Kamesh steers Ananda to seven wicket victory
Defending champions Ananda thanks to a fine knock of 78 by Kamesh Nirmal recorded an easy seven wicket over Dharmaraja in the second round match of the Under-15 Division I tournament played at Kandy. Ananda after restricting the junior Rajans to a score of 172 reached the target in the 32nd over.
St. Servatius Matara pulled off a thrilling one wicket win against Thurstan in the Under-15 Division I second round match played at Thurstan ground. In the other matches that were played Sri Sumangala Panadura, St. Sylvester’s, De Mazenod, Dharmasoka MV, Richmond, Wesley, Ananda (their second) and DSS recorded easy wins.
At Thurstan: St. Servatius beat Thurstan by 1 wicket
Thurstan 187 for 9 (50) (Thithira Weerasinghe 60, Jayawithana Pradeepa 28, Malith Jayasuriya 24, Dasun Ravindu 23: Sashika Dulshan 3 for 43, Navin Sajith 2 for 19)
St. Servatius Matara 190 for 9 (50) (Pasindu Manupriya 59, Pushpika Dilshan 33: Sachiru Dias 4 for 24, Dasun Ravindu 3 for 39)
At Panadura: Sri Sumangala beat Royal Polonnaruwa by 7 wickets
Royal Polonnaruwa 163 (42.5) (Pramila Dhananjana 52, Ashan Manuka 27: Gayasara Roshana 4 for 24, Shalana Ishara 2 for 31, Osanda Gamage 2 for 37)
Sri Sumangala Panadura 166 for 3 (36) (Sasindu de Silva 53, Pasindu Fernando 51 n.o., Osanda Gamage 26 n.o.: Pramila Dhananjana 3 for 61)
At Pannipitiya: St Sylvester’s beat Dharmapala by 16 runs
St. Sylvester’s 172 for 9 (34) (Ushan Thilakaratne 82, Chandula Jayakody 28: Tharindu Sandaruwan 3/28, Kavindu Perera 2 for 19, Avishka Hasarinda 2 for 25)
Dharmapala 156 (32.5) (Tharindu Sandaruwan 70, Dulaj Ashan 26: Chandrabhanu Iroshan 2 for 17, Kumara Waduge 2 for 20, Pasan Hettiarachchi 2 for 28)
At Kandana: De Mazenod beat Mahinda by 4 wickets on Parabola
Mahinda 142 (40) (Vinuka Hiranjith 38, Jayodya Hasaranga 30Jude Praveen 2 for 17, Asitha Silva 2 for 18, Saliya Jude 2 for 24)
De Mazenod 95 for 6 (19.4) (Saliya Jude 21, Raja Mundindra 18: Lahiru Bashana 2 for 18)
At Balapitiya: Dharmasoka MV beat Bandaranayake MMV by 254 runs
Dharmasoka MV Ambalangoda 340 (49.4) (Ravindu de Silva 111, Sena Deshai 29, Chamindu Dilshan 21, Kavindu Nadeeshan 20, Dinuka Dilshan 120 n.o.: Shehan Chandrasiri 4 for 45, Madhawa Karunarathne 2 for 34)
Bandaranayake MMV Gampaha 86 (26) (Madhawa Karunarathne 32, Hasitha Pathiranage 15: Kavindu Nadeesha 4 for 23, Ravindu de Silva 2 for 7, Hansaka Kannangara 2 for 25)
At Karandeniya: Richmond beat Mahanama by 98 runs on Parabola
Richmond 209 for 7 (43) (Adithya Siriwardhane 69, Thaveesha Abhishek 62, Sandun Mendis 20 Pasindu Jayaranjana 4 for 67, Yasiru Kasthuri 3 for 38)
Mahanama Colombo 75 for 9 (26.1) (Risira Weerasooriya 25: Adithya Siriwardhane 3 for 17, Sugeeth Nimnada 2 for 10, Ravishka Wijesiri 2 for 13)
At Campbell Park: Wesley beat Debarawewa NS by 112 runs
Wesley 242 for 5 (50) (Ruchika Dangalle 108, Yasas Bawantha 51, Akib Thaheer 31 n.o.: Sahas Hansala 2 for 54)
Debarawewa NS 130 (41.2) (Gihan Bandara 29, Sahas Hansala 24: Rahul Gunasekera 4 for 6, Kalhara Perera 3 for 34)
At Wennappuwa: St. Sylvester’s beat Joseph Vaz by 1 wicket
Joseph Vaz Wennappuwa 166 for 6 (50) (Shehan Fernando 72 n.o.: Rashmika Waduge 2 for 2, Manoharan Pawithran 2 for 14, Oshan Tillekeratne 2 for 15)
St. Sylvester’s 167 for 9 (49.5) (Amman Ahamed 37, Ushan Tillekeratne 36: Lakshan Thamel 5 for 25, Yohan Peiris 2 for 33)
At Ananda Mawatha: Ananda beat St. Servatius by 5 wickets
St. Servatius Matara 200 for 8 (50) (Kesara Nuwantha 41, Pasindu Manupriya 70 n.o.: Kanishka Ranthilinage 2 for 18, Meranga Gamage 2 for 27)
Ananda 184 for 5 (31.1) (Kamesh Nirmal 71, Kanishka Ranthilinage 46)
At Wijerama Mawatha: DSS beat Ananda Kottawa by 9 wickets
Ananda Kottawa 96 (41) (Vihanga Kapuarachchi 28: Lahiru Samaranayake 3 for 15, Gayathra Shehan 2 for 19)
DSS 98 for 1 (15.3) (Sonal Dilmin 51 n.o., Kuvindu Ransika 18 n.o.) – MSA