Bangladesh Under-19 women's cricket team has already found the opportunity to win the series. Because, in the four-match T20 series, Sri Lanka was leading by 2-1. Bangladesh eventually drew the series 2-2.
Bangladesh is entering the field on the first day of the Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup in Malaysia on January 18. The Sri Lanka series was the last opportunity for Sumaiya Akhtar-led Bangladesh U-19 team to prepare themselves before the World Cup. Bangladesh defeated Sri Lanka by 22 runs in the fourth T20 today at the Berghar Recreational Cricket Ground (BRC) in Colombo to end the series at 2-2.
Sri Lanka U-19 women's cricket team lost their wicket on the first ball of the innings after going down to the target of 127 runs. Lankan opener Sanjana Kavindi has been run out. Vimksha Balasuriya, who dropped to number three, returned with zero runs. Played 6 balls. Fahmida Chowya brought back Balasuriya on the fifth ball of the second over. Sri Lanka scored 2 runs for 2 wickets in 1.5 overs after losing two top order batsmen.
Sri Lanka in danger then found direction with the batting of Dahani Senethma and Manudi Nanayakkara. Senethma-Nanayakkara made a partnership of 31 runs in 38 balls for the third wicket. Farzana Yasmin bowled Senethma on the first ball of the ninth over. It is from here that the Lankans began to lose hope. Sri Lanka lost 6 wickets for 41 runs and scored 74 runs for 8 wickets in 15.5 overs.
With 2 wickets in hand, Sri Lanka needed 52 runs off the last 25 balls. The Lankans have only narrowed the gap. Hiruni Hansika and Chamudi Prabodha Munasinghe made an unbreakable partnership of 31 runs off 25 balls for the ninth wicket. The Lankan innings stopped at 105 runs for 8 wickets in the allotted 20 overs. Hansika remains unbeaten by scoring 44 runs in the hosts' innings. He hit 5 fours and 2 sixes in the 29-ball innings. Jannatul Mawa of Bangladesh took 3 wickets for 23 runs in 4 overs.
Earlier Sri Lanka captain Nanayakkara won the toss and took the fielding. Batting first, Bangladesh could not play full 20 overs. The visitors were all out for 126 runs in 19.5 overs. Mawa scored the maximum 24 runs in the innings. He hit 1 four in an innings of 27 balls. Rashmika Siwandi of Sri Lanka took 3 wickets for 28 runs in 3.5 overs.
Sri Lanka U-19 women's cricket team won the first two matches of the four-match T20 series. Bangladesh writes the story of turning around from behind. In the third T20, Bangladesh won by 4 wickets and narrowed the gap first. Then Sumaiya's Bangladesh won by 21 runs in the fourth match of the series today.
