Dinura, Kaveesha set up Mahinda win
Dinura Kalupahana and Kaveen Rukshan combined to lead Mahinda College to a comfortable innings and 41 runs win over St Servatius Matara in the Under 19 school cricket match concluded at Galle yesterday.
Kalupahana hit 148 before Rushan return figures of 6 for 33 as they thrashed the hapless opposition by an innings.
Shehan Hasaranga, Pramesh Madubashana and Chandupa de Silva also contributed with half tons.
Two other matches which concluded at Bambalapitiya and Darley Road fizzled out to tame draws.
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| At Galle: Mahinda beat St. Servatius won by innings and 41 runs Mahinda 348 for 8d (76) (Dinura Kalupahana 148, Shehan Hasaranga 68, Pramesh Madubashana 52, Chandupa de Silva 50: Hasitha Amarasinghe 4/112, Tharush Sankalpa 2/31) St. Servatius Matara (56/3 o’night) 121 (38) (Dinura Abeywickramasinghe 50: Dinura Kalupahana 4/35, Shehan Hasaranga 3/37, Ranmina Hettiarachchi 2/0) and 186 (53.5) (Hasitha Amarasinghe 47, Denuwan Pramod 32, Vishwa Supun 28: Kaveen Rukshan 6/33, Kaushan Madusha 2/37) At Bambalapitiya: Match drawn St Peter’s 329 for 9d (74) (Rusanda Gamage 112, Lahiru Dewatage 50, Wanuja Sahan 50, Danal Hemananda 35, Nimuthu Gunawardena 26, Shenal Boteju 20: Mevan Dissanayake 3/69, Chamath Chathurya 2/46) St. Benedict’s: (35/3 o’night) 182 for 9 (55.5) (Chamath Chathurya 30, Yohan Soyza 25, Mevan Dissanayake 60 n.o.: Lakindu Sachin 3/39, Niman Umesh 3/44, Wanuja Sahan 2/40) and 269 for 9 in 62.2 overs (Shenel Samaratunga 77, Chamath Chathurya 54, Dilan Thabrew 45, Hasanga Nanayakkara 22; Shannon Rodrigo 4/6, Lahiru Dawatage 3/16, Wanuja Sahan 2/55) At Darley Road: Match drawn Trinity (301/8 overnighgt) 318 (94.3) (Vidhawith Ehelepola 87, Akram Muthalib 70, Pawan Pathiraja 56, Viduka Dhammage 25, Theeraka Ranatunga 44 n.o.: Muditha Lakshan 2/34, Yenula Dewthusa 2/50, Shenuk Serasinghe 2/62, Lahiru Amarasekera 2/96) St. Joseph’s 201 and 101 for 5 (27) (Sadeesha Jayawardena 26, Hiran Jayasundara 22: Theeraka Ranatunga 2/36) |