Royal beat Petes after 38 years
Skipper Sineth Jayawardena and Yenula Bandara combined to claim
14 wickets, propelling Royal to a commanding victory by an innings and 61 runs over St. Peter’s in the Under-19 Inter-School cricket match held at Reid Avenue yesterday. Royal beat St. Peter’s after 38 years since winning under Roshan Juranpathy in 1986.
On the second day of play, St. Peter’s, responding to Royal’s declaration at 364 for 5, were bowled out for 190 runs, with Skipper Sineth and Yenula leading the bowling attack.
Trailing by 174 runs, St. Peter’s was forced to follow-on but faltered once again against the bowling duo of
Sineth and Yenula, succumbing for a mere 113 runs.
Senitha Halambage of Dharmasoka MV amassed 222 runs, including 26 boundaries and three sixes, against Ananda, while Janith Ravishka of Trinity piled up 241 runs with 33 boundaries and a six against Wesley.
| Results | |
Royal 364 for 5 decl (Yasindu Dissanayake 152 n.o., Isula Geeganage 122, Sineth Jayawardena 41, Anush Polonowita 17n.o.: Lashen Pushpakumarage 3/35, Dilana Damsara 2/34) St. Peter’s (6/1 o’night) 190 (Asadisa de Silva 77, Savi Fernando 46, Rithil Suraweera 21: Sineth Jayawardena 6/53, Yenula Bandara 2/11) and 113 (Asadisa de Silva 34, Shennon Rodrigo 31: Yenula Bandara 4/16, Ramiru Perera 3/38, Sineth Jayawardena 2/21)
Mahinda 389 (Tharusha Dilshan 96, Dinura Kalupahana 91, Randula Mabarana 30, Kaveen Rukshan 27, Hareen Achintha 20: Thisara Dewduna 2/47, Sajitha Vithanage 2/56, Minod Caldera 2/116) Nalanda (18/0 o’night) 348 (Sadew Samarasinghe 157, Sajitha Vithanage 78, Manupa Manmitha 26: Senuka Dangamuwa 5/105, Kaveen Rukshan 4/70)
Trinity (297/9 overnight) 408 (Janith Ravishka 134 n.o., Viduka Dhammage 55, Manila Kularatne 34, Dimantha Mahavithana 24: Uvin Perera 3/39, Nilupul Liyanage 3/51, Linal Subasinghe 2/51) and 241 for 3 (Dimantha Mahavithana 107 n.o., Supun Waduge 70, Jayavi Liyanagama 43) Wesley 98 (Linal Subasinghe 28, Uvin Perera 24, Rukshan Tharanga 17n.o.: Thisal Yapa 3/40, Dinuka Tennekoon 2/2, Tharana Wimaladharma 2/24)
St. Benedict’s 161 (Janindu Nandasena 73, Sharujan Shanmughanathan 43: Achala Perera 5/48, Uneth Peiris 2/35) and 201 (Steve Arshan 46, Ayesh Gajanayake 41, Mevan Dissanayake 20: Rivith Jayasooriya 2/42) Prince of Wales (103/3 o’night) 226 (Suwas Ranawana 56, Sachira Damian 46, Uneth Peiris 44, Achala Perera 25: Vihanga Ratnayake 4/38, Nirwan Jayatileke 3/59) and 97 for 6 (Oshan Maneesha 45n.o., Sachira Damian 21: Mevan Dissanayake 4/42)
Ananda 202 (Kanchana de Livera 49, Danindu Sellaperuma 38, Ayesh Shashimal 35, Kenul de Zoysa 22: Ishan Anuradha 5/49, Jithira Sansika 2/19) and 171 for 8 (Kanchana de Livera 65, Kithma Vidanapathirana 45: Senura Sandayuru 2/30, Jithira Sansika 2/41) Dharmasoka MV Ambalangoda (129/3 o’night) 384 for 9 decl (Senitha Halambage 222, Jithira Sansika 49, Akash Mendis 35: Kaveesha Mendis 3/67, Danindu Sellaperuma 2/42, Ayesh Shashimal 2/57) |