Senuja, Yenula shine as St. Joseph’s dominate
Senuja Wakunugoda and Yenula Dewthusa shone with centuries as St. Joseph’s College dominated proceedings against St. Sebastian’s College, Moratuwa, securing a first-innings win in the Under-19 inter-school cricket encounter concluded at Darley Road yesterday.
Senuja hammered a quick-fire 156 off 148 balls, featuring 14 boundaries and seven sixes, while Yenula scored an unbeaten century with six boundaries and four sixes. Senuja was involved in two valuable partnerships — an 83-run stand for the fourth wicket with Aveesha Samash and a 95-run stand for the fifth wicket with Yenula. Yenula went on to share a 127-run partnership for the sixth wicket with Rishma Amarasinghe, helping St. Joseph’s post a formidable 371 for 5 before declaring, in reply to St. Sebastian’s total of 233.
Unbeaten centuries by Thareen Sanketh and Savi Fernando, who together added a massive unbroken stand of 194 runs for the sixth wicket, was the highlight of the second day’s play in St. Peter’s College’s first-innings win over Royal College at Reid Avenue.
Thareen Sanketh (right) and Savi Fernando of St. Peter’s associated in an unbroken stand of 194 runs for the sixth wicket for St. Peter’s against Royal – Pic by Eshan Fernando
| Results | |
St. Sebastian’s Moratuwa 233 all out (54.3) and 93 for 4 (40) at close (Navod Fernando 24, Ryan Dissanayake 21n.o.; Yenula Dewthusa 2/27, Damian de Silva 2/54)
St. Peter’s 195 all out (63.2) and 255 for 5 (74) at close (Thareen Sanketh 108n.o., Savi Fernando 100n.o.; Ramiru Perera 3/66)
Trinity 227 all out (66.4) and 109 for 4 decl (21.3) (Dimantha Mahavithana 42, Vathila Udara 25, Pulisha Tilekeratne 20; Ashinsa Nainayake 3/38)
Nalanda BS, Minuwangoda 128 all out (26.3) and 105 all out (26.2) (Tharusha Vishwajith 25, Tharusha Nadun 21; Kavindu Dulanjana 5/29, Malith Dilshan 4/31)
Jaffna Central 175 all out (55.1) and 43 for 2 (18) at close (Ranjithkumar Newton 24; Inuka Dulanjaya 2/10)
Sri Devananda Ambalangoda 128 all out (56.4) (Nisith Thejawa 25, Ravindu de Silva 20; Kavindu Silva 4/25, Tharusha Ranasinghe 3/22, Rasith Nimsara 2/27)
Sri Pangnananda Raddoluwa 185 (Nethuja Dilmith 38n.o., Shehan Gimhana 29, Pishone Mark 29, Dineth Mihiranga 25, Roshen Sasmitha 24; Lithum Vivan 5/41, Sithumina Heendeniya 2/29) and 137 for 4 (17.1) at stumps (Ranidu Nimsara 84, Shehan Gimhana 21; Anupa Pahasara 2/26)
Ananda Central Elpitiya 283 for 6 decl (74) (Lakvin Venitha 75, Manusha Perera 67, Sachin Sathsindu 53, Umesh Induwara 42; Muditha Damith 3/49) |