Sri Lanka’s Under-19 women won the Pakistan Women’s Under-19s T20 Tri-Series on Friday, defending 158 against Bangladesh at Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad to win the final by four runs.

Bangladesh won the toss and chose to field. Sri Lanka made 158 for 6 from their 20 overs at a run rate of 7.90, and Bangladesh finished on 154 for 7, according to the ESPNcricinfo scorecard.

Opener Sanjana Kavindi top-scored with 64 off 44 balls, hitting seven fours and two sixes, ThePapare reported. She was named Player of the Match and Player of the Series.

Umayangana Peiris finished unbeaten on 28 from 23 balls, with Vimoksha Balasuriya making 23 and Nethmi Upeksha 22. Sri Lanka lost their first wicket at 49, their second at 104 when Kavindi fell in the 13th over, and their third at 122.

Bangladesh captain Sadia Islam led the chase with 59 from 35 balls, including three fours and five sixes, but her side fell four short. Sri Lanka’s captain Chamudi Praboda took 2 for 17 and Chamodhi Herath 2 for 32 — the two standout bowling performances of the innings.

Brief scores

Sri Lanka 158/6 (20 overs) — Sanjana Kavindi 64 (44), Umayangana Peiris 28*, Vimoksha Balasuriya 23, Nethmi Upeksha 22

Bangladesh 154/7 (20 overs) — Sadia Islam 59 (35); Chamudi Praboda 2/17, Chamodhi Herath 2/32

Result — Sri Lanka won by 4 runs

One caution on the result

Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh repeatedly in this tournament, and the margins are easy to confuse. ESPNcricinfo’s series record shows Sri Lanka winning the third match by four wickets with no balls to spare and the fifth by six wickets with five balls left — both while chasing.

Friday’s final was won by four runs, defending a total. A “four-wicket win over Bangladesh” and a “four-run win over Bangladesh” in this series are two different matches a fortnight apart in the schedule, and only the second is the title.

Note on sourcing

No Sri Lankan newsroom on this desk’s verified list had filed on the title at the time of writing. The result here is taken from the ESPNcricinfo scorecard and ThePapare’s match report, which agree on every figure. Player names follow ESPNcricinfo’s spellings; Sri Lankan transliterations vary between outlets, and Limansa Thilakarathna, who did not bat in the final, appears elsewhere as Thilakarathne.

Not reported

Neither source gives the full tournament standings, Pakistan’s record as hosts, or how the finalists were decided. Neither reports Kavindi’s aggregate for the series, the squad’s return date, or any comment from Sri Lanka Cricket, the team management or the captain.

Sources: ESPNcricinfo, ThePapare.