Devapathiraja, Wesley, DSS and Richmond advance to pre-quarters
Devapathiraja MMV Rathgama along with Wesley, DSS and Richmond advanced to the pre-quarter finals of the Under-17 Division One Cricket Tournament which is in progress now. The Rathgama lads defeated Sri Devananda MV Ambalangoda by 40 runs. The foundation for Devapathiraja MMV’s win was laid by Pethum Madusanka whose half ton saw them make a modest score of 169 while Sri Devananda MV in their run chase was able to muster a score of only 129. A fine knock of 80 by Hasitha Perera and supported by a useful knock by Thisuraka Amarasinghe helped Wesley coast to a four wicket win over Maris Stella Negombo in the second round match played at Negombo.
Maris Stella taking first lease of the wicket made a modest score of 234 and Wesley in their run chase raced to the target with four balls to spare. Half tons by Deemantha Kaushalya and Nimesha Shashindra paved the way for DSS to record a thrilling one wicket win over Lumbini MV in a second round match played at Wijerama Mawatha. Richmond had little difficulty to stave off the challenge of Dharmaraja thanks to an allround performance by Thaveesha Abhishek which helped them to record a 45-run victory in the match played at Kandy. Gurukula MV Kelaniya coasted to an easy 106-run win over Mahanama Colombo in another second round match of the same tournament played at Kadirana. - MSA
Results:
At Ambalangoda:
Devapathiraja MMV won by 40 runs
Devapathiraja MMV Rathgama 169 in 32.4 overs (Pethum Madusanka 60, Ashen Kanchaka 25, Raveen Yasas 22, Nimesh Chathuranga 21; Charith Rukshan 3 for 28, Dasun Dhananjaya 2 for 30)
Sri Devananda MV Ambalangoda 129 in 28 overs (Sasindu Madusanka 35, Kavindu Shohan 28, Sachindu Uddeepana 21; Raveen Yasas 2 for 5, Pethum Madusanka 2 for 15, Nimesh Chathuranga 2 for 32)
At Negombo:
Wesley won by 4 wickets
Maris Stella 234 in 49.2 overs (Mark Fernando 42, Kevin Perera 38; Mohamed Ubaidulla 2 for 43, Sakuntha Liyanage 2 for 48, Janith Sandakelum 2 for 48)
Wesley 237 for 6 in 49.2 overs (Hasitha Perera 80, Thisuraka Akmeemana 46; Ashan Fernando 2 for 18)
At Wijerama Mawatha:
DSS won by 1 wicket
Lumbini MV 191 in 43.4 overs (Malinda Dilshan 89, Dushan Ranmal 31; Pasindu Adithya 4 for 40, Thathsara Bandara 3 for 37, Dasun Dimasha 2 for 37)
DSS 196 for 9 in 46 overs (Nimesha Shashindra 55, Deemantha Kaushalya 88 n.o.; Shashin Ravindu 2 for 28, Vimu Hemal 2 for 29, Kanishka Maduwantha 2 for 33)
At Kandy:
Richmond won by 45 runs
Richmond 225 in 50 overs (Thaveesha Abhishek 80, Vinuja Kiriella 31, Adithya Siriwardena 28, Bhavantha Pasqual 24, Sahan Vimukthi 16; Rukmal Dissanayake 3 for 26, Gayantha Ratnayake 2 for 42)
Dharmaraja 180 in 47.4 overs (Kasun Gunawardena 43, Chethiya Ratnayake 32, Thamindu Weerasekera 25; Thaveesha Abhishek 3 for 30, Akash Kavinda 3 for 36)
At Kadirana:
Gurukula MV won by 106 runs
Gurukula MV Kelaniya 269 for 8 in 50 overs (Teshan Malindu 69, Lasindu Arosha 48; Pasindu Arunoda 4 for 47, Wathsala Perera 2 for 51)
Mahanama Colombo 163 in 47.3 overs (Pethum Boteju 35, Maduranga Weerasinghe 34; Pruthuvi Rusara 3 for 10, Nuwan Chanaka 2 for 31)