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Bangladesh openers Mohamed Ridoy Hossain and Abdullah Al Muhi put on stand of 76
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Sri Lanka’s Vigneshwaran Akash celebrates his five-wicket haul
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Rain proved a spoiler in the first Under-17 limited-over match between Sri Lanka and the touring Bangladesh team forcing a no-result at the Galle International Cricket Stadium yesterday.
Invited to bat first Bangladesh were dismissed for 141 off 33.5 overs with openers Abdullah Al Muhi (31) and Mohamed Ridoy Hossain (40) making the principal contributions in a partnership
of 76.
Right-arm leg-spinner Vigneshwaran Akash was the pick of the Lankan bowlers taking 5/27 and triggering a collapse where the last eight wickets fell for 47 runs.
Sri Lanka chasing a revised target of 126 faced 5.3 overs and scored 23-1 before the rains set in.
The second limited-over match will be played at the same venue tomorrow.
The Sri Lanka Under-17 squad picked for the first two limited-over matches comprises: Rehan Peiris (Royal College, Colombo), Dulsith Dharshana (Mahinda College, Galle), Janidu Ranasinghe (D.S. Senanayake, Colombo), Senuja Wekunagoda, Vice-Captain (St. Joseph’s College, Maradana), Kithma Widanapathirana, Captain (Ananda College, Maradana), Jason Fernando (wk, St. Peters College, Colombo), Joshua Sebastian (St. Peter’s College, Colombo), Sethmika Seneviratne (Trinity College, Kandy), Chalana Dineth (Royal College, Panadura), Rajith Navodya (wk, Maliyadeva, Kurunegala), V. Akash (Hartley College, Jaffna), Kenula Pihilianga (Kingswood College, Kandy), Rayan Gregory (St. Anthony’s College, Kandy), Rasith Nimsara (Lyceum International, Wattala), and Osanda Pamuditha (Nalanda College, Maradana).
