U-19 World Cup: Sri Lankan captain robbed the whole gathering alone, after the ball, there was a threat with the bat, the Australian team was defeated

In the second match of the ICC Under 19 World Cup 2022, the Sri Lankan team defeated the opposition team Australia by four wickets and achieved their second successive success of this tournament.

 In the second match of the ICC Under 19 World Cup 2022, the Sri Lankan team defeated the opposition team Australia by four wickets and achieved its second successive success of this tournament. This match between the two teams was played on Monday at Conari Sports Club located in Saint Kitts. In this crucial match, the Sri Lankan team won the toss and decided to field first. On the other hand, Australia won the toss and batted first in this match and managed to score 175 runs for the loss of 10 wickets in the allotted overs. For the team, opener Campbell Kelawe contributed the most with 54 runs with the bat. During this, he faced 77 balls and hit five fours and a six.

Apart from Campbell Kelaway, the second highest scorer for Australia was lower-order batsman William Salzmann. Facing 50 balls, he played a belligerent innings of 22 runs with the help of a four. Apart from these two batsmen, Nivethan Radhakrishnan played an innings of 21 runs in 36 balls with the help of two fours.

For the Sri Lankan team, captain Dunith Vellej got the most five successes. Apart from the dangerous opener Campbell Kelaway (54) of the opposition team, Nivethan Radhakrishnan (21), wicket-keeper batsman Tobias Snell (19), Aidan Cahill (0), William Salzmann (22) and Tom Whitney (01) made his prey. 

Apart from captain Dunith, Travin Mathew and Mathisha Pathirana got two successes each for the team respectively. Apart from this, Sadisha Rajapaksa took a wicket. Rajapaksa achieved great success as the captain of the opposition team, Cooper Connolly (03).

At the same time, the target of 176 runs given by Australia was easily achieved by the Sri Lankan team at the loss of six wickets in 37 overs. After wreaking havoc with the ball for the team, captain Dunith Velez played a firefight with the bat as well. He played the highest half-century innings of 52 runs for the team. During this, he faced 71 balls and hit four fours and a six.

Apart from captain Dunith Velez, wicketkeeper-batsman Anjala Bandara played an important innings of 33 and Ranuda Somarathane played an important innings of 32 not out. Tom Whitney and Joshua Garner were the most successful bowlers for Australia. Both the players got two successes respectively. Apart from these two players, William Salzmann and Nivethan Radhakrishnan got one success respectively.