Tons by Rishane Mathangaweera and Ashan Jayasanka were the highlights of the drawn Under 19 inter-school cricket encounter between S. Thomas’ and Dharmapala Pannipitiya which ended at Mt Lavinia yesterday.
Rishane Mathangaweera who put in a fine allround performance against Dharmapala in action yesterday. -Picture by
Ranjith Perera. |
Rishane cracked an unbeaten 117 with 17 boundaries and three sixes while Ashan clobbered 130 with 26 boundaries and a six. Rishane’s ton saw the Thomians take the upper hand in the morning session of play on day two and Ashan saved his side to deny the home team a victory.
Mahinda dominate drawn match
Mahinda College Galle dominated the proceedings in their drawn Under 19 game against Ananda at Ananda Mawatha yesterday. The opening day’s play saw Mahinda, taking first lease of the wicket, helped by a knock of 88 by Hashan Kumuditha making a modest 204. They then had the Anandians struggling on 73 for 5 at the end of day one.
Hashan and Lisula put Gurukula MV on top
A knock of 109 by Hashan Dumidu and a half ton by Lisula Lakshan put Gurukula MV Kelaniya on top against Raddoluwa MV in the Under 19 inter-schools match which began at Raddoluwa yesterday. The match will be continued at 9.45 a.m. today.
At Mt Lavinia
Dharmapala 141 (Yasith Lakshitha 64: Thilaksha Sumanasiri 5 for 17, Madushan Ravichandrakumar 3 for 46, Rishane Mathangaweera 2 for 7) and 220 for 4 (Ashan Jayasanka 130, Vimukthi Radella 20, Yasith Lakshitha 54 n.o.)
S. Thomas’ (99/1 overnight) 261 for 3 declared (Sachin Peiris 75, Asiri Wickremanayake 56, Rishane Mathangaweera 117 n.o.: Malith Madushan 2 for 75)
At Ananda Mawatha
Mahinda 204 (Hashan Kumuditha 88, Hasitha Sandaruwan 22: Isuru Gunasekera 5 for 70, Pasindu Madushan 3 for 55) and 204 for 8 declared (Hashan Kumuditha 69, (Praveen Mangalawatte 43, Sohan Kariyawasam 26: Pasindu Madushan 6 for 64, Isuru Gunasekera 2 for 33)
Ananda (73/5 overnight) 168 (Thushara Samarakoon 63, Ushan Gunatilleke 35: Kalhara Gunaratne 4 for 62, Sohan Kariyawasam 3 for 32) and 65 for 3 (Pasindu Madushan 28, Geshan Wimaladharma 23)
At Raddoluwa
Gurukula MV 288 (Hashan Dumidu 109, Lisula Lakshan 85, Nalin Perera 28, Chanaka Dilshan 20, Kasun Madusanka 17: Kesara Lakshan 5 for 64, Hasitha Kumaratunga 3 for 63)
Raddoluwa MV 78 for 3 (Lalin Madusanka 23, Kanishka Fernando 40 n.o.: Hashan Dumidu 2 for 2) |
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