Chanthuka steers St Sebastian’s to second successive win
A match bag of 11 for 100 by left-arm spinner Manuja Chanthuka paved the way for
St Sebastian’s to pull off a stunning three-wicket win over S. Thomas’ Mt Lavinia in the Under 19 encounter concluded at Moratuwa yesterday.
Manuja bagged seven wickets in the first innings and four in the second innings to lead them to their second successive outright win within five days.They earlier beat Maliaydeva college.
In the other matches played, St Peter’s and St Thomas Matara won on first innings while exchanges were even in the match between Royal and St Anne’s Kurunegala on day one.
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S. Thomas’ 131 (Dineth Goonewardena 59, Kavindu Dias 15: Manuja Chanthuka 7/40) and 156 (Senadhi Bulankulame 43, Dineth Goonewardena 40; Manuja Chanthuka 4/60, Ryan Dissanayake 3/21, Malintha Silva 2/39) St Sebastian’s (166/7 overnight) 174 (Ushen Silva 23, Janaka Silva 21, Nadeesh Fernando 44 n.o.; Abheeth Paranavidana 5/34, Dineth Goonewardena 3/33) and 116 for 7 (Ushen Silva 44, Navod Fernando 29: Ashen Perera 2/13, Nathan Caldera 2/20)
St Peter’s 290 for 8 declared (Rusanda Gamage 123, Nathan David 74, Shennon Rodrigo 52; Vishwa Rajapakse 3/67, Himal Ravihansa 3/67, Tharindu Eshan 2/65) and 165 for 6 declared (Nathan David 53, Vishen Helambage 33, Shennon Rodrigo 24, Rusanda Gamage 21; Himal Ravihansa 3/17, Janith Fernando 2/52) St Joseph Vaz Wennappuwa 205 (Hansa Mihiranga 67, Kavith Fernando 48, Vishwa Rajapakse 28; Dilana Damsara 2/3, Janith Kaushan 2/14, Shennon Rodrigo 2/57, Vishen Helambage 2/60) and 112 for 2 (Vishwa Rajapakse 54, Tharindu Eshan 21, Dasun Perera 30 n.o.)
St Thomas Matara 196 (Pesandu Sanjan 72, Jimuth Iddamalgoda 28, Senura Perera 25; Kaveesh Hansaka 5/54, Ravindu de Silva 3/34) and 137 for 2 (Ochintha Chamika 59, Navija de Saram 64 n.o.) Sri Devananda MV Ambalangoda 193 (Mayura Malshan 53, Chamod Chandupa 28, Minindu de Silva 21; Navija de Saram 3/23, Punal Pamuditha 2/33, Bhanuka Insamal 2/41)
St Anne’s Kurunegala 201 (Kushan Subasinghe 33, Wageesha Ranasinghe 33, Yashmin Jayasundara 27, Buddima Nandasiri 23, S. Kumara 27 n.o.; Bulan Weeratunga 3/32, Sineth Jayawardena 3/36, Thamod Yasodhya 2/23) Royal Colombo 69 for 1 (Yasidu Dissanayake 29, Rehan Peiris 26 n.o.) |