Nirmal Fernando lashed a valuable century for Sri Lanka under-19 on their way to a solid 177/3 total at the close of third day's play of the first four-day under 19 test against India at the NCC grounds yesterday.
Continuing previous evening strong batting display, Indain batsman Ayush Badoni scored 185 runs including 19 boundaries and four sixes, facing 205 balls as India piled up a mammoth 589 first innings total to end the innings just after the lunch interval. Nehal Wadhera also batted well to add 82 runs to Indian total. India's latter batsmen did not impress as Lankans picked up the lower order wickets at regular intervals. Mohit Jangra scored 22 runs, but Arjun
Tendulkar had to walked back to the pavilion without scoring a single run.
In reply for the second innings, Lankan batting line up was consolidated by opener Nirmal Fernando who went on to score a superb 104 knock studded with two sixes and seven boundaries, facing 118 balls.
Other Lankan opener Mishara Kamil was the first to lose the wicket when he was on 13 edging a catch to the slip board off Mohit Jangra's delivery. Captain Nipun Dhannjaya joined Nirmal and scored 20 runs. Informed Nirmal was dismissed by Jangra when he edged a catch to Devdutt Padikkal at slips.
Jangra was the only successful bowler as he took all three wickets of the Lankan innings so far. He captured skipper Nipun Dhannjaya behind the wickets as the last wicket of the day. Nuwanidu Fernando (19 runs) and Pasindu Sooriyabandara (20 runs) will open the batting for Sri Lanka today.
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