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Mahinda advance to quarter-finals |
| By M. Shamil Amit |
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| Mahinda College cricketers are seen thanking the lads from St. Patrick College Jaffna for the game after the completion of their inter 19 inter-school limited overs match played at Darley Road yesterday. (Picture by Ranjith Perera) |
Mahinda College Galle advanced to the quarter final of the All Island Under 19 inter-school limited over tournament with an easy 190 runs win over St Patrick’s Jaffna in the pre-quarter final match played at Darley Road yesterday.
Mahinda taking first lease of the wicket made 247 for 8 in their allotted 50 overs and then bowled out St Patrick’s for a meagre 57.
Mahinda 247 for 8 in 50 overs (Geeth Hemal 41, Denuwan Rajakaruna 40, Romesh Buddhika 36, Nirwantha Theekshana 35, Kaushalya Gajasinghe 29, Tharaka Nimesh 28: L. Gajamohan 3 for 36, A. Gavaskar 2 for 18)
St Patrick’s Jaffna 57 in 23.5 overs (Chalana de Silva 2 for 10, Romesh Buddhika 2 for 18)
Maliyadeva outclass Nalanda
Maliyadeva College Kurunegala moved in to the semi final of the All Island Under 19 limited over cricket tournament when they outclassed Nalanda by 112 runs in the quarter final encounter played at the CCC ground yesterday.
Maliyadeva batting first made a modest 224 for 9 in their allotted 50 overs and then Chamikara Edirisinghe and Dasun Madumal restricted the Nalandians to a score of 112. Maliyadeva will now meet St Joseph’s in the semi final.
Maliyadeva 224 for 9 in 50 overs (Dasun Madumal 41, Wimanga Perera 39, Gayan Manishan 34, Dharshana Mahawatte 20, A.S. Bandara 25 n.o.: Suranga Tennekoon 3 for 40, Vimukthi Ramesh 3 for 54, Dinuk Jayasinghe 2 for 31)
Nalanda 112 in 34.2 overs (Chalana de Silva 48, Prashan Wickremasinghe 17: Chamikara Edirisinghe 4 for 15, Dasun Madumal 4 for 19)
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