Kamil, Pasindu, Gayan steer Royal to victory
Under 19 Cricket
Royal skipper Pasindu Sooriyabandara hit 69 and set Wesley a target of 278 - Pic by Amila Gamage
Half tons by Kamil Mishara and skipper Pasindu Sooriyabandara and a five wicket haul by Gayan Shanaka paved the way for Royal to record a comfortable 131 run win over Wesley in their 125th encounter between the two schools concluded at Campbell Park yesterday.
The win saw Royal retain the Sir Frank Gunasekera Shield and in the process winning it for the 12th time since the Shield was on offer in 1969.
Royal batting for the second time; continued from their overnight score of 40 for 2 and went on to make a score of 231 for 6 declared. Wesley set a target of 278 runs for victory folded up for a low score of 146 with Gayan Shanaka and Themal Bandara did the damage as they shared eight of the ten Wesley second innings wickets.
The encounter which is the 125th between the two schools is the second oldest inter-school cricket encounter following the Royal – Thomian encounter.
The Sir Frank Gunasekera Shield was introduced in 1969 with Wesley winning it under the leadership of Amaresh Rajaratnam. Royal are the current holders of the Shield having won it under the captaincy of Harith Samarasinghe, before they did so last evening.
St. Benedict’s and St. Joseph’s figured in a tame draw in their match which ended at Kotahena while Sri Devananda MV Ambalangoda recorded a massive 246 runs win over Taxila Horana at Horana.
Results
- At Campbell Park: Royal won by 131 runs
Royal 150 (Kamil Mishara 35, Bhagya Dissanayake 29, Kavindu Madarasinghe 26, Thevindu Senaratne 23: Movin Subasinghe 5 for 48, Senal Dangalla 3 for 57, Mohamed Ubaidulla 2 for 28) and (40/2 overnight) 231 for 6 declared (Kamil Mishara 80, Pasindu Sooriyabandara 69, Thevindu Senaratne 41: Mohamed Ubaidulla 3 for 65, Movin Subasinghe 3 for 67)
Wesley 104 (Senal Dangalla 30 n.o.: Themal Bandara 4 for 18, Lahiru Madusanka 3 for 24) and 146 (Janith Nuwantha 26, Senal Dangalla 25: Gayan Shanaka 5 for 44, Themal Bandara 3 for 35)
- At Kotahena: Match drawn
St. Joseph’s 194 (Lakshan Gamage 30, Jehan Daniel 27, Revan Kelly 21, Dunith Wellalage 51 n.o.: Prithvi Jegarajasingham 5 for 27, Maheesh Theekshana 2 for 58) and 201 for 6 declared (Jehan Daniel 41, Nipun Sumanasinghe 100 n.o., Lakshan Gamage 23 n.o.: Maheesh Theekshana 4 for 92, Prithvi Jegarajasingham 2 for 36)
St. Benedict’s (107/6 overnight) 183 (Dilan Chathuranga 36, Ryan Felsinger 31, Maheesh Theekshana 21, Kaveesha Jayatilleke 51 n.o.: Miranga Wickramage 4 for 42, Dunith Wellalage 3 for 52, Ashian Daniel 2 for 42) and 45 for 1 (Ryan Felsinger 26 n.o.)
- At Horana: Sri Devananda MV won by 246 runs
Sri Devananda MV Ambalangoda 166 (Sasindu de Silva 50, Sohan de Livera 48, Nimesh de Silva 20: Thisara Sachinthana 4 for 44, Thilinda Tharinda 2 for 14, Seneth Venvinu 2 for 20, Deeshan Gimhana 2 for 35) and (58/2 overnight) 294 for 7 declared (Sohan de Livera 71, Nimesh de Silva 55, Samith Abeysekera 35, Kavindu Rajapakse 27, Dasun de Silva 25, Vikum Jayasekera 21 n.o.: Thisara Sachinthana 2 for 47, Seneth Venvinu 2 for 59)
Taxila Central Horana 102 (Deeshan Gimhana 20: Sandun de Soysa 3 for 15, Nimesh de Silva 3 for 35, Dasun de Silva 2 for 20) and 112 (Vidushan Yasintha 34, Thilina Tharinda 27: Kavindu Rajapakse 5 for 20, Nimesh de Silva 2 for 44)
- At Badulla: Match drawn
St. Thomas’ Bandarawela 223 (Batiya Gunatilleke 80, Vimanga Jayakody 33, Ravindu Ratnayake 25: M. Santhoshan 4 for 65, M. Sharam 2 for 18) and 222 for 1 declared (Ravindu Ratnayake 59, Naveen Hasaranga 113 n.o., Bhathiya Gunatilleke 37 n.o.)
Sarawasthy Central Badulla (52/7 overnight) 144 (J. Ashok 86 n.o.: Ravindu Ratnayake 3 for 33, Gayantha Silva 2 for 11, Thevin Amarasinghe 2 for 22) and 36 for 6 (Ravindu Ratnayake 2 for 9)
- At Balapitiya:
Karandeniya Central 271 (Pasindu Kaveesha 83, Dinupa Sewmina 43, Ishara Maduwantha 35, Vihan Madusara 27: Chami Nimsara 5 for 64, Avishka Dilshan 2 for 42)
Revatha MMV Balapitiya 245 for 6 (Dimuthu Kumara 107, Gimhan Dhanushka 73, Rumesh Madushan 30: Samith Isuru 4 for 28, Ravindu Milan 2 for 80)
- At Kurunegala:
St. Peter’s Negombo 302 (Thisara Maduwantha 41, Umesh Lakshan 116, Sanidu Madusanka 42, Thisara Maduwantha 41, Brian Julius 47 n.o.: Wanitha Wanninayake 3 for 21, Pubudu Ganegama 2 for 78, Randeera Ranasinghe 2 for 84)
St Anne’s Kurunegala 49 for 2