St Sebastian’s bowlers Dumith Wellalage and Nadeera Fernando along with Vihanga Mendis and Janishka Perera shown with the bat and ball as the foursome combined to steer Sebs to a crushing innings and 61 run win over Ananda in the second round match of the Under 15 Division One cricket tournament played at Moratuwa. Dumith Wellalage [...]

The Sunday Times Sri Lanka

Dumith, Nadeera, Vihanga, Janishka shine in Sebs innings win

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St Sebastian’s bowlers Dumith Wellalage and Nadeera Fernando along with Vihanga Mendis and Janishka Perera shown with the bat and ball as the foursome combined to steer Sebs to a crushing innings and 61 run win over Ananda in the second round match of the Under 15 Division One cricket tournament played at Moratuwa. Dumith Wellalage ended with an impressive match bag of 10 for 16 while Nadeera Fernando finished with a match bag of 8 for 26 with Vihanga Mendis cracking 99 while Janishka chipped in with an unbeaten half ton.

Dumith and Nadeera shared eight wickets between them in Ananda’s first inning to bundle them out for a meager 55 after which Vihanga and Janishka’s knocks enabled St Sebastian’s to post a score of 193 for 4 declared. Ananda batting the second time with a deficit of 138 runs succumbed to Dumith and Nadeera again and were bowled out for another low score of 77.In the other matches that were played saw Nalanda, Thurstan, De Mazenod, Royal Panadura and DSS recording first innings wins.

Results:

At Moratuwa
Ananda 55 (Dumith Wellalage 4 for 6, Nadeera Fernando 4 for 20) and 77 (Dumith Wellalage 6 for 10, Nadeera Fernando 4 for 6)
St Sebastian’s 193 for 4 declared (Vihanga Mendis 99, Shanel Fernando 28, Janishka Perera 51 n.o.)
At Campbell Place
Kalutara MV 105 (Thadula Kaveesha 28, Deelaka Damith 24: Ashen Walisundara 3 for 23, Nadun Senaratne 3 for 27, Lakshan Kashyapa 2 for 9) and 136 for 3 (Deelaka Damith 29, Dulip Jayatunga 83 n.o.)
Nalanda 121 for 7 declared (Moksha Sankalpa 38, Raveen de Silva 30 n.o.: Avishka Lakshan 3 for 25, Keith Praveen 2 for 8)
At Ambalangoda
P de S. Kularatne MV Ambalangoda 90 (Kumudu Nilhara 33: Thithira Weerasinghe 3 for 25, Sonal Paranavithana 3 for 26)
Thurstan 171 (Chathura Seneviratne 37, Jayavihan Mahavithana 31, Dineth Gamage 31: Supun Madushka 4 for 38, Yasintha Dimal 2 for 18, Thanisha Nirmal 2 for 38)
At Kotahena
De Mazenod 174 (Rakitha Fernando 41, Asitha Silva 20: Vihanga Ruvanara 3 for 39, Abishek Perera 2 for 18, Kaviru Perera 2 for 34) and 27 for 4 (Kaviru Perera 3 for 12)
St Benedict’s 166 (Abishek Perera 35, Vihanga Ruvanara 30, Thanoj Perera 26: Asitha Silva 4 for 34, Theekshana Perera 2 for 45)
At Thurstan
Thurstan 104 (Thithira Weerasinghe 23, Bawantha Jayasinghe 20: Prashan Kalhara 3 for 21, Hirujith Rasanjana 2 for 13, Nethmina de Silva 2 for 15) and 30 for 2
Royal Panadura 194 for 9 (Sanuk Randunu 51, Dhananjaya Prasad 50, Pubudu Chinthaka 33 n.o.: Thithira Weerasinghe 3 for 35, Gishal Gamlath 2 for 34, Sonal Paranavithana 2 for 44)
At Kotte
Karandeniya Central 171 (Dimuth Sandaruwan 40, Devaka Shaminda 28, Vishan Sahas 28: Dumindu Udugama 5 for 30, Chamath Yatawara 3 for 24)
DSS 201 for 7 (Teron Shanel 79, Missaka Nadun 52 n.o.: Samith Isuru 4 for 76, Danesh Madusanka 2 for 41)

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