Indian U-19 team closing in on win against Sri Lanka U-19

India U-19 medium pacer Mohit Jangra took an impressive 4-76

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 here on the penultimate day of the second Youth Test.

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 were soon reduced to 47 for 3 at stumps.

At the draw of stumps, Nuwanidu Fernando (2) and Kalhara Senarathne (0) were at the crease with Sri Lanka U-19 still needing 250 runs with 7 wickets in hand to make India U-19 team bat again. Arjun Tendulkar claimed a wicket in the second innings.

Resuming their first innings at 140 for 4, overnight batsman P Sooriyabandara scored a hundred while GS Dinusha's 51 and Sandun Mendis' 49 came off 195 and 153 balls respectively. Sri Lanka were dismissed in 114.3 overs. Tendulkar provided the first breakthrough in Sri Lanka's second essay when he dismissed K Mishara in the fourth over. Mangwani and Badoni also picked one wicket each.

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