SL beat Nepal in U19 Asia Cup opener

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Sharujan Shanmuganathan

Lakvin Abeysinghe

Half-centuries from Sharujan Shanmuganathan (62 off 99 balls, 2 fours) and Lakvin Abeysinghe (50 off 53 balls, 2 fours, 1 six) and a fine all-round bowling performance from Sri Lanka saw them defeat Nepal by 55 runs in their opening Group B match of the Under-19 Asia Cup in Sharjah yesterday.

Sri Lanka scored 233 in 50 overs and dismissed Nepal for 178 after they were 101-2 at the end of the 27th over.

Scores: Sri Lanka (U19) 233 (50) (Dulnith Segara 24, Sharujan Shanmuganathan 62, Vimatha Dinsara 24, Lakvin Abeysinghe 50, Kavija Gamage 37*, Yuvraj Kathri 2/44, Santosh Yadav 4/45)

Nepal (U19) 178 (46.2) (Mayan Yadav 62, Newton Ranjithkumar 2/17, Kugadas Mathulan 2/21, Vihas Thewmika 2/51, Praveen Maneesha 3/30)