Nipun Dhanajaya leads Sri Lanka under-19 team for the under-19 Asia Cup cricket tournament that will be held in Sri Lanka from September 5 to 14 where eight teams from Asia will vie for honours.
The matches will be played at the P. Sara Oval, Maitland Crescent, R Premadasa Stadium, MCG Katunayake and De Soysa Stadium Moratuwa.
India, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Kuwait are in group A while Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, United Arab Emirates and Nepal are in group B.
Sri Lanka Under 19 squad: Nipun Dhananjaya (captain), Kamil Mishara (vice captain), Navod Paranavithana, Ahan Wickramasinghe, Avishka Tharindu, Ravindu de Silva, Abhishek Kahaduwaarachchi, Rohan Sanjaya, Ashen Daniel, Chamindu Wijesinghe, Sandun Mendis, Kavindu Nadeeshan, Yasiru Rodrigo, Dilshan Madushanka and Amshi de Silva.
Stand byes: Chamindu Wickramasinghe, Sonal Dinusha, Dilum Tillekaratne and Chihan Kalindu.
Match Schedules:
September 5 Afghanistan vs Pakistan at P. Sara Oval
India vs Kuwait at Maitland Crescent
September 6 - Bangladesh vs UAE at Katunayake
Sri Lanka vs Nepal at Premadasa Stadium
September 7 - India vs Pakistan at De Soysa Moratuwa
Afghanistan vs Kuwait at Premadasa Stadium
September 8 - Bangladesh vs Nepal at P. Sara Oval
Sri Lanka vs UAE at Katunayake
September 9 - India vs Afghanistan at Maitland Crescent
Pakistan vs Kuwait at De Soysa Moratuwa
September 10 - Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh at De Soysa Moratuwa
UAE vs Nepal at Katunayake
September 12 – semi-final 1 – A1 vs B2 at P. Sara Oval
Semi Final 2 – A2 vs B1 at De Soysa Moratuwa
September 14– Final at Premadasa Stadium
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