Sri Lankan win machine rolls on

The Sri Lankans maintained their winning streak, when they brushed aside the fragile challenge from Nepal at Moratuwa on Thursday.

Nepal won the toss and elected to bat first against a strong Sri Lankan bowling attack - a decision they were soon to regret. Shah and Chaudhary made 20 runs each, but no one else made a sizable contribution. Akhtar with 12 was the only other person to reach double digits. Not surprisingly, extras top scored with 21. Even less surprisingly, Nepal was bowled out for a paltry 89 in 34.2 overs.

The Lankans have a good all round side, stacked with all rounders and utility cricketers. They lost just one wicket in knocking off the required runs with over 30 overs to spare. Daniels with 44 not out was once again the batting star for Sri Lanka. Mubarak helped himself to 31 runs and the game was easily won.

Sri Lanka now march ahead without losing a single game in the tournament upto this point. If they keep up this form, they look strong contenders for the title.