Sri Lanka opener inches past record U19 World Cup score after sharing highest ever YODI partnership

The Sri Lanka openers blazed away to a rapid start after Japan captain Kazuma Kato-Stafford won the toss and opted to field at the Namibia Cricket Ground in Windhoek. Both batters brought up their respective hundreds and eventually went on to put on 328 before Taylor Waugh ran out Mahavithana for 115 (125 balls, 11 fours).

This is now the highest partnership for any wicket in the history of Youth ODIs: the pair went past the 303, the only other triple-hundred stand, between Dan Lawrence and Jack Burnham in the 2016 U19 World Cup.

Match 8, Japan Under-19 vs Sri Lanka Under-19

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Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek

Saturday, January 17th, 2026 07:30am (UTC:+0000)

31.11C, Scattered Clouds, 1.34 meter/sec

JPN-U19 Japan Under-19

JPN-U19 Japan Under-19

128/5

(35.2) RR: 3.62

vs

SL-U19 Sri Lanka Under-19

SL-U19 Sri Lanka Under-19

387/4

(50.0) RR: 7.74

Japan Under-19 need 260 runs in 88 balls at 17.72 rpo

Current Batters

Hugo Tani-Kelly *

68 (114)

Kazuma Kato-Stafford

9 (18)

Current Bowlers

Kavija Gamage *

0/2 (1.2)

Vigneshwaran Akash

0/19 (6)

• Ball by ball Over

No Ball by ball available

Highest partnerships in Youth ODIs

Chamuditha continued before Timothy Moore bowled him, but not before he flat-batted a ball to go past 191 – the previous best in the tournament, held by compatriot Hasitha Boyagoda. He eventually fell on a 143-ball 192 (26 fours, one six): in Youth ODIs, there has been only one higher score – Jorich van Schalkwyk’s 215 in 2025.

Moore eventually had 3-43 in his six overs as Sri Lanka amassed 387-4, their second-highest in Youth ODIs. Captain Vimath Dinsara remained unbeaten on a 24-ball 44 (one four, two sixes).

Highest individual scores in Youth ODIs