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Cricket: Sri Lanka U19 beat England in 50-over ODI in Kent-by Michael Roberts Source:Thuppahis A Sri Lankan Under 19 Squad is touring the United Kingdom with Dilruwan Perera as Manager and Ruwan Kalpage as Head Coach (a managerial team of off spinners!!). The captain is Dinura Kalupahana of the SSC (school = ?Mahinda). They have begun remarkably well: defeating England Under 19 at Chelmsford in Kent by 65 runs after assembling 294 runs for 6 wkts … with Perera, Shanmuganathan and Abeywickramsingha as chief run-makers; and Praveen Manisha as a key wicket-taker. Dinura Kalupahana in white gear The ESPNcricinfo report is presented below; but let me note two incidentals: the England team includes  a Dineth Keshana Fonseka from Lancashire listed as opening batsman and spin-bowler; as well as a Rocky Flintoff –son of the former England paceman Freddie Flintoff of Lancashire. ...