U19 Asia Cup: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi fails in semi final against Sri Lanka; departs cheaply | Cricket News
NEW DELHI: Star teenage batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi failed to perform and did not make an impact for India in the Under-19 Asia Cup semi-final against Sri Lanka on Friday.Sooryavanshi was dismissed for 9 runs in the fourth over of India’s innings. He was caught at short midwicket by Sri Lankan captain Vimath Dinsara off Rasith Nimsara’s third delivery of the over. Sooryavanshi had hit two boundaries off the first two balls of the over.
Indian captain Ayush Mhatre was also dismissed cheaply, scoring seven runs off eight balls. India were chasing a target of 139 in a shortened 20-over-per-side match after the game was delayed due to a wet outfield.Follow live updatesEarlier, Sri Lanka scored 138 for eight in their 20 overs. Vimath Dinsara led the scoring with 32 runs, while Chamika Heenatigala contributed 42 off 38 balls in a pitch described as difficult to bat on.For India, Henil Patel and Kanishk Chouhan took two wickets each, while Kishan Singh, Deepesh Devendran, and Khilan Patel took one wicket apiece.The winner of the India vs Sri Lanka match will face the winner of the Pakistan vs Bangladesh match in the final on Sunday.
