Skipper Kamil’s double ton steers Mahanama to quarters
A swashbuckling unbeaten 205 by Mahanama Panadura skipper Kamil Mishara helped his side to book a berth to the quarter final of the Under 13 Division Two inter-schools cricket tournament. Kamil’s 129 ball knock which comprised 29 boundaries and nine sixes enabled Mahanama to record an easy first inning win over CWW Kannangara MMV Hunumulla in the pre-quarter final encounter.
Mahanama in the run up to the quarter final remained unbeaten having played five matches in the first round securing first inning wins against Meepawala Amarasooriya MMV with the other four matches being washed out by rain.
Mahanama College Panadura U - 13 squad: Kamil Mishara ( Capt), Lahiru Madhuranga, Asitha Jayalath, Dilshan Madusanka, Vihaga Kavishka, Ravindu Nethpahan, Pavithra Lakshan, Binupa Sandinu, Pramuditha Wikramasinghe, Amod Kaushika, Maleesha Chanaka, Randula Dasun, Isuru Dhananjaya, Tharindu Priyankara, B.J. de Silva (Coach), Vajira Thanthirige (MIC) and Mrs. Yamuna Perera (Principal)
They played four matches in the second round which saw them recording a first inning win over Siri Piyaratana MMV Padukka and an innings win over Nugawela Central while the other two matches ended in no decisions.
Left handed batsman and opener skipper Kamil was the pick of the batsman as he scored 788 runs from the ten matches that he played and apart from the unbeaten 205 he alsp slammed three tons to end with an average of 98.5. He also was responsible for 21 victims behind the wickets.
In the bowling department right arm spinner Asitha Jayalath was the pick taking 27 wickets from eight matches while Dilshan Madusanka bagged 14 wickets from nine matches.
Results:
vs De La Salle Colombo
De La Salle: 161 (S. Santhush 44, Chathura Dilruksha 40: Asitha Jayalath 5 for 50, Ravindu Nethpaan 3 for 19)
Mahanama Panadura 72 for 3 (Kamil Mishara 48)
vs Ananda Maithriya MMV Balangoda
Mahanama Panadura 84 for 6 (Kamil Mishara 48: H. Rajapaksha 4 for 22)
Ananda Maithriya Balangoda 9 for 3 (Ravindu Nethpahan 2/4)
Beat Nugawela Central by innings
Nugawela Central 66 (Asitha Jayalath 3 for 14, Dilshan Madhusanka 2 for 13, Amod Kaushika 2 for 15) and 48 (Ravindu Nethpahan 5 for 28, Asitha Jayalath 3 for 3, Dilshan Madhusanka 2 for 7)
Mahanama Panadura 205 for 4 (Kamil Mishara 101, Vinupa Sandinu 24, Randula Dasun 23: J.K. Kumarasinghe 2 for 22, S.B. Jayamanne 2 for 83)
First innings over Siri Piyarathana MMV Padukka
Mahanama Panadura 179 for 4 (Kamil Mishara 121, Dilshan Madhusanka 15) and 138 for 9 (Kamil Mishara 42, Dilshan Madhusanka 39, Binupa Sandinu 26: L. Dasun 2 for 11)
Siri Piyarathana MMV Padukka 171 (L. Heshan 59, K. Tishan 47: Kamil Mishara 3 for 7, Asitha Jayalath 3 for 20, Ravindu Nethpahan 2 for 30)
Pre quarter final – Beat CWW Kannangara MMV
CWW Kannangara MMV Hunumulla 147 in 37.2 overs (N. Jayakodi 32, M. Lakshan 26, I. Dilshan 22: Asitha Jayalath 4 for 44, Nethpahan Fernando 2 for 21)
Mahanama Panadura 224 for 4 (Kamil Mishra 205 n.o.) -MSA