Basith, Sachin help Wesley begin on a winning note
Left arm spinner Basith Muzammil and Sachin Jayawardena combined to help Wesley begin their Under 19 inter-school cricket season on a winning note with an easy ten wicket win over Moratu MV played at Campbell Park.
Basith’s with impressive figures of 7 for 20 which included a hat-trick which helped Wesley bundle out Moratu MV for a paltry 54 while Sachin who had figures of 5 for 23 in the first innings followed it with a three wicket haul to end up with a match bag of 8 for 37.
Earlier Moratu MV taking first lease of the wicket was restricted to a score of 132 with Wesley in their turn making 183 for 8 declared. Wesley left with a simple target of four runs needed just two balls to achieve their victory.
Moratu MV 132 (Sachin Jayawardena 5 for 23, Ashail Kariyawasam 2 for 16) and 54 (Ishan Nilaksha 17: Basith Muzammil 7 for 20, Sachin Jayawardena 3 for 14)
Wesley 183 for 8 declared (Tharindu Karunaratne 45, Dinuka Jayasinghe 32, Sachin Jayawardena 22, Migara Wickramasinghe 21, Sharika Caderamanpulle 18 n.o.: Harsha Devendra 3 for 68, Shanaka Roshan 2 for 35) and 4 for 1
Richmond crush S. Thomas’ by six wickets
Richmond too began their Under 19 cricket season on a winning note when they crushed S. Thomas’ by nine wickets in the match concluded at Mt Lavinia yesterday.
The foundation for the win was laid by right hand batsman Sithara Gimhan who made a dogged innings of 95 and later left arm spinner Thisara Banuka who took four scalps in the Thomians second innings.
Sithara’s knock of 95 included 11 boundaries which helped Richmond resuming on their overnight score of 156 for 3 to make 228 for 9 before declaring. This was in reply to the Thomians score of 146. S. Thomas’ batting the second time was mesmerized by Thisara who ended with figures of 4 for 24 and A.K. Tyrone supporting him with 3 for 32.
This left Richmond a target of just 53 runs which they reached in the fifth over with Sithara making a quick fire 36.
S. Thomas’ 146 (Sanesh de Mel 31, Ramith Gunaratne 26, Javed Bongso 25, Devin Jayasinghe 25: A.K. Tyron 3 for 32, Charith Aslanka 3 for 34) and 134 (Nipun Gamage 42, Thilaksha Sumanasiri 26: Thisara Banuka 4 for 24, A.K. Tyrone 3 for 32)
Richmond (156/3 overnight) 228 for 9 declared (Sithara Gimhan 95, Prabath Nishantha 27, Kelum Nanayakkara 25, A.K. Tyrone 23: Thilaksha Sumanasiri 4 for 59, Madushan Ravichandrakumar 4 for 64) and 56 for 1 (Sithara Gimhan 36)
Match drawn at Darley Road
A knock of 91 with five boundaries by Sachin Hewawasam was the highlight in the drawn Under 19 inter-school cricket encounter between St. Joseph’s and Isipathana which concluded at Darley Road yesterday.
Isipathana 172 (Salinda Ushan 40, Mateesha Ranaweera 38, Malin Dias 37, Chenutha Wickramasinghe 23: Sachin Hewawasam 3 for 34, Yashan Samarasinghe 2 for 17) and 92 for 2 (Ramitha Sandaruwan 20, Salinda Ushan 38 n.o., Chenutha Wickramasinghe 27 n.o.)St Joseph’s (36/1 overnight) 179 for 9 declared (Sachin Hewawasam 91, Priyamal Perera 25, Fabian Fernando 16: Kavinda Dananjaya 4 for 45, Deshan Jeyakumar 2 for 26)
Gihan and Nishki crack half tons
Half tons by Gihan Nimsara for St. Servatius Matara and Nishki Ahamed for Zahira were the highlights of the Under 19 inter-school match which began at Maradana yesterday.
St Servatius taking first lease of the wicket made 233 and Zahira in reply ended the day on 146 for 4. The match will be continued at 10.00 a.m. today.
St Servatius Matara 233 (Gihan Nimsara 91, (Yohan Chanuka 29, Ramesh Nimantha 20, Lochana Mohotti 17: Amitha Kaushalya 4 for 20, Nikshi Ahamed 2 for 16, Wasim Sinnen 3 for 57, Nishki Ahamed 2 for 30)
Zahira 146 for 4 (Nishki Ahamed 92 not out, Arshad Imamudeen 16, Ali Imamudeen 16, Mohamed Salman 15: Sanjika Ridma 2 for 41)
SACK hold Mahanama
Mahanama dominated their Under 19 match against St Anthony’s at Katugastota yesterday.
Mahanama taking first lease of the wicket on day one made a modest score of 193 with the Antonians ending the day on 18 for 1. St Anthony’s going into bat on day two found right arm spinner Dulanjana Seneviratne too hot to handle and was forced to declare their innings on 147 for 8.
Dulanjana ended with top figures of 5 for 41.
Mahanama batting the second time were all out for 113 runs with right arm leg spinner Buwaneka Wijeratne bagging 5 for 43 and S. Bulathsinhala capturing 4 for 35.
St. Anthony’s chasing a target of 160 runs to win were 44 for 1 at close.
Mahanama 193 (Gehan Sajeewa 37, Naslin Silva 29, Senuwara Welagedera 27, Tharanga Mettagedera 22, Dulan Silva 19, Buddika Kaushalya 18, Kavinda Lakshan 17: Buwaneka Wijetunga 5 for 38, Denuk Withanage 2 for 31) and 113 (Navin Silva 20 D. Pavan 20, K. Lakshan 25
St Anthony’s (18/1 overnight) 147 for 8 declared (Kavinda Pulukkuttiararachchi 62, M. Deepal 44: Dulanjana Seneviratne 5 for 41, Subuddi Kaushalya 2 for 34) and 44 for 1 (Kavinda Pulukkuttiararachchi 23)
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- Wesley all-rounder Basith Muzammil guided his team to an impressive win against Moratu Vidyalaya, with a 7-wicket haul which also included a hat trick.
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- Richmond’s Sithara Gimhana cracked 95 with 11 boundaries against S. Thomas’ at Mt. Lavinia.
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- Zahira skipper Wasim Sinnen in action against St. Servatius at Maradana.
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