Maharoof leads Man of Tournament standings

Farveez Maharoof, Sri Lanka's Under-19 captain and a fast bowling allrounder, leads the Man of the Tournament standings at the end of the first group phase. Maharoof picked up points in all three of his matches for both bowling and batting to lead the standings with seven points. Maharoof, a Wesley College schoolboy who has played for the A team, is tipped to break into the national squad soon.

Mahroof was one point ahead of a quartet of challengers including Chamith Kulasekara, a teammate, and Shikhar Dhawan, an Indian batsman who has hit two centuries and is the tournament's leading run-scorer. The surprise inclusion near the top of the table is Nepal's Shakti Gauchan whose patient batting displays against South Africa and Uganda have earned him two Man of the Match awards.