Under-19 World Cup 2026, Day 3 Round-up: India edge past Bangladesh, Sri Lanka dismantle Japan

Viran Chamuditha's record-breaking knock at the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup powered Sri Lanka to a mammoth win over Japan in Windhoek, while India held their nerves in a tense game against subcontinent rivals Bangladesh to eke out a narrow win.

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Sri Lanka dismantle Japan

Japan elected to bowl after winning the toss in Windhoek, but instantly rued the decision as Viran Chamuditha and Dimantha Mahavithana kept them at bay for 44 overs, scripting a 328-run partnership for the opening wicket in the Men's Under-19 World Cup as Sri Lanka postED a mammoth 387/4.

Chamuditha was the aggressor in the opening stand, notching up his century in 75 balls in the 23rd over before Mahavithana followed suit and upped the ante after playing the second fiddle early on in the partnership.

En route to their record effort, the duo went past England’s Dan Lawrence and Jack Burnham’s record for the highest partnership in ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup history, eclipsing the 303 they had put up against Fiji in 2016.

Mahavithana was run out for 115, while Chamuditha, who was looking on course to become the tournament’s first double centurion, perished just two balls later after a record 192 off 143 balls, including 26 fours and a six.

Skipper Vimath Dinsara then swung his bat to race to an unbeaten 44 off 24 as his finishing touches took Sri Lanka past 385, with Timothy Moore recording figures of 3/43.

Japan made the worst possible start to the chase, losing Nikhil Pol on just the second ball of their response before Tani-Kelly rebuilt the innings in partnership with Nihar Parma (23).

Tani-Kelly did not get any sustained support as Japan kept throwing wickets at regular intervals. However, he stood his ground and notched up Japan’s maiden century (101 off 162 balls) in tournament history, reaching the landmark on the penultimate ball of the innings.

The lack of partnerships meant that Japan were eventually kept down to 184/8, losing the contest by a whopping 203-run margin. For Sri Lanka, Chamuditha had an excellent outing with one for 17 from nine overs.

Under-19 World Cup 2026 Day 3 - Brief scores

India v Bangladesh - Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo

India 238 all out in 48.4 overs (Abhigyan Kundu 80, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 72; Al Fahad 5/38, Azizul Hakim Tamim 2/42)

Bangladesh 146 all out in 28.3 overs (Azizul Hakim Tamim 51, Rifat Beg 37; Vihaan Malhotra 4/14, Khilan Patel 2/35)

Result: India won by 18 runs (DLS method)

Sri Lanka v Japan - Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek

Sri Lanka 387/4 in 50 overs (Viran Chamuditha 192, Dimantha Mahavithana 115; Timothy Moore 3/43)

Japan 184/8 in 50 overs (Hugo Tani-Kelly 101 not out, Nihar Parma 23; Sethmika Seneviratne 1/9, Chamika Heentigala 1/16)

Result: Sri Lanka won by 203 runs