Sri Lanka defeated South Africa by 65 runs to reach the 5th place in the playoffs in the ICC Under 19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2022. Captain and tournament’s leading wicket-taker Dunith Velalez posted 113 for Sri Lanka as he set up 233 for South Africa to win.
The Proteas scored well but lost wickets cheaply as they were bundled out for 167 as Sri Lanka met either Bangladesh or Pakistan.
Uganda didn’t let the rain dampen their spirits as they beat Scotland by 51 runs to earn 13th place overall.
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Sri Lanka won the toss and captain Velález elected to bat and there was not much time for the star man to be dismissed midway.
Openers Chamindu Wickremesinghe and Sadisha Rajapaksa could only manage 14 runs for the first wicket as Quena Mafaka bowled Rajapaksa.
Sri Lanka scored 25 for three to bring Velalez in the middle before Sakuna Lianage went for an eight-ball duck, before the left-arm seamer dismissed Wickremesinghe three balls later.
With Chevon Daniels, the captain put on 62 runs, adding 130 runs for the fifth wicket, before forming an even more fruitful partnership with Ranuda Somarathane.
Velez was eventually dismissed by Mafaka, but scored 113 off 130 for his maiden century of the tournament.
Somarathne would end on 57 not out as Sri Lanka set South Africa a target of 232, which would prove to be too much for the Proteas.
Opener Jade Smith was run out for one as Sri Lanka took regular wickets to halt South Africa’s progress.
Ronan Hermann and Gerhardus Mari added 34 and 44 runs respectively to take South Africa to 112 for six.
The Proteas were scoring more than the required run rate but successive dismissals hampered their progress as the Sri Lankan bowlers split the wickets between them.
Wicketkeeper Anjala Bandara took her second stumping to dismiss Mafaka as South Africa fell short by 67 runs and will now go into the 7th-place play-off.
Uganda Win Rain Affected Matches
The 13th-place play between Uganda and Scotland was delayed to Diego Martin, Trinidad and Tobago as rain prevented both sides from fielding for more than an hour and the game was initially reduced to 45 overs. .
Before the season intervened, Uganda won the toss and elected to bat – a decision in which four of their top five scored over 30.
Ronald Lutaya made 64 runs adding 75 runs for the third wicket with captain Pascal Murungi.
Both were eventually dismissed by Jamie Cairns, four catches from the left-arm spinner and two of them bowled, with six for 24 on the way to the tournament’s best bowling figures.
Cairns took the final wicket of Edwin Nuwagaba and bowled out Uganda for 226 with 14.2 overs to spare.
Charlie Tear was dismissed for a first-ball duck, with Muhymen Majeed chasing him back into the dugout, Oliver Davidson and Tomas McIntosh stitching a 46-run partnership soon after both were dismissed by Zuma Miyaji to steer the Scottish ship. stabilized.
Jack Jarvis then came in to replace Mackintosh and he scored 37 runs off 33 balls but rain would interfere again with Scotland at 122 for seven and two new batsmen at the crease.
The weather turned pleasant but Scotland’s task became more difficult as they were now chasing the same target but had only 11 overs to do it.
Captain Charlie Peet played a cautious innings as he looked to keep the distance but could not find a partner as Rafe Khan fell for 10 and Cairns was trapped for 29 before being dismissed by Shaun Fischer-Keog after a duck. went.
Scotland finished their World Cup 51 runs short (D/L method) over Uganda, who finished 14th in the tournament, meaning the Baby Cranes claim 13th place in the ICC Under 19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2022 .
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