BASSETERRE (ST KITTS & NEVIS), Jan 18: Dunith Wellalage led from the front with an all-round show as Sri Lanka defeated Australia by four wickets to register their second consecutive win in Group D of the ICC U-19 World Cup here.
Wellalage (5/28) first spun the web around Australia batsmen with his slow left-arm tweakers to bundle out the opposition for 175 at the Conaree Sports Club on Monday. Opener Campbell Kellaway top-scored for Australia with 54.
Chasing a modest target, Sri Lanka suffered early jolts and were reduced to 49 for four at one stage before Wellalage steadied the ship with a 71-ball 52 and stitched two crucial partnerships with wicketkeeper Anjala Bandara (33) and Ranuda Somarathne (32*) to take the Islanders home in 37 overs.
In another Group D match in Basseterre, West Indies thrashed minnows Scotland by seven wickets. West Indies bundled out Scotland for 95 in 35.4 overs and then chased down the target in 19.4 overs, losing just three wickets.
Opener Haseebullah Khan smashed a century as Pakistan beat Zimbabwe by 115 runs at the Diego Martin ground. Haseebullah scored 135 off 155 balls to propel Pakistan to 315/9. Zimbabwe’s Alex Felao took 5/58.
Brian Bennett (83) played a lone hand for Zimbabwe but they were all out for 200 in 42.4 overs. (PTI)
