Colombo, July 13 2024: After a pulsating first half where the scores were tied, defending champions India pulled away in a decisive third quarter to secure South Asia’s sole berth in the FIBA U18 Men’s Asia Cup 2024.
Hosts Sri Lanka played out of their skin in the first twenty minutes, making up for their lack of size with phenomenal energy and aggression. Led by their burly captain Methika Jayasinghe, Sri Lanka did an excellent job of keeping India’s bigs out of the paint, and force India’s offense to be run by its guards – Lavish…