Sri Lanka Under-19 204 (Kalupahana 60, Shammuganathan 41*, Eksteen 3-40) beat Zimbabwe Under-19 89 (Tharupathi 4-17, Perera 2-2) by 39 runs (via DLS method)
Dinura Kalupahana followed up his punchy half-century with a top-order wicket to help Sri Lanka trump Zimbabwe in a rain-hit fixture in Kimberley. Chasing a DLS-adjusted target of 129 in 22 overs, Zimbabwe were bowled out for 89 in 21.2 overs.
Zimbabwe had dominated the early exchanges, reducing Sri Lanka to 88 for 5 in 31 overs. Kalupahana and wicketkeeper-batter Sharujan Shanmuganathan, a prodigy, then counterattacked to help their side regain some lost ground. They added 80 off only 71 balls for the sixth wicket to give Sri Lanka's bowlers something to bowl at.
Kalupahana wasn't done yet. He took the new ball and removed Zimbabwe's No.3 Panashe Taruvinga for 8. Legspinner Malsha Tharupathi damaged Zimbabwe's chase even further with 4 for 17 in his four overs. Captain Matthew Schonken was the only Zimbabwe batter to pass 25.
