da bet7： Sri Lanka Under-19s scored an emphatic 151 run win over their Englishcounterparts in the second Test at Northampton
da pinup bet： Staff and agencies24-Aug-2000Sri Lanka Under-19s scored an emphatic 151 run win over their Englishcounterparts in the second Test at Northampton.Earlier Sri Lanka resumed the day at 268 for 8. With a lead of 291they continued to bat till century maker MuthumudaligePushpakumara(135) was dismissed with the score on 285.England, chasing a victory target of 309 on a turning wicket, were allout for 157. At one stage they were, 51 for 6. Skipper MarkWallace(47) and David Harrison(28) offered some resistance for theseventh wicket in a partnership worth 83 runs. England started theirsecond innings badly with Nicky Peng and Ian Bell being removed byPrabath Nissanka in successive overs with the new ball.Then Dhammika had Gary Pratt caught at short leg before lunch. TheEngland batsmen continued to bat in the same style even after lunch.Ian Pattison and James Dalrymple were out to full tosses from legspinner Thilina Kandamby while Kadeer Ali got out to KaushalLokuarachchi in his first over.At one point it seemed like England Under-19 were heading for theirlowest ever total in Under-19 Tests. Their previous lowest score was71 against Australia at Perth in 1990. The seventh wicket standavoided that embarrasment before a run out marked the fall ofHarrison. Seven overs later Wallace fell to Pushpakumara. The tailenders Justin Bishop and Tim Murtagh could not cope up with thepresuure of frequent Sri Lankan appealing. At one stage, umpires BobWhite and Jeff Evans had to intervene and calm the Lankans down.Both the teams travel to Worcester where the third and final matchshall be played with the series level at 1-1.
