Anush steers Royal to semis
S. Thomas’ College, the only unbeaten side in the ongoing Under-19 Inter-School Limited Over Tournament, with eight successive wins, met their waterloo as they failed when it mattered most when they went down to traditional rivals Royal College in the Division I Tier ‘A’ quarter-final encounter played at Bambalapitiya yesterday.
Anush Polonowita was the hero for Royal as his unbeaten knock of 57. He associated in a valuable 61-run stand for the fourth wicket with Ramiru Perera which enabled them to reach the target of 143 runs in the 40th over.
Meanwhile Lumbini and Ananda came out victorious in two Division I Tier ‘B’ quarter-final encounters against St. Aloysius and St. Sebastian’s Katuneriya while Lyceum International School, Wattala defeated Sri Devananda Ambalangoda in a Division II Tier ‘A’ quarter-final encounter.
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S. Thomas’ 142 for 8 (47) (Akash Fernando 65n.o., Nathan Caldera 17; Anush Polonowita 3/4, Sineth Jayawardena 2/19, Ramiru Perera 2/36) Royal 145 for 8 (39.5) (Anush Polonowita 57n.o., Ramiru Perera 38: Abeeth Paranawidana 4/33, Akash Fernando 3/27)
St. Aloysius Galle 123 all out (34.1) (Charya Paranavithana 74, Deneth Dewminda 20: Praveen Maneesha 3/30, Ushan Sathsara 2/17, Dumindu Sewmina 2/19) Lumbini 124 for 3 (33.4) (Shahan Kaushalya 76n.o., Dinitha Prabanka 26)
Ananda 208 all out (42.2) (Kanchana de Livera 68, Ayesh Shashimal 29n.o., Kithma Withanapathirana 26, Kenul de Zoysa 23: Tharuka Manaram 3/32, Chamal Hirushan 2/26, Maheesha Sithum 2/48) St. Sebastian’s Katuneriya 116 all out (39.3) (Hasith Kavinda 30, Vihanga Theekshana 19, Nimod Chamath 16n.o.: A. Ayesh 4/29)
Sri Devananda Ambalangoda 94 all out (29) (Thenuja Rashmin 20: Garuka Sanketh 3/42, Bimsara Weerasinghe 2/9, Shavindu Silva 2/20) Lyceum Wattala 95 for 4 (26.3) (Bimsara Weerasinghe 33n.o., Omalka Hapuarachchi 27: Thenuja Rashmin 3/17) |