Rahul Dravid’s son Anvay scores 87 runs for India U-19:Face defeat to Sri Lanka U-19 by 8 wickets; Dimantha Mahavithana slams unbeaten 155 runs

Sri Lanka U-19 defeated India U-19 by 8 wickets in the second Youth ODI. Rahul Dravid’s son, Anvay Dravid, scored 87 runs off 67 balls, but his innings could not lead the team to victory. Sri Lankan opener Dimantha Mahavithana played a match-winning unbeaten innings of 155 runs. With this win, the three-match series is now level at 1-1. India had won the first ODI by 4 wickets on July 4. Batting first after winning the toss in Hambantota, India scored 285 runs in 47.2 overs. In reply, Sri Lanka chased down the target, scoring 291 runs for 2 wickets in 48 overs to win the match. Anvay-Rajput steered innings after India lost four early wickets The Indian team had a poor start. The team lost 4 wickets for 81 runs by the 19th over. After this, wicketkeeper-batsman Anvay Dravid and Arjun Rajput steadied the innings by adding 145 runs for the fifth wicket. 17-year-old Anvay scored 87 runs off 67 balls. His innings included 9 fours and 1 six. He completed his first Youth ODI half-century in 47 balls. Arjun Rajput scored 76 runs off 81 balls. Rajput was run out at a score of 221 by a throw from Dimantha Mahavithana. Following this, Anvay also fell victim to left-arm fast bowler Gimhan Mendis, 13 runs short of a century. After his dismissal, India lost their last 3 wickets for just 22 runs. Sri Lanka’s easy win with Mahavithana’s 155-run knock Chasing 286 runs, Sri Lanka suffered an early setback, but Dimantha Mahavithana then completely took control of the match. He scored an unbeaten 155 runs off 153 balls. Mahavithana first added 103 runs for the second wicket with Senuja Vekunagoda (60). Following this, he forged an unbeaten 163-run partnership for the third wicket with captain Vimath Dinsara (56)*, leading Sri Lanka to an 8-wicket victory. Gimhan Mendis took 5 wickets Sri Lanka’s left-arm fast bowler Gimhan Mendis took 5 wickets for 41 runs. He quickly wrapped up the Indian lower order, including Anvay Dravid. Anvay’s decond youth ODI, first big innings This was Anvay Dravid’s second Youth ODI. In the first match, he could only score 14 runs, but in the second match, he played a responsible innings. Anvay recently captained the Karnataka Under-19 team in the Vinoo Mankad Trophy, where he scored 220 runs. Before this, in 2025, he had also played in a tri-series for the India-B Under-19 team against Afghanistan Under-19. A Memorable Week for the Dravid Family Anvay’s elder brother, Samit Dravid, also performed brilliantly on Sunday in the KSCA Maharaja T20 Trophy. He scored an unbeaten 40 runs off 25 balls and delivered a bowling performance of 2/23, leading his team to victory. Samit was selected for the India U-19 team for the Australia tour in 2024, but was ruled out of the tour due to a knee injury.