Sri Lanka could not have asked for a better start to their Under-19 World Cup campaign, as their openers all but batted Japan out of the contest Viran Chamuditha’s magnificent 192 alone surpassed Japan’s eventual total, while Dimantha Mahavithana chipped in with a fluent 115. Together, they put on a monumental 328 for the first wicket, a partnership that ended only in the 44th over when Mahavithana was run out.
While Mahavithana hit 11 fours in his 125-ball knock, Chamuditha batted at a strike rate of 134, smashing 26 fours and a six. At 326 without loss after 43 overs, Sri Lanka looked set for a 400-plus total; but over the next four overs, they scored just 21 runs for the loss of three wickets. During that mini-collapse, Chamuditha missed out on a double hundred when he fell at the start of the 45th over.
Sri Lanka captain Vimath Dinsara, however, provided a finishing flourish with an unbeaten 44 off just 24 balls, setting Japan an improbable target of 388.
Japan never found any momentum in the chase. They lost a wicket in the first over, and Sri Lanka kept them in check throughout. Hugo Kelly and Taylor Waugh added 50 for the fourth wicket after Japan had slipped to 56 for 3 in the 15th over, but the innings continued to stutter even as Kelly held one end up.
In Japan’s only real positive, Kelly finished unbeaten on 101 as his side huffed and puffed to 184 for 8 in 50 overs. The next highest score was Kazuma Kato-Stafford’s 19, as Sri Lanka thumped Japan by 203 runs to begin their campaign with a bang.
Brief scores:
Sri Lanka Under 19s 387 for 4 in 50 overs (Viran Chamuditha 192, Dimantha Mahavithana 115, Vimath Dinsara 44*; Timothy Moore 3-43) beat Japan Under 19s 184 for 8 in 50 overs (Hugo Kelly 101*; Sethmika Seneviratne 1-09, Chamika Heenatigala 1-16, Viran Chamuditha 1-17, Jeewantha Sriram 1-53, Virneshwaran Akash 1-42) by 203 runs
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