Day 4
MATCH 10 played between Sri Lanka XI and Bangladesh XI .
Bangladesh XI won the toss and elected to bowl first.Sri Lanka XI were asked to bat first by Bangladesh XI on a pitch where scoring wasnt easy . After a slow start for Sri Lanka XI batsman , Ravindu Sanjeewa scored a fiery 37 runs in 22 balls and Widanagama played the anchoring role by scoring 49 runs in 48 balls to take their side to a respectable total of 154 for the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs. Muhammad Sumon was the pick of the bowlers for Bangladesh XI fetched 2 wickets in his 4 overs at an economy of 6.25.Sri Lanka XI bowlers picked up wickets on regular intervals and didn’t let the Bangladesh batsman settle. Mohammad Sumon counter attacked by hitting 3 sixes and scoring unbeaten 25 runs in 10 ball. Bulbul , Morshed mustafa and Mohammed Shabbir got the start but couldnt convert their innings to register a win for their side and were bowled out for 124 in 20 overs . Harischandra Priyakanth was the pick of the bowlers for Sri Lanka as he picked 2 wickets in 4 overs and conceding only 19 runs. Sri Lanka XI won by 30 runs . Sri Lanka XI opener Widanagama was awarded the Man Of The Match for his batting performance by scoring 49 runs in 48 balls .
MATCH 11 played between India XI and Afghanistan XI .
India XI won the toss and elected to bat first. India XI scored 264 for the loss of only 2 wickets as it was raining sixes with 20 sixes in the innings. The Indian skipper Usman Gani and Edson started strongly. After Edson got out Skipper Usman and the run machine for India XI Diju Xavier didn't let the bowlers settle and continued the onslaught. Usman Gani scored 78 runs in 46 balls and Diju Xavier scored 103 runs in 48 balls which was the first century of the 6 Nations tournament.
Meet played an excellent cameo scoring 44 runs in 16 balls hitting 5 sixes.
Afghanistan batsmen never looked in control as the
India XI bowlers didnt let them settle and they were bowled of for 70 runs in 18.4 overs . Basir Khan was at the crease for 17 overs scoring 34 runs but didnt get any meaningful support from any other batsmen. Ilyas Ahmed picked 3 wickets in 3.1 overs and conceding only 12 runs. Yasin patel yet again bowled an economical spell and picked up 2 wickets in 4 overs at an economy of 2.India XI won by a huge margin of 194 runs. Diju Xavier from India XI was awarded the Man Of The Match for his batting performance by scoring an unbeaten 103 runs in 48 balls.