Sri Lanka crush West Indies by 81 runs to make it two in two

Sri Lanka crushed West Indies by 81 runs in the Women’s Under 19 T20 World Cup played in Kula Lampur on Tuesday [21]

It was a slightly improved performance from West Indies after they were beaten by nine wickets by India in their opener, but it was not enough to challenge Sri Lanka, who ran away 81-run victors.

Batting first after winning the toss, Sri Lanka rode on contributions from opener Sanjana Kavindi (39 off 36 balls), captain and No. 3 batter Manudi Nanayakkara (41 off 31) and middle-order bat Dahami Sanethma (31 not out off 25), as well as 36 extras to put up a huge total.

The target of 167 might have been too much for West Indies to get to anyway, and left-arm spinner Chamodi Praboda’s spell in the powerplay, where she accounted for Asabi Callender, Naijanni Cumberbatch and Jahzara Claxton, put the result beyond doubt.

There were pockets of resistance after the initial setbacks, especially from captain Samara Ramnath who scored a 23-ball 24 opening the innings, but there wasn’t much of note from the other batters – Claxton, Amrita Ramtahal and Kenika Casaar were the only others to just about make it into double digits.

Aseni Thalgune took 2 for 16 to complement Praboda’s 3 for 16, and West Indies, always well behind the asking rate, only got as far as 90.

Sri Lanka finish the group stage with a game against India on Thursday, a fixture that will determine the Group A toppers. It’s also a game that will pit an outstanding bowling side – India, who have shot out their opponents for 44 and 31 in their two games – and a high-scoring batting side – Sri Lanka, who have so far hit 162 for 6 and 166 for 5, the top two scores in the tournament so far.

Brief scores:
Sri Lanka Women Under 19s 166/5 in 20 overs [Sanjana Kavindi 39, Sumudu Nisansala 19, Manudi Nanayakkara 41, Dahami Sanethma 31*; Selena Ross 2-25, Jahzara Claxton 1-20, Kenika Cassar 1-10, Naijanni Cumberbatch 1-27] beat  West Indies Women Under 19s 85 in 19.4 overs [Samara Ranmath 24, Jahzara Claxton 15, Amrita Ramtahal 11, Kenika Cassar 12; Chamodi Prabodha 3-16, Aseni thalagune 2-16, Limansa Thilakerathne 2-07, Pramudi Methsara 1-16, Shashini Gimhani 1-01] by 81 runs

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