Gateway College, Colombo emerged champions in the Under-20 Inter-International (TISSL) Netball Tournament 2019 in the finals played at Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium in Colombo. Both, Gateway College and Ilma International Girls School, who hosted the tournament for the ninth successive year, remained unbeaten in their respective groups matches, qualifying them to be in the finals. In [...]

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Gateway Colombo clinch TISSL Netball Championship

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Gateway College, Colombo emerged champions in the Under-20 Inter-International (TISSL) Netball Tournament 2019 in the finals played at Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium in Colombo. Both, Gateway College and Ilma International Girls School, who hosted the tournament for the ninth successive year, remained unbeaten in their respective groups matches, qualifying them to be in the finals.

Action from the final between Gateway Colombo and Ilma IGC - Pix courtesy TISSL

In the group stage, Gateway Colombo beat Lyceum International School, Panadura 13-1, Gateway Kandy 10-2, Royal Institute 19-1 and received a walkover from Asian International School.

Ilma International Girls School beat CIS Colombo 10-9, The British School 15-2, Lyceum International School Wattala 6-5 and Burhani Serendib School 25-0.

In the semi-finals, Gateway Colombo beat Lyceum International School Wattala 13-6, while Ilma International Girls School beat Lyceum International School Panadura 18-6. In the Plate finals, Gateway Kandy beat CIS Colombo 8-4 to emerge winners.

Gateway Colombo carried away most of the individual awards, including Best Centre Court player Shenell Yahathugoda, Best Defense Player Aneesha Perera while Uvindi Senadheera was crowned Netball Queen. Ameena Khalid from Ilma International Girls School was awarded the Best Shooter.

The platinum sponsor for the tournament was ‘Huff&Dee’, the leading ladies wear brand exclusively available at NoLimit and Glitz outlet.

Semi- finals of the Singer All Island Girls Under 19 cricket tournament 2019

Devapathiraja, Wadduwa Central, Rathnavali and Anula Vidyalaya book berths

Devapathiraja College, Rathgama, Wadduwa Central College, Rathnavali  Balika Vidyalaya, Gampaha and Anula Vidyalaya, Nugegoda booked their berths to play in the semi- finals of the Singer All Island Girls Under 19 cricket tournament 2019.

Devapathiraja College, Rathgama defeated Marapola Vidyalaya, Veyangoda by seven wickets in the first quarter final while Wadduwa Central College beat Nugawela Central College by 41 runs in the second quarter finals. In the third quarter final match Rathnavali Balika Vidyalaya, Gampaha trounced Pelawatta Navodya School, Buttala by 228 runs and in the last quarter final last year’s runner-up Anula Vidyalaya had an easy passage in defeating Mahamaya Girls School, Kandy by a massive 220 runs.

Anulian Janadi Amali and Gampaha Rathnavali’s Sanduni Nisansala stole the limelight in the quarters by scoring an unbeaten 167 and 102 not out respectively while Rathnavali Balika’s Vishmi Devmini missed a century by one run when she was dismissed for 99 in the third quarter final match.

Winners Gateway Colombo

Chief Scores:

1st quarter-final: Devapathiraja College, Rathgama beat Marapola Vidyalaya, Veyangoda 7 wickets

Marapola Vidyalaya 30 (16.2) (Nilakshana Sandamini 3 for 9, Sulesha Sathsarani 2 for 2, Sachini Nisansala 2 for 7)

Devapathiraja College 31 for 3 (9.1) (Sumudu Nisansala 10*)

2nd Quarter-final: Wadduwa Central beat Nugawela Central by 41 runs

Wadduwa Central 125 (25) (Navodya Fernando 51, Maleesha Rathnayake 3 for 18, Tarushi Rajakaruna 3 for 23, Sansala Wanigasekera 2 for 14)

Nugawela Central 84 for 5 (25) (Madara Samarakoon 42, Tarushi Rajakaruna 21)

3rd quarter-final: Rathnavali Balika, Gampaha beat Pelawatta Navodya School, Buttala by 228 runs

Rathnavali Balika Vidyalaya 294 for 4 (25) (Sanduni Nisansala 102*, Vishmi Devmini 99, Rashmi Silva 34, Kavindi Apsara 2 for 50)

Navodya School 66 (10) (Sanduni Nisansala 2 for 14, Nethmi Navodya 3 for 12, Amamdi Navodya 2 for 22)

4th quarter-final: Anula Vidyalaya, Nugegoda beat Mahamaya Girls School, Kandy by 220 runs

Anula Vidyalaya 227 for 2 (25) (Janadi Amali 167*, Dilini Jayawickrema 64)

Mahamaya Girls School 57 (19) (Imashi Anushka 4 for 7, Janadi Amali 2 for 2, Methma Dewmini 2 for 12)

Semi-final line up: 25/2/19 – (i) Devapathiraja, Rathgama vs. Wadduwa Central; (ii) Rathnavali Balika vs. Anula Vidyalaya

26/2/19: Finals and Third Place

– Lakshman Ranasinghe

 

Ilma IGS emerged runners-up

 

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