Using the Sri Lankan Under 9 Team that played the last ODI match vs Australia Under 19 at the P Sara stadium on 7th January 2019 as a preliminary yardstick, it seems that the pool of leading cricketers in Sri Lanka continue to be drawn from the southwestern quadrant. The schools from where THREE of the Eleven come are not indicated; but that probably indicates that they are not from Colombo. Only three of the other eight are from Colombo.
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Filed under Australian cricket, Sri Lanka Cricket, Under 19 cricket
News Item in Cricket Age, 27 July 2018 … https://www.cricketage.in/2018/07/27/india-u-19-crush-sri-lanka-by-innings-and-147-runs-win-the-series-2-0/
India U-19 completed their domination of Sri Lanka with another emphatic result — a victory by an innings and 147 runs in the second ‘Youth Test’ on Friday. Left-arm spinner Siddharth Desai shone with four wickets on the final day, as the visitors completed a clean sweep with a 2-0 verdict at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium.
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Shashank Kishore in ESPNcricinfo, … http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/22327011/india-prep-far-ahead-rest
Preparation is the key: India were the example for other teams to follow. Between the end of the 2016 Under-19 World Cup and the start of this one, India played four major series – home and away against England, and two Asia Cups in Colombo and Kuala Lumpur. And they had the domestic Under-19 inter-state tournament and the Challenger Trophy, which served as a final selection call for a number of players.
Shashank Kishore, courtesy of ESPNcricinfo Item, 3 February 2018
India Under-19 217 for 2 (Kalra 101*, Desai 47*, Gill 31) beat Australia Under-19 216 all out (Merlo 76, Uppal 34, Anukul 2-32, Shiva Singh 2-36) by eight wickets
India sauntered to a record fourth Under-19 World Cup title in front of a partisan crowd of 4000 odd at Bay Oval, to finish an unbeaten campaign that had begun against Australia at the same venue three weeks ago. The margin of victory then was 100 runs, and it was comprehensive in the grand final as well – eight wickets.
Manjot Kalra hits down the ground ICC/Getty Images
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Nishi Narayanan in The Cricket Monthly
Age-group cricket is an established path to the senior game, with performances here occasionally getting more attention than those on the first-class circuit. Virat Kohli, Kane Williamson, Sarfraz Ahmed, Hashim Amla, Michael Clarke, Cameron White and Denesh Ramdin are some of those who shone in junior cricket and went on to captain their countries in top-level cricket.
India’s junior class of 2003 KM Chaudary / © Associated Press Shashank Kishore in ESPNcricinfo, 26 January 2018
Naveen-ul-Haq, the Afghanistan Under-19 captain, has dedicated the team’s maiden entry into the World Cup semi-finals to the victims of the attacks that have rocked Jalalabad and Kabul over the last two days. The entire team wore black armbands to mourn those who lost their lives during the quarter-final against hosts New Zealand in Christchurch on Thursday.
The targets of the attacks were the UNICEF’s Save the Children office in Jalalabad on Wednesday and the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul on Thursday. “It was very sad for us to hear of the attacks on children in Jalalabad and at the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul,” Naveen said. “We wore black armbands to show our support [for the grieving families and friends of the victims].”
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From ESPNcricinfo
| Group A | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | T | P | NRR |
| NZ19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2.576 |
| SA19 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.160 |
| WI19 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.660 |
| KEN19 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -4.227 |
| Group B | ||||||
| Team | M | W | L | T | P | NRR |
| IND19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.930 |
| AUS19 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2.721 |
| ZIM19 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -3.031 |
| PNG19 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -5.614 |
| Group C | ||||||
| Team | M | W | L | T | P | NRR |
| ENG19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4.165 |
| BD19 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.438 |
| CAN19 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2.107 |
| NAM19 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -2.689 |
| Group D | ||||||
| Team | M | W | L | T | P | NRR |
| PAK19 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.404 |
| AFG19 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.333 |
| SL19 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -0.108 |
| IRE19 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1.896 |
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Lloyd Pope’s baffling spin and Jason Sangha’s wonderful catching at sli on top of a top score of 69 [[ say 200 ina normal Test Match] bring victory over England for Australian Under 19 Team.… SEE video for Pope’s 8 wickets as well
http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/22185308/shaking-quite-unbelievable-lloyd-pope
Shashank Kishore in EsPNcricinfo
Lloyd Pope would vouch for how cricket is a great leveller. Just 10 days ago against India, he dropped two sitters and bowled all of three overs for 22 in a game Australia were overwhelmed. Soon after the game, Pope’s parents walked towards the dressing room to comfort their disconsolate son, who was in tears. Pope admitted to being disappointed then.
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ESPNcricinfo Item
Pope befuddles England U 19 … AFTER Sangha scores 56 for Australia in a low-scoring encounter
Quarter-Final, ICC Under-19 World Cup at Queenstown, Jan 23 2018
