{"id":195616,"date":"2026-07-22T12:30:52","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T18:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=195616"},"modified":"2026-07-22T12:30:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T18:00:52","slug":"sl-u-19-vs-ind-u-19-2nd-youth-test-raichandani-tons-up-as-india-presses-home-advantage-over-sri-lanka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=195616","title":{"rendered":"SL U-19 vs IND U-19, 2nd Youth Test: Raichandani tons up as India presses home advantage over Sri Lanka"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71255112\">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. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Thursday, July 22.<\/p>\n<p>Resuming from 122\/8 overnight, Sri Lanka\u2019s innings came to a quick conclusion as India nipped out the final two wickets for just 26 runs, claiming a lead of 263 runs. Rohit Yadav finished the pick of the bowlers with figures of two for 14.<\/p>\n<p>Raichandani then took over as India opted to bat again. He finished the innings on 100 not out from 116 balls with nine fours and a six, while Manal Chauhan built on his first-innings ton with an unbeaten 51 from 46 balls with seven fours and a six.<\/p>\n<p><b>ALSO READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/sri-lanka-u19-vs-india-u19-2nd-youth-test-day-2-manal-chauhan-pranav-raghavendra-stats-day-report\/article71250778.ece\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Chauhan century, bowlers put India in dominant position<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>India declared in its second innings on 208\/3, setting Sri Lanka a target of 472.<\/p>\n<p>Chigurupati Venkata then struck thrice with the new ball to reduce Sri Lanka to 36 for three, before Senuja Wekunagoda and captain Vimath Dinsara mounted a resistance. Both scored half-centuries, but Wekunagoda was dismissed for 64 by Manal, leaving Dinsara to survive with Kavija Gamage till the end of the day.<\/p>\n<p>Sri Lanka needs another 317 runs with six wickets in hand at the close of play.<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jul 22, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/sri-lanka-u19-vs-india-u19-2nd-youth-test-day-3-manal-chauhan-lakshya-raichandani-stats-day-report\/article71255112.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Thursday, July 22. Resuming from 122\/8 overnight, Sri Lanka\u2019s innings came to a quick conclusion as India nipped out the final two wickets&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":195617,"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-195616","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\/1784743253_GettyImages-459905574.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":194006,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=194006","url_meta":{"origin":195616,"position":0},"title":"SL U-19 vs IND U-19, 1st Youth Test: Double centurion Lakshay Raichandani stars as India, Sri Lanka draw","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"July 16, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"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. 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