An imposing unbeaten double hundred from Senuja Wekunagoda helped Sri Lanka Under-19 take control of the first Youth Test against India U-19, racing to 344 for four on the opening day in Galle on Monday.
Opting to bat first, Sri Lanka was reduced to three for two in the third over but recovered from the disastrous start to move to a strong position, thanks to one-down Wekunagoda’s exploits.
Wekunagoda was still going strong, batting on 203 not out off 227 balls at stumps. He has already hit 31 boundaries.
Giving him company was Chamika Heenatigala on 33 off 77 balls, having struck two fours and one six.
Captain Vimath Dinsara (52, 99 balls, 9x4) and Kavija Gamage (49, 121 balls, 9x4) are the other notable contributors for the home side.
It was, however, the Indians who rattled the home side early in the first morning with pacer Kavya Paresh Patel removing both openers Dimantha Mahavithana (2) and Dulnith Sigera (0) in his first two opening overs.
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But the Indians could not capitalise on the advantage and allowed the Sri Lankans to fight back.
Wekunagoda first stitched a 143-run stand with Dinsara for the third wicket and then partnered with Gamage for another 128 runs for the fourth wicket.
Wekunagoda got another useful ally in Heenatigala with whom he joined hands for another 70 runs for the unbroken fifth wicket before the stumps.
Besides Patel (2/54), Pranav Ragavendra and Yashbardhan Chauhan took a wicket each for India.
India used as many as seven bowlers as it had to toil for the wickets during the 89 overs it sent down on Monday.
Sri Lanka had earlier clinched the three-match Youth ODI series 2-1.
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Published on Jul 13, 2026