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Mumbai, February 23: The touring Sri Lankan under-19 team got a taste of Indian pace and surely it tasted anything but sweet. Board President’s U-19 XI speedsters Mrityunjay Tripathi (5-37) and local lad Swapnil Hazare (3-11) rattled the Lankan batsmen into submission, bundling them for a measly 58 and force a follow-on on the second day of the three-day cricket tie at the Brabourne Stadium on Tuesday.
Earlier, skipper Asif Murtuza declared the home team’s first innings for 280 for seven. Vineet Saxena emerged the top scorer for the home team remaining unbeaten on 68 (142b, 214 min, 12×4).
The next two batsmen too returned quickly. While Tripathi struck again to have Chamara Silva caught by Sorashish Lahiri, Hazare had left-handed opener Jerome Fernandoclean bowled on 4.
All-rounder Pubudu Senevirathne was the only one to offer some resistance to the Indian pace attack and was the last to depart. He had his stumps uprooted by Hazare when on 29.
The Lankan second innings however was more composed as they finished the day at a healthy 162 for three. In fact, they crossed the their first innings score in the tenth over, and included 13 boundaries. Skipper Fernando, who was the most impressive, was unfortunate to miss his half-century by a run, thanks to a brilliant diving catch by leg-spinner CM Shyam off his own bowling.
At stumps Gajanayake (33) and Chamara Silva (35) were at the crease.
Coach Krishnamachari Srikkant despite expressing delight at the team’s display wasn’t willing to undermine the abilities of the Lankans. “No team can be taken lightly. And they have showed it in their second innings.”
The former Indian opener felt that Tripathi and Hazare hold lot of promise terming them as “future prospects.”
SCOREBOARD (DAYTWO)
Board President’s XI (1st innings; overnight 243-6):
Ashu Jain lbw Dhamika 48, Dheeraj Jadhav c J Fernando b Kalum 39, Asif Murtuza c Kalum b Dhamika, Pushkaraj Jadhav c J Fernando b Kandambi 58, Vineet Saxena not out 68, Arjun Yadav c U Fernando b Kandambi 6, Mrityunjay Tripathi lbw U Fernando, Hrishikesh Bangari c Gajanayake b U Fernando 0, Sorashish Laheri not out 17; Extras (b9, lb1, nb14, w2): 26. Total (for seven wickets in 97 overs): 280
Bowling: Kalum 23-4-66-1 (4nb, 1w); Perera 14-4-52-0 (1nb); Fernando 11-7-20-2; Mubarak 25-8-42-0; Dhamika 10-3-33-2 (3nb); Kandambi 14-0-57-2 (6nb, 1w).
Fall of wickets: 1-60, 2-78, 3-128, 4-193, 5-219, 6-243, 7-243.
Sri Lanka (1st innings):
Jerom Fernando b Hazare 4, Upeka Fernando c Bangari b Tripathi 1, Malintha Gajanayake c Bangari b Tripathi 0, Chamara Silva c Laheri b Tripathi 2, Thilina Kandambi b Tripathi 13, Nalin Wejesinghe c Yadav b Hazare 0, Pubude Senevirathne b Hazare 29, Jehan Mubarak b Tripathi 1, Duminda Perera cBangari b Shyam 6, Sathpath Kalum c Jadhav b Shyam 0, Ranil Dhamika not out 0; Extras (1lb, 1nb): 2. Total (all out in 32.3 overs): 58.
Fall of wickets: 1-5, 2-5, 3-7, 4-7, 5-21, 6-29, 7-40, 8-57, 9-58, 10-58.
Bowling: Tripathi 15-7-37-5, Hazare 9.3-5-11-3, Laheri 3-1-2-0, Shyam 4-2-7-2, Murtuza 1-1-0-0.
Sri Lanka (2nd innings):
U Fernando c&b Shyam 49, J Fernando lbw Laheri 17, Gajanayake batting 33, T Kaandambi c Jadhav b Hazare 19, C Silva batting 35; Extras (b5, lb3, w1): 9. Total (for three wickets in 47 overs): 162
Bowling: Murtuza 4-2-15, Laheri 14-3-38-1, Shyam 15-0-46-1, Hazare 9-3-28-1 (1w), Tripathi 5-0-27-0
