dinura kalupahana, malsha tharupathi good start tournements
2024.01.21
In a rain-affected match in Kimberley, Dinura Kalupahana helped Sri Lanka overcome Zimbabwe with a top-order wicket after his explosive half-century. Zimbabwe was bowled out for 89 in 21.2 overs while attempting to chase a DLS-adjusted score of 129 in 22 overs.
Zimbabwe had controlled the opening exchanges of the day, bringing Sri Lanka to 88 for 5 in 31 overs. Then, in a counterattack, Kalupahana and wicketkeeper-batter Sharujan Shanmuganathan—a young talent—helped their team reclaim some lost territory. They gave Sri Lanka’s bowlers something to bowl at by scoring 80 runs for the sixth wicket off of just 71 balls.
Kalupahana was far from finished. With the fresh ball, he took out Panashe Taruvinga, Zimbabwe’s third-best player, for eight. Malsha Tharupathi, a legspinner, significantly undermined Zimbabwe’s effort with four wickets for seventeen in four overs. Only Captain Matthew Schonken of Zimbabwe reached the 25-strike mark.
Through the DLS technique, Zimbabwe Under-19s 89 (Tharupathi 4-17, Perera 2-2) lost against Sri Lanka Under-19s 204 (Kalupahana 60, Shammuganathan 41*, Eksteen 3-40) by 39 runs.
New Zealand vs Nepal
The 2024 Under-19 World Cup saw Snehith Reddy smash an undefeated 147 from 125 balls, the greatest score to date. New Zealand started their campaign with a convincing victory against Nepal in East London.
Reddy, who turned 17 in November of last year, knocked down 11 fours and six sixes. Oscar Jackson, the captain, kept Reddy company well, making 75 runs in a partnership of 157 runs for the fourth wicket. But when Aakash Tripathi bowled Jackson in the 42nd over, the stand came to an end. Zac Cumming and Lachlan Stackpole then conceded to ducks, but Reddy’s knock put New Zealand over 300.
As a result, Nepal got off to a rough start, losing Deepak Bohara for a duck in the opening over. Arjun Kumal, the second opener, led Nepal’s resistance with 90 off 104 balls, including 12 fours, but he was not well-supported at the other end; skipper Dev Khanal’s 36 off 34 balls was the next-best score in Nepal’s chase. With the ball, Jackson was as outstanding, returning 2 for 25 in his seven overs. New Zealand’s best bowler, Mason Clarke, finished with three wickets for twenty-five in his eight overs.
Nepal was in danger of getting bowled out at 176 for 8 in the 38th over and 201 for 9 in the 44th, but their tail frustrated New Zealand and aided their side.
Nepal Under-19 238 for 9 (Kumal 90, Clarke 3-25, Jackson 2-25) lost against New Zealand Under-19 302 for 8 (Reddy 147*, Jackson 75, Bhandari 3-60) by a margin of 64 runs.
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