Spin trio guide Royal to victory
The right and left arm spin combination of Randev Pathirana and Harith Samarasinghe along with Thiran Dhanapala guided Royal Colombo to a convincing innings and 121 runs win over St. John’s Jaffna in the Under 19 inter-school cricket encounter concluded at the Johnian ground in Jaffna yesterday.
In fact Royal was home for tea after Harith ran through the Johnian batting with impressive figures of 6 for 31 to bowl out the home team, batting the second time with a deficit of 263 runs, to a low score of 122.
Hashen Mendis of Prince of Wales’ is caught by first slip Vinoo Mohotti of St. Peters off the bowling of Gayan Nanayakkara as wicket keeper Roshan Karunaratne looks on. Pix by Ranjith Perera
A match bag of 11 for 98 by Malith Mahela helped Mahinda coast to an easy ten wicket over Revatha MMV Balapitiya in the Under 19 match which ended at Galle.
Mahinda put themselves in a strong position at the end of the first day’s play after bowling out their opponents’ to a low score of 142. They ended the day on 186 for 4. Resuming their innings on the second day saw them post a formidable score of 292.
Revatha MMV batting the second time, with a deficit of 150 runs, found Malith too hot to handle. They managed to avoid an innings defeat, making 184, but gave the home team a simple run chase of 35 runs which Mahinda needed 8.2 overs to reach.
A career best knockoff 178 inclusive of 28 boundaries and three sixes by Prince of Wales allrounder Shanuka was the highlight of the morning sessions play on day two in their match against St. Peter’s played at Moratuwa.
However Shanuka’s knock was in vain as it could not prevent the Cambrians from conceding a first inning lead to the Peterites.
St. Sebastian’s had to be satisfied with a first inning win over St. Anthony’s Katugastota in the match which ended at Moratuwa.
St. Sebastian’s having made a formidable 300 for 5 declared, thanks to a fine knock of 136 by Sangeeth Cooray on day one, bowled out the Antonians resuming on their overnight score of 30 for 2 to a score of 177.
Wesley dominated the proceedings in their match against Kingswood which concluded at Campbell Park.
Wesley batsman Reshan Seneviratne, who made 49, is beaten and bowled by Kingswood’s Damith Weerakoon as wicketkeeper Ruwan Hathurusingha reacts
The match between Anuradhapura Central and Piliyandala Central played at Anuradhapura ended in a first inning win for the former.
At Jaffna: Royal beat St. John’s by innings and 121 runs
St John’s Jaffna 45 (Randev Pathirana 5 for 1, Thanushan Nagarasa 3 for 14) and 122 (Arulanantham Ghanamirthan 28, Sajenthiran Kabilraj 23: Harith Samarasinghe 6 for 31, Devin Pathmanathan 2 for 25)
Royal (207/8 overnight) 298 (Randev Pathirana 44, Malith Kariyawasam 27, Harith Samarasinghe 26, Devin Pathmanathan 21,Shaminda Dias 16, Hasitha Samarasinghe 15, Thiran Dhanapala 117 n.o.: Raveindran Lohathieswar 4 for 105, Arulanantham Ghanamirthan 3 for 45, Mahalingam Nilojan 2 for 79)
At Galle: Mahinda beat Revatha by 10 wickets
Revatha MMV Balapitiya 142 (Suresh Kumara 57: Malith Mahela 5 for 41, Thamith Kalhara 3 for 43) and 184 (Dilshan de Zoysa 70, Dhanush Lakmal 36, Hisanka Lakshan 31 n.o.: Malith Mahela 6 for 57, Dulash Udayanga 2 for 19)
Mahinda (186 for 4 overnight) 292 (Gihan Dhanushka 74, Dunesh Udayanga 65, Piyushan Kulatunga 47, Nilanka Laksiri 27, Malith Mahela 26, Sachika Udara 24: Suresh Kumara 4 for 66, Deshan Muthumal 2 for 40, Dilshan de Zoysa 2 for 56) and 37 for no loss (Malith Mahela 31 n.o.)
At Moratuwa: Match drawn
St. Peter’s 358 for 6 declared (Kavinda de Tissera 92, Sanjula Madushan 79, Didulana Mendis 53, Dineth Thimodya 29: Chanuka Peiris 2 for 44, Jayanga Peiris 2 for 111) and 116 for 9 (Oshan Karunaratne 21, Chandula Jayamanne 21, Sanjula Madushan 20: Jayanga Peiris 5 for 49, Shanuka Dulaj 4 for 62)
Prince of Wales (140/3 overnight) 320 (Shanuka Dulaj 178, Ashen Mendis 65, Chrishen Aponso 24, Jayanga Peiris 16: Sahan Nanayakkara 4 for 67, Chemila Obeysekera 3 for 65, Chandula Jayamanne 2 for 36)
At Moratuwa: Match drawn
St. Sebastian’s 300 for 5 declared (Sangeeth Cooray 135, Kusal Edussuriya 85, Luke Jayadeva 23, Shan Fernando 25 n.o.: Uditha Mahindaratne 2 for 35)
St. Anthony’s Katugastota (30/2 overnight) 177 (Kanishka Uggalpaya 89, Kavinda Udapola 23, Damithra Panditharatme 15: Lahiru Heshan 3 for 24, Sangeeth Cooray 3 for 26) and 115 for 6 (Kanishka Uggalpaya 29, Nimesha Gunasinghe 21, Mohamed Aflar 27 n.o.: Lahiru Heshan 2 for 19, Umeshka Morais 2 for 30)
At Campbell Park: Match drawn
Kingswood 168 (Meedum Weerasinghe 49, Prabath Jayawickrama 30, Ruwantha Hettiarachchi 25 n.o.: Dilshan Parais 4 for 34, Sachin Jayawardena 3 for 28) and 131 for 7 (Meedum Weerasinghe 36: Sachin Jayawardena 5 for 63)
Wesley (126/5 overnight) 219 for 8 declared (Treshan Seneviratne 49, Jonathan Caderamanpulle 43, Samod Athulathmudali 50 n.o.: Daminda Weerakoon 4 for 41, Tharindu Liyanage 3 for 57)
At Anuradhapura: Match drawn
Anuradhapura Central 146 (Sandeep Nisansala 43, Kasun Weeranga 30, Chathuska Senanayake 22: Keshan Madusanka 4 for 39, Dasun Vimukthi 3 for 19) and 195 for 4 (Ajith Sandaruwan 67, Mahesh Shashika 31, Jagath Sandaruwan 60 n.o.: Tharnga Weeraratne 2 for 37)
Piliyandala Central 54 (Kasun Weeranga 7 for 25)
At Asgiriya: Mahanama fall short
Mahanama, spearheaded by top scorer S. Kaushalya (63 in 96 balls with 12 boundaries) made a valiant effort to overhaul Trinity’s imposing total of 269 and fell short by 17 runs at Asgiriya. Kaushalya was aided in thisattempts by W.G. Sanjeeva, Thamila Sandesh and H.S. Welagedara, who all entered the thirties.
Trinity’s one-man firing squad – Raveen Sayer – once more emerged with a six wicket haul.
Trinity 269 all out and 125 for 4 wickets in 35 overs (Ron Chandragupta 46, Madhawa Munaweera 40, Charith Sudaraka 15n.o)
Mahanama (100 for 3 overnight) 252 all out in 92.3 overs (S. Kaushalya 63, W.G. Sanjeeva 35, Thamila Sandesh 35, H.S. Welagedara 34, Raveen Sayer 6 for 95, Sadindu Amerasinghe 4 for 23) – AK