The fifth seed overcame an aggressive display from the 21-year-old Nava, who smashed 72 winners to Ruud's 27 but lacked the consistency needed to pull off an upset.
Madushanka suffered a torn oblique muscle during a practice match on Friday and may be battling to regain his peak fitness ahead of the ICC Cricket World Cup in India from October 5 onwards.
Neeraj who looked a bit disappointed told reporters in the post-match conference, "I wanted to throw more than 90m tonight. But it needs all parts of the puzzle to be there. I couldn't put it all together this evening. Maybe next time."
The Asia Cup to be held in Pakistan and Sri Lanka will start from August 30 with the match between arch-rivals India and Pakistan on September 2 at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy set to serve as the Men in Blue's campaign opener.
Bumrah proved his fitness and form in the recently-concluded T20I series against Ireland. Leading a young Indian side to a 2-0 win in a three-match series, he took four wickets in two matches, with the best figures of 2/15.
Left-arm bowlers have been troubling Indian batters, notably at the ICC events for a decade or so. Be it Mitchell Starc and Mitchell Johnson of Australia during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 semifinals, Mohammed Amir of Pakistan during the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 final, Trent Boult of New
New York Warriors finished at the top of the points table after defeating Morrisville Unity by 33 runs in the last league match of the US Masters T10 League at the Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground, Lauderhill, Florida.
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