The 24-year-old Sri Lankan opener showed his ability once again scoring a brilliant 74 off 60 to take Sri Lanka to a competitive score of 152 against the UAE in a must-win game in Geelong. Dhananjaya de Silva also scored a quick 33 off 21 balls. It is noteworthy that this is a must win game for Sri Lanka, and even with a win they may need a lot of other things to go in theri favour.
Bhanuka Rajapakse, Charith Asalanka and Dasun Shanaka all fell victim to the bowling of the 22 year old leg spinner Karthik Meiyappan of the United Arab Emirates. The young leg spinner brought up a hat-trick. Sri Lanka ended their innings setting the UAE a target of 153.
