Hambantota: The India U-19 team inched towards a clean sweep after dismissing Sri Lanka for 316 in their first innings and then reducing the hosts to 47 for 3 at stumps, having enforced a follow-on on the penultimate day of the second ‘Youth Test’ here, Thursday.
Left-arm medium pacer Mohit Jangra (4/76) was the pick of the bowlers while Yatin Mangwani (2/30), Ayush Badoni (2/39) and Siddharth Desai (2/84) scalped two wickets each to wrap up the hosts for 316 in 114.3 overs.
Following on, Sri Lanka U-19 continued to find it difficult to negotiate the Indian bowlers and lost three wickets before stumps. They still need 250 runs to avoid an innings defeat with seven wickets in hand. Arjun Tendulkar got a wicket in the second innings.
Resuming their first innings at 140 for four, overnight batsman P Sooriyabandara (115) scored a hundred while GS Dinusha (51) and Sandun Mendis (49) batted well for the hosts.
Brief scores: India U-19 613/8 declared; Sri Lanka U-19 316 (P Sooriyabandara 115; M Jangra 4/76) and 47/ 3 (NY Mangwani 1/2).
