Girls’ cricket semi-finalists found
View(s):Defending Girls Under 19 Cricket champions Anula Vidyalaya, Nugegoda along with runners-up Devapathiraja College, Rathgama, Vijayabahu Madya Maha Vidyalaya, Okkampitiya and Gothami Balika Vidyalaya, Colombo have advanced to the semi-finals of the Under 19 Inter Schools Girls’ Cricket tournament 2016.
The two semi-final matches will be played at the Sri Jayawardenapura cricket grounds, Pita Kotte tomorrow February 8 and the finals is scheduled to take place at the Thurstan College grounds on Tuesday (February 9) evening preceded by the third place match which will be played in the morning.
Unbeaten Anulians beat Poramadulla MMV, Rikillagaskada by 199 runs in the pre-quarter finals and defeated Pinideniya National Schools by 236 runs in the quarter-final.
Devapathiraja College, Rathgama beat Holy Angels Kuliyapitiya by 141 runs while Gothami Balika overcame Theldeniya National School by 147 runs in the pre-quarter finals and in the quarter-finals Devapathiraja College beat Ethiliwela Maha Vidyalaya 172 runs and Gothami Balika lasses beat Sri Siddhartha MMV Eppawela by 8 wickets in another quarter-final match.
In the other two quarter-final matches Vijayabahu MMV beat Dutugamunu MMV by 10 wickets and Gothami Balika Vidyalaya beat Sri Siddhartha MMV Eppawela by 8 wickets.
Schedule for semi-finals tomorrow:
(Sri Jayawardenapura Grounds): Anula Vidyalaya vs. Vijayabahu MMV Okkampitiya; Evening: Devapathiraja College, Rathgama vs. Gothami Balika Vidyalaya.
Tuesday February 9 (Thurstan College Grounds) Morning: 3rd place match; Evening: Finals. – LR.