over the line.

Brief scores: England Under-19: 230/9 in 50 overs (Jonathan Tottersall 95, Will Rhodes 38; Binura Fernando 2-61, Anuk Fernando 3-49, Harsha Rajapaksha 2-35) lt to Sri La­nka Under-19: 231/9 in 48.5 overs (Sadeera Samarwickrama 82, Thilaksha Sumanasiri 43; Josh Shaw 2-37, Will Rhodes 2-45, Rob Sayer 2-33).

South Africa Under-19: 293/6 in 50 overs (Aiden Markram 31, Kirwin Christoffels 57, Yaseen Valli 102 n.o., Bradley Dial 47; Nikhil Dutta 3-54) bt Canada Under-19: 248/8 in 50 overs (Sudeepta Aurka 69, Nitish Kumar 53, Nikhil Dutta 35; Yaseen Valli 4-43, Sibonelo Makhanya 3-42).

New Zealand Under-19: 281/5 in 50 overs (Raki Weerasundara 33, Robert O’Donnell 107 n.o., Shawn Hicks 70, Leo Carter 48; Pankaj Prakash 2-70, Moaaz Qazi 2-50) bt UAE Under-19: 169 all out in 49.4 overs (Shahrukh Ahmed 27, Chirag Suri 57; Jack Hunter 3-32, Dane Watson 2-36, Jeremy Benton 2-16). 

West Indies U-19: 275/6 in 50 overs (Shimron Hetmyer 49, Tagenerine Chanderpaul 84 n.o., Jonathan Drakes 50, N Pooran 27; Malcolm Lake 2-43) bt Zimbabwe U-19: 108 all out in 39.4 overs (Kieran Geyle 45 n.o.; Jerome Jones 2-13, Ray Jordan 3-32, Preston McSween 3-14).