Anula Vidyalaya Nugegoda will take on Devapathiraja Vidyalaya Ratgama in the final of the Schools Under-19 Girl’s Cricket tournament to be played at the Thurstan College ground in Colombo today (9).
Anula Vidyalaya are the defending champions of the competition while Devapathiraja Ratgama were the losing finalists last year.
The final will be played in the afternoon after the Third Place Playoff of the tournament between Vijayabahu MV Okkampitiya and Gothami BV Colombo which will be played in the morning.
Anula Vidyalaya beat Vijayabahu MV by 7 wickets while Devapathiraja Ratgama beat Gothami BV by 8 wickets in the semi-finals played at the CMS ground in Kotte on Monday.
Matches of this competition are played as 25-overs-per-side.
Semi-finals results
Anula Vidyalaya beatVijayabahu MVidyalaya by 7 wickets
Vijayabahu MV 101 for 8 wickets (25) (Sithara Maduwanthi 18, Ayesha Prasadini 13, Ishanka Madhushani 11, Nimesha Bhagyani 10, Ashmini Kavindi 3/10)
Anula Vidyalaya 102 for 3 wickets (15.2) (Janadi Anali 40, Amasha Dilshani 33 n.o., Peshala Ranahansi 2/24)
Devapathiraja Ratgama beat Gothami BV by 8 wickets
Gothami BV 101 all out (25) (Sachini Nadeesha 21, Ghandhari Panagoda 11, Sathya Sandeepani 4/24, Kaveesha Dilhari 2/17)
Devapathiraja Ratgama 105 for 2 wickets (14.4) (Parami Mahinsala 60n.o., Iresha Chathurani 14n.o., Teleshiya Chathurangi 12)
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Read these and more on tomorrow’s edition of the Sunday Times
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