India’s Yashasvi Jaiswal scored a superb century to help India to a series clinching eight wickets win over Sri Lanka in the fifth and final under 19 ODI played at De Soysa Stadium, Moratuwa.
Chasing a Sri Lanka score of 212-9 India reached their target with 44 balls to spare. Jaiswal hit 8 fours and 3 sixes in his unbeaten innings of 114 of 128 balls to lead India to victory and victory .
Devdutt Padikkal and Pawan Shah also chipped in with useful contributions - 38 off 48 balls (six fours) and 36 off 45 balls (1 six, 4 fours respectively.
Sri Lanka was on course for a big total when Nishan Madushka and Nuwanidu Fernando put together a third wicket stand of 101 and the score at one time read 171-3, but a lower order collapse saw them struggle to 212-9 having lost six wickets for 41 runs.
Madushka missed out on a hundred by five runs when he was dismissed for 95 scored off 136 balls (7 fours) and Fernando contributed 56 off 68 balls (5 fours, 1 six).
Madushka was named Player of the Series and Sashika Dulshan took the Best Bowler’s award. Pawan Shah of India was named the Best Batsman.
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