Peiris shines in England

Captain Chathura Peiris shone first with ball and then with bat as visiting Sri Lanka Under 19 set a challenging 369-run target for England Under 19 on the fourth and final day of their first Youth Test at Northampton yesterday.
Peiris captured 5 for 44 as Sri Lanka Under 19 restricted the home side for 286 in the first innings, a single run less that what they had scored earlier.
Then Peiris contributed 66 runs off 87 balls with nine fours that helped visitors declare their innings on 367 for 9. A patient knock of 97 runs (174b, 12x4, 1x6) by Bhanuka Rajapaksa and two useful knocks by Kithruwan Vithanage (48) and wicketkeeper Denuwan Rajakaruna (45) had earlier bolstered the innings.
Sri Lanak Under 19 – 287 and 376/9 dec (B Rajapaksa 97, K Vithanage 48, D Rajakaruna 45, C Peiris 66; J Root 3/20)
England Under 19 – 286 (A Javid 90, Azeem Rafiq 82; C Peiris 5/44, C Jayampathi 3/94, S de Mel 2/48)