Japan Vs Sri Lanka LIVE Score, ICC U-19 World Cup 2026: JPN Thwart Early Chance As SL Take Advantage | 41/0 (5)

The 1st powerplay is up and Sri Lanka are well and truly off to a fantastic start. Runs are flowing at the rate of 7.27 and they are all over the Japanese bowlers. Left-handed Viran has scored a superb quick-fire half-century and Dimantha is playing the anchor's role.

What a shot from Viran to end the 9th over from Nikhil as Sri Lanka have had an outstanding 1st powerplay against Japan here.

Opening batters Dimantha and Viran are in full swing at the moment as the Japanese bowling unit is looking ineffective in powerplay 1 after that dropped catch from Hara-Hinze.

Both the Lankan openers are batting really well. Dimantha is looking exactly like Mahela Jayawardene and Viran has a similar style to that of another legend Sanath Jayasuriya.

It could have been a fantastic start for Japan had Hara-Hinze held on to an easy catch to dismiss Sri Lankan opener Dimantha for a golden duck. The right-hander played a square cut upfront and the ball arrived at the right height but Japan fumble right away.

Sri Lanka: Dimantha Mahavithana, Viran Chamuditha, Dulnith Sigera, Vimath Dinsara(c), Kavija Gamage, Chamika Heenatigala, Aadham Hilmy(w), Sethmika Seneviratne, Rasith Nimsara, Vigneshwaran Akash, Jeewantha Sriram

Japan: Nihar Parmar, Nikhil Pol, Taylor Waugh, Hugo Kelly, Charles Hinze, Kaisei Doggett, Kazuma Kato Stafford(c), Timothy Moore, Chihaya Sekine(w), Gabriel Hara Hinze, Kai Wall

Japan won the toss and chose to bowl first.

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