Forty teams advance to second round
After the completion of the first round matches forty teams have qualified to the second round of the Under 15 Division one cricket tournament. The 40 teams will be divided into eight groups comprising of five teams in each group.
The first round of matches saw 81 teams divided into 11 groups contesting to book their berth to the second round. The second round matches will be played on a league basis which will be followed with the pre-quarter, quarter and semi-finals.
Mahanama College (A) Colombo, Royal College (A) Colombo, Wesley College (A) Colombo, Prince of Wales College (A) Moratuwa, President’s College (A) Kotte, St. Sebastian’s College (A) Moratuwa, St. Joseph’s College (A) Colombo, Trinity College (A) Kandy, St. Anthony’s College (A) Kandy, St. Thomas’ College Matara and Richmond College Galle ended the first round campaign as the group champions.
Teams and Groups in second round
Group ‘P’ – St. Joseph’s Wattala, Dharmasoka MV Ambalangoda, S. Thomas’, St. Peter’s, Trinity.
Group ‘Q’ – Nalanda, St. Joseph Vaz Wennappuwa, C.W.W. Kannangara MV Colombo, St. Sylvester’s , St. Joseph’s.
Group ‘R’ – Sri Sumangala Panadura, De Mazenod , Thurstan, Holy Cross Kalutara, St. Sebastian’s Moratuwa
Group ‘S’ – St. Benedict’s , Vidyaloka MV Galle, Dharmapala Kottawa, Dharmaraja, President’s College Kotte.
Group ‘T’ – Tissa Central Kalutara, St. Mary’s Kegalle, Kalutara MV, St. Aloysius Galle, Prince of Wales.
Group ‘U’ – Richmond Galle, Ananda Sastralaya Kotte, Maliyadeva, Mahinda Galle, Wesley.
Group ‘V’ – St. Thomas Matara, Vidyartha , St. Anne’s Kurunegala, Ananda, Royal Colombo.
Group ‘W’ – St. Anthony’s Katugastota , Sri Jayawardhanapura MV Kotte, Devapathiraja College Rathgama, Isipathana , Mahanama Colombo.