Sri Lanka national under-19 cricket team

Sri Lanka under-19 cricket team

Personnel
Captain	Vimath Dinsara
Coach	Chamara Silva
Owner	Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC)
History
List A debut	v.   Australia at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia; 29 February 1984
International Cricket Council
ICC status	Associate Member (1965) Full Member (1981)
ICC region	Asian Cricket Council (ACC)

The Sri Lanka Under-19 cricket team represents the country of Sri Lanka in U-19 international cricket. The team controlled by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC).

Sri Lanka's squad was announced on 23 December 2015. ^[1]

Sri Lanka went on to win the tri series in South Africa by defeating the South African team by a massive 77 runs in 2017. ^{[2] [3]} Avishka Fernando was the topscorer of the series with 292 runs ^[4] Nipuni Ransika was the leading wicket taker with 17 scalps. ^[5]

Tournament History

A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within Sri Lanka

Key

	Champions
	Runners-up
	Semi-finals

U-19 World Cup Record

Year	Host	Squad	Result
1988	Australia	Squad	Group stage
1998	South Africa	Squad	Super League
2000	Sri Lanka	Squad	Runners-up
2002	New Zealand	Squad	Group Stage
2004	Bangladesh	Squad	Super League
2006	Sri Lanka	Squad	Super League Play-off Semi Finals
2008	Malaysia	Squad	8th place
2010	New Zealand	Squad	Semi Final (4th place)
2012	Australia	Squad	9th place
2014	United Arab Emirates	Squad	8th place
2016	Bangladesh	Squad	Semi Final (4th place)
2018	New Zealand	Squad	9th place
2020	South Africa	Squad	10th place
2022	West Indies	Squad	6th place
2024	South Africa	Squad	Qualified

U-19 Asia Cup Record

Year	Venue	Result
1989	Bangladesh	Runner up
2003	Pakistan	Runner up
2012	Malaysia	Semifinals
2014	United Arab Emirates	Semifinals
2016	Sri Lanka	Runner up
2017	Malaysia	Group stage
2018	Bangladesh	Runner up
2019	Sri Lanka	Semifinals
2021	UAE	Runner up

Current squad

Player	Date of Birth	Batting	Bowling style
Pulindu Perera	(1999-04-13)13 April 1999 (aged 19)	Left	NA
Ravishan Nethsara	(1998-09-30)30 September 1998 (aged 19)	Left	Left-arm orthodox
Hasitha Boyagoda	(1999-04-13)13 April 1999 (aged 19)	Right	Right-arm offbreak
Thisaru Rashmika	(1998-10-10)10 October 1998 (aged 19)	Left	Left-arm fast-medium
Krishan Sanjula	(1998-09-30)30 September 1998 (aged 19)	Right	Wicket-Keeper
Kalana Perera	(2000-07-28)28 July 2000 (aged 17)	Right	Left-arm -orthodox
Dananjaya Lakshan	(1998-10-05)5 October 1998 (aged 19)	Left	Right-arm fast-medium
Praveen Jayawickrama	(1998-09-30)30 September 1998 (aged 19)	Right	Left-arm orthodox
Nuwanidu Fernando	(1999-10-13)13 October 1999 (aged 18)	Right	Left-arm orthodox
Ashen Bandara	(1998-11-23)23 November 1998 (aged 19)	Right	Right-arm legbreak
Hareen Buddhila	(1999-06-02)2 June 1999 (aged 19)	Right	Slow -left arm Orthodox
Nipun Malinga	(2000-02-27)27 February 2000 (aged 18)	Right	Right-arm fast-medium
Nipun Dananjaya	(2000-09-28)28 September 2000 (aged 17)	Left	Right-arm offbreak
Nishan Madushka	(1999-09-10)10 September 1999 (aged 18)	Right	Wicket Keeper
Santhush Gunathilaka	(1999-09-14)14 September 1999 (aged 18)	Right	Right-Arm Fast

References

1. "SL include Charana Nanayakkara in U-19 World Cup squad". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
2. "Results | Global | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
3. "Final: South Africa Under-19s v Sri Lanka Under-19s at Paarl, Jan 28, 2017 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
4. "Cricket Records | Records | Tri-Nation Under-19s Tournament in South Africa, 2016/17 | Most runs | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
5. "Cricket Records | Records | Tri-Nation Under-19s Tournament in South Africa, 2016/17 | Most wickets | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2017-03-22.