Sri Lanka brushed aside Namibia by 163 runs in a group C match in Penang for their second successive win.
Lahiru Thirimanne and Roshen Silva cracked half-centuries as Sri Lanka piled up 247-7 and restricted Namibia to 84 with Sachith Pathirana claiming four wickets and seamer Denuwan Fernando three.
The Sri Lankans face fellow qualifiers Australia on Friday to determine the group leaders.
Namibia U-19 v Sri Lanka U-19
Group C: Namibia Under-19s v Sri Lanka Under-19s at Penang
Sri Lanka Under-19s won by 163 runs
Sri Lanka Under-19s 247/7 (50 overs) Namibia Under-19s 84 (32.4 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.
