Sri Lanka finished at the top of Group C with an easy victory over Australia. It was bowled out for 172 in its final over, wilting under a five-man spin attack led by Navin Kavikara who took 3-20.
Sri Lanka cruised to the target in the 38th over with Dilshan Munaweera, Kusal Perera and captain Ashan Subasinghe making identical scores of 43.
Australia U-19 v Sri Lanka
Group C: Australia Under-19s v Sri Lanka Under-19s at Penang
Sri Lanka Under-19s won by 5 wickets (with 75 balls remaining)
Australia Under-19s 172 (49.3 overs) Sri Lanka Under-19s 175/5 (37.3 overs)
The 2009 ICC World Twenty20 is a Twenty20 cricket tournament scheduled to take place in England in June of 2009. It will be the second World Twenty20 and will consist of 12 teams, contested by all Test-playing nations plus qualifiers (Ireland, Netherlands and Scotland)
The Champions Twenty20 League, formed with the official sanction of ICC will kick off in October 2008. Eight domestic teams from four nations will participate. Cricket Australia will partner the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Cricket South Africa (CSA). The champion team in the Champions Twenty20 league will get US $5 million, which is the highest ever prize money for a cricket event.
