A counter-attacking 144 by Virat Kohli helped India Under-19s recover to post 301 on the opening day of the first Test against Sri Lanka Under-19s at the Colts Cricket Club in Colombo
Cricinfo staff04-Aug-2007Day 1
ScorecardA counter-attacking 144 by Virat Kohli helped India Under-19 recover to post 301 on the opening day of the first Test against Sri Lanka Under-19 at the Colts Cricket Club in Colombo. India were struggling at one stage at 74 for 5 before the Delhi duo of Kohli and Pradeep Sangwan (57) pushed the side to a respectable total.The top order made starts but failed to convert them as the Sri Lankans made early inroads. A double strike by Navin Kavikara saw the visitors lose half their side for 74, before Shreevats Goswami and Kohli started the recovery with a stand of 62. Sangwan joined Kohli with the score on 167 and the pair added a further 111 to wrest the initiative. Sangwan scored four boundaries in his half century while Kohli’s knock was studded with 21 boundaries, including a six. He kept the tempo up, despite the fall of wickets, facing 185 balls in his knock. The Sri Lankans stumbled in their reply, losing their openers to left-arm spinner KP Appanna with five runs on the board at stumps.