Ravishka steers Galle to massive win
Ravishka Wijesiri scored a brilliant 123 to steer Galle Zone II to a massive 217-run win over Hambantota District in the Under 15 Inter-District cricket tournament played at the Sooriyawewa Stadium.
Galle Zone II taking first lease of the wicket made a formidable score of 322 and then bundled out Hambantota District for 105. Kasun Gunawardena of Kandy Zone II was the other centurion of the tournament so far.
Kasun’s knock of 119 helped Kandy Zone II record a big win by 183 runs against Kegalle District.
The Under 15 Inter-District tournament is being contested by 32 teams from Western Province North and North Outer, Western Province South and South Outer, Central Province, North Central Province, Uva Province, North and East Province and Southern Province.
The tournament conducted by Sri Lanka Cricket is being sponsored by the Prima Group for the ninth successive year. The completion of the inter-district tournament will be followed by the inter-provincial tournament with the best players from the district tournament being selected to represent ten provincial teams.
Results:
At Sooriyawewa: Galle won
by 217 runs
Galle Zone II 322 in 48.5 overs (Ravishka Wijesiri 123, Samju Lakshan 79, Thaveesha Abishek 25: Chanuka Ranasinghe 3 for 43, Gihan Bandara 2 for 30, Chathuska Shehan 2 for 34)
Hambantota District 105 in 36.3 overs (Chathura Jayanath 30: Gihan Tharusha 3 for 6, Pathum Madusanka 3 for 16)
At Pallekele: Kandy Zone II
won by 183 runs
Kandy Zone II 280 for 5 in 50 overs (Kasun Gunawardena 119, Thiksha Gunawardena 76, Dulaj Bandara 16: Sadeepa Lakshan 2 for 48)
Kegalle District 97 in 31.4 overs (Nirman Pathiharya 20, Sithum Sanjana 16: Kasun Karunatilleke 5 for 13, Thamoshana Abeykoon 2 for 6, N. Pavithran 2 for 17)
At Army Ground: Kurunegala
Zone I won by 80 runs
Kurunegala Zone I 155 in 45 overs (Kavinda Ranasinghe 31, Keshan Baginda 20, Supun Sumanaratne 19, Nisanjana Hettiarachchi 18: Udara Kalindu 3 for 26, Kokila Weerasinghe 2 for 12, Gayanga Naveen 2 for 18)
Polonnaruwa District 62 in 29.4 overs (Pramila Dhananjaya 27: Kavinda Ranasinghe 3 for 9, Supun Sumanaratne 3 for 11, Keshan Baginda 3 for 13)
At Samadi Ground: Matale District won by 7 wickets
Anuradhapura District 117 in 37.3 overs (Dhanuka Praveen 29, Induwara Chamodya 22: I.P. Bandara 5 for 33, I.S. Dodanthenne 2 for 6)
Matale District 119 for 3 in 29.1 overs (P.C. Bandara 29, I.S. Dodanthenne 38 n.o., G.K. Fernando 34 n.o.)
At Sooriyawewa: Matara District
won by 44 runs
Matara District 212 for 4 in 50 overs (Shihan Subashitha 32, Binara Sanketh 29, Pushpitha Dilshan 24, Sashika Dulshan 34 n.o.: Rifan Suadeen 2 for 19)
Hambantota District 168 in 45.3 overs (Pramith Chethiya 42, Sahas Hansala 27, Dhanuja Theshana 25: Sashika Dulshan 3 for 48, Keshara Nuwantha 2 for 17, Chamod Bathiya 2 for 30)
At Pallekele: Kandy Zone
I won by 68 runs
Kandy Zone I 216 in 45.5 overs (Kevin Nimshan 64, Hasika Gamage 56, H.G. Nissanka 18, M.R. Thareef 15: Hiroshan Chandrababu 3 for 41, N. Pavithran 2 for 26, Thamoshana Abeykoon 2 for 47)
Kandy Zone II 148 for 8 in 50 overs (Dulaj Bandara 34, Thamoshana Abeykoon 32 n.o.: Ruwin Peiris 2 for 15, Dilan Bandara 2 for 26)
At Kandana: Colombo North
II won by 18 runs
Colombo North II 173 in 38.3 overs (Ishan Amarasinghe 44, Buddhi Madushan 43, Chamil Rashmika 18, Manisha Rupasinghe 16, Ranidu de Silva 16: Arosha Madushan 3 for 21, Ashen Perera 2 for 26, Shehan Madusanka 2 for 36, Janidu Jayawardena 2 for 40)
Gampaha Zone I 155 in 41.3 overs (Isuru Tharaka 46, Kemira Nayanatharu 22, Malinda Perera 17: Buddhi Madushan 2 for 15, Khaliq Amath 2 for 36, Ayantha Savinda 2 for 36)
At Kotte: Colombo North
I won by 58 runs
Colombo North I 199 for 9 in 50 overs (Dineth Jayakody 52, Kalana Wijesiri 35, Mahesh Thekshana 23: S. Dangalla 17 n.o.: Sasitha Madanayake 3 for 36, Nadun Dilshan 2 for 25, Nimna Senesh 2 for 27)
Gampaha Zone II 141 in 34 overs (Chathura Anuruddha 22, Naveen Nirmal 21, Sasitha Madanayake 16, K. Tharusha 16, Nimna Senesh 15: Kavishka Lakshan 5 for 48, Nirosh Harsahana 2 for 14)
At St. John’s Panadura: Kalutara won by 112 runs on Parabola
Kalutara District 267 for 8 in 50 overs (Dineth Gayashan 109, Dinuth Jayatunge 55, Ravindu Shan 44: Sasanka Lakshan 2 for 38, Dilan Peiris 2 for 54)
Colombo South Zone 1 120 for 9 in 37 overs (Kavinda Perera 27, Praveen Cooray 22: Rohan Sanjaya 2 for 35)
At Pallekele Stadium: Nuwara Eliya won by 7 wickets
Kegalle District 78 in 25.4 overs (Akila Pethiyagoda 21, Sachin Ayesha 19: P.V. Chanuka 6 for 16, Sachinda Kavishwara 3 for 22)
Nuwara Eliya District 79 for 4 in 21.5 overs (Rusiru Bandara 23: Ravindu Sasanka 3 for 33)
At Ratnapura: Colombo South Zone II won by 8 wickets
Ratnapura District 44 in 24.2 overs (Mohamed Rishad 16: Kanishka Maduwantha 5 for 3, Madura Neelanuwan 2 for 16)
Colombo South Zone II 45 for 2 in 13.2 overs
At Samadi Ground: Matale won by 5 wickets
Polonnaruwa District 127 in 44.2 overs (R. Neelaka 19, Z. Hasmi 18: S. Dodanthanna 3 for 12, P. Bandara 2 for 29, D. Awandaya 2 for 29)
Matale District 128 for 5 in 35.2 overs (P.C. Bandara 35)
At Anuradhapura: Kurunegala District won by 7 runs
Kurunegala District 168 in 44.4 overs (Brian Karunanayake 29, Charith Dombawela 20: Sineth Sanchaka 3 for 21, Kavisha Prasad 3 for 29, Thisara Anjana 2 for 25)
Anuradhapura District 161 in 48.5 overs (Chamod Induwara 32, Lahiru Sandaruwan 27, Lahiru Geethanjana 24: Dilanka Premaratne 2 for 22, Sudan Fernando 2 for 28, Chamindu Jayasinghe 2 for 39)