{"id":194006,"date":"2026-07-16T18:07:44","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T23:37:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=194006"},"modified":"2026-07-16T18:07:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T23:37:44","slug":"sl-u-19-vs-ind-u-19-1st-youth-test-double-centurion-lakshay-raichandani-stars-as-india-sri-lanka-draw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=194006","title":{"rendered":"SL U-19 vs IND U-19, 1st Youth Test: Double centurion Lakshay Raichandani stars as India, Sri Lanka draw"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71230128\">Opener Lakshay Raichandani\u2019s gritty first-innings double century was the standout performance as India\u2019s first Youth Test against Sri Lanka Under-19 ended in a draw in Galle on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Resuming overnight on 196, Raichandani completed his double century before being dismissed for a superb 207 off 324 balls.<\/p>\n<p>Wicketkeeper-batter Manav Krishna also impressed with a patient 100 off 153 deliveries and was the last man out as India amassed 576, securing a 152-run first-innings lead after Sri Lanka U-19 had declared on 424 for nine.<\/p>\n<p>In its second innings, Sri Lanka U-19 scored 178 for six before declaring. With no realistic chance of a result, the four-day match ended in a tame draw.<\/p>\n<p>Besides Raichandani\u2019s double century, that came off 324 balls and included 22 boundaries and three sixes during a marathon 492-minute stay at the crease, it was Krishna who played a pivotal role in guiding India U-19 to a sizeable first-innings lead.<\/p>\n<p>The keeper-batter struck a patient century off 153 deliveries, keeping alive India\u2019s slim hopes of forcing a victory.<\/p>\n<p>India off-spinner Yashbardhan Singh Chauhan claimed four wickets (4\/49) to put Sri Lanka U-19 under pressure, but opener Dulnith Sigera\u2019s defiant 72 and a resilient middle-order effort from Kavija Gamage (51) and Chamika Heenatigala (21 not out) ensured the host batted out the match and secured a draw.<\/p>\n<p>The second Youth Test will begin in Colombo on July 20.<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jul 16, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/sl-u19-vs-ind-u19-1st-youth-test-india-sri-lanka-match-drawn-score-lakshay-raichandani-double-century\/article71230128.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Opener Lakshay Raichandani\u2019s gritty first-innings double century was the standout performance as India\u2019s first Youth Test against Sri Lanka Under-19 ended in a draw in Galle on Thursday. Resuming overnight on 196, Raichandani completed his double century before being dismissed for a superb 207 off 324 balls. Wicketkeeper-batter Manav Krishna also impressed with a patient&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":194007,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-194006","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784245064_PTI07_09_2026_000299B.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":195616,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=195616","url_meta":{"origin":194006,"position":0},"title":"SL U-19 vs IND U-19, 2nd Youth Test: Raichandani tons up as India presses home advantage over Sri Lanka","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"July 22, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Lakshya Raichandani scored another century as India U-19 pressed home its advantage over Sri Lanka U-19 in the 2nd Youth Test between the sides at the R. 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