Sri Lanka under 19 cricket team leaves the island today to play the U-19 Asia Cup in the UAE from the 23rd to 31st of December 2021.According to several reports the same team will play at the ICC U-19 World Cup 2022 in the West Indies.Lankan juniors will be led by Josephian star Dunith Wellalage with former National player Avishka Gunawardene as head coach.They are going into the Asia cup with high morale after two back-to-back series wins against England and reigning youth world champions Bangladesh.The 09th edition of the Under-19 Asia Cup, organised by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) will serve as a precursor before the U19 World Cup.The first edition of the competition was held 42 years ago in 1989 in Bangladesh.India has won the Asia.