Hosts Malaysia were shot down for just 23 in their maiden Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup appearance by Sri Lanka, who registered a massive win of 139 runs in the first of the two games on Sunday, in Kuala Lumpur.

Chamudi Praboda and Dahami Sanethma emerged as the star performers as Sri Lanka pinned down hosts Malaysia by a 139 runs in their ICC Women’s U19 T20 World Cup opener on day two of the tournament

Both teams were playing their first match of the tournament, with Malaysia making their debut at the World Cup. Having been put into bat, Sri Lanka batted strongly with Dahami Sanethma scoring 55 of

Defending champions India started their Under-19 Women's World Cup campaign with a bang, routing West Indies for just 44 before scripting a nine-wicket win. This came just hours after Sri Lanka had skittled Malaysia for 23 earlier on Sunday.