Rain and bad light marred the second day of the Under-19 inter-school cricket matches, forcing early stoppages to most games. Despite the interruptions, Trinity College’s Dimantha Mahavithana stole the spotlight with a brilliant unbeaten 201, featuring 15 boundaries and two sixes, against St. Sebastian’s College, Moratuwa. He built three crucial partnerships — a 159-run stand [...]

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Trinity’s Dimantha Mahavithana hits unbeaten double ton

By M. Shamil Amit
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Rain and bad light marred the second day of the Under-19 inter-school cricket matches, forcing early stoppages to most games. Despite the interruptions, Trinity College’s Dimantha Mahavithana stole the spotlight with a brilliant unbeaten 201, featuring 15 boundaries and two sixes, against St. Sebastian’s College, Moratuwa.

He built three crucial partnerships — a 159-run stand for the fourth wicket with Vathila Udara (85), a 77-run partnership for the fifth wicket with Dinal Fernando, and a 51-run stand for the sixth wicket with Sethmika Seneviratne. Trinity, resuming from 339 for 4, declared at 400 for 6 but St. Sebastian’s managed to face only seven overs before rain halted play.

Elsewhere, St. Peter’s, Wesley, Prince of Wales, and St. Servatius, Matara, secured first-innings wins over Nalanda, S. Thomas’, St. Anthony’s Katugastota, and St. Benedict’s, respectively. Zahira College claimed an innings victory against Galahitiyawa Central.

Thomian Dineth Gunawardena hit 81 against Wesley at Campbell Park - Pic by M.A. Pushpa Kumara

Brief Scores:
  •  At Kandy: No Decision

Trinity (339/4 o’night) 400 for 6 decl (91.4) (Dimantha Mahavithana 201n.o., Vathila Udara 85, Pulisha Tilekeratne 41, Dinal Fernando 41; Malintha Silva 3/139)
St. Sebastian’s Moratuwa 12 for 1 (7) at close

  •  At Campbell Place: First innings win for St. Peter’s

St. Peter’s 263 all out (63) and 166 for 5 decl (48.4) (Asadisa de Silva 60 n.o., Joshua Sebastian 41, Oween Salgado 20; Malsha Fernando 3/50)
Nalanda (104/2 o’night) 182 all out (54.1) (Manupa Manmitha 80, Sadev Samarasinghe 23, Minew Paranavithana 21; Thareen Sanketh 3/8, Joshua Sebastian 3/48, Dilana Damsara 2/62) and 18 for 1 (4) at close

  •  At Campbell Park: First innings win for Wesley

S. Thomas’ 246 for 9 decl (71.1) and 169 for 4 (28.5) at close (Dineth Gunawardena 86, Jaden Gunawardena 55)
Wesley (71/2 o’night) 303 for 9 decl (81) (Anuga Pahansara 70, Lithum Sanuja 66, Rukshan Tharanga 55, Ehren Ali 26n.o., Ahamed Al Nahyan 25; Kavindu Dias 4/62)

  •  At Moratuwa: First innings win for Prince of Wales

Prince of Wales 247 all out (84.2) and 111 for 4 (41) at close (Suwahas Fernando 51n.o., Rivith Jayasooriya 33; Charuka Ekanayake 2/37)
St. Anthony’s Katugastota (33/2 o’night) 162 all out (57.4) (Januka Ratnayake 32, Ryan Gregory 27, Kaushika Kumarasinghe 23; Nethul Anuhas 4/45, Rusanda Silva 2/10, Rasindu Fernando 2/21, Rivith Jayasooriya 2/38)

  •  At Kotahena: First innings win for St. Servatius

St. Benedict’s 167 all out (59) and 154 for 3 (52) at close (Tehan Bitar 57n.o., Sharujan Shanmuganathan 28, Didula Edirisuriya 22; Sanju Dilshan 3/37)
St. Servatius Matara (117/4 o’night) 237 all out (65) (Chamarindu Nethsara 85, Viran Chamuditha 45, Vishwa Supun 44, Sanju Dilshan 29; Mevan Dissanayake 3/83, Manikya Deshapriya 2/32, Nirwan Jayatileke 2/36, Dineth Senila 2/35)

  •  At Maradana: Zahira beat Galahitiyawa Central by innings and 29 runs

Zahira 192 all out (47)
Galahitiyawa Central 67 all out (31) and (8/0 o’night) 96 all out (49.2) (Ravindu Ashan 28, Pasan Venusara 24, Dilush Ranuga 20; Inam Slaza 6/28, Tharusha Navodya 3/29)

  •  At Wattala: Match on

St. Joseph Vaz 177 all out (73.1) (Isuru Jayasekera 62, Savia Fernando 51, Heshan Ratnayake 31; Kavindu Kaushalya 5/59, Rasith Nimsara 4/29)
Lyceum Wattala 77 for 3 at stumps (19) (Danidu Dilshan 21, Tharusha Ranasinghe 19n.o., Gagan Perera 17n.o.; Himal Ravihansa 3/26)

  •  At Henegama: Match on

Henegama Central 323 all out (54) (Dimuthu Deshan 114, Sarindu Gimhan 49, Arosh Sulakshana 37, Harshitha Akash 33, Suraj Randeepa 32; Kavinu Kithmuka 5/69, Devindu Lochana 4/72)
Siri Piyaratana Padukka 114 for 7 at stumps (36) (Kavinu Kithmuka 57, Tharusha Liyanage 31, Haritha Tharuka 18n.o.; Suraj Randeepa 2/24, Desindu Dinsara 2/36)

  •  At Hunumulla: Match on

Royal Horana 217 all out (53.5) (Pasan Kumara 58, Theviru Mihisara 48, Sadeesh Aroshana 34, Rusiru Sandeepa 20; Asel Ranthula 3/17, Lasith Sanjana 2/27, Ravindu Maduwantha 2/37)
Nalanda BS Minuwangoda 35 for 0 (8) at stumps (Tharusha Nadun 18n.o., Lasith Sanjana 16n.o.)

  •  At Bentota: Match on

Gamini NS 112 all out (45.3) overs (Shansana Imesh 33, Vimukthi Vidarshana 28, Ayush Nethma 22; Kushitha Yasith 5/34, Maleesha Dinoj 2/28)
Mahanama Central Monaragala 7 for 0 (7) at stumps

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