Sri Lanka, April 4 -- Opener Davina Perrin, the in-form England batter, scored her second consecutive half-century as they secured an easy six-wicket victory over Sri Lanka to become champions in their Under 19 Women's Tri-Nation T20 Cricket series at the decisive fixture played at Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium yesterday.
This was a commendable team effort by England. While Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat first, they couldn't capitalise on the advantage to build the expected total. Sri Lanka's openers, Sanjana Kavindi (20) and Ashani Kaushalya, who played her first match of this series today, added a solid 50-run partnership. However, others couldn't sustain that momentum, and England bowlers fought back strongl...