Dimantha mahavithana

Cricket World Cup: Sri Lanka’s Viran Chamuditha has set a new record for the highest individual score in ICC Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup history by hitting 192 against Japan at the Namibia Cricket Ground on Saturday.

Chamuditha, the17-year-old opener from St. Servatius’ College, Matara, eclipsed his Sri Lanka’s compatriot Hasitha Boyagoda’s score of 191 set against Kenya in 2018, by striking 26 fours and a six before falling to Timothy Moore.

Chamuditha shared a record-breaking 328-run opening stand with Dimantha Mahavithana, which is a new record for the biggest partnership for any wicket in the tournament’s history, surpassing the 303-run effort by England’s Dan Lawrence and Jack Burnham against Fiji in 2016.