Dinesh (106), Bhanuka (110) shine in drawn game

Two magnificent centuries from skipper Dinesh Chandimal (106) and Bhanuka Rajapaksa (110) helped the Sri Lanka Under 19 team take major honours in their two day warm up match against the Bangladesh Under 19 team which ended in a draw at the Krira Shikkha grounds in Savar, Dhaka yesterday.

Opener Chandimal struck 106 from 157 deliveries inclusive of 16 boundaries while Rajapaksa went on to make a top score of 110 before retiring after having hoisted four sixes and 16 boundaries.

The Sri Lanka Under 19 team went on to pile up 369 runs after having bundled out the home side for 197 in the first innings where Madushan Ekanayake and Matheesha Perera captured three wickets each.

Bangladesh Under 19: 197 (Mahmudul Hasan 82 retired, Noor Hossain 39, Lahiru Jayaratne 2 for 25, Madushan Ekanayake 3 for 32, Matheesha Perera 3 for 30) and 117 for 1 (Saddam Khan 25, Mohammad Rubel 73 n.o)

Sri Lanka Under 19: 369 (Dinesh Chandimal 106, Bhanuka Rajapaksa 110 retired, Kusal Perera 50 retired, Vimanga Perera 36, Kamral Islam 2 for 47, Saikat Ali 2 for 54)