Rajarata, J’pura, Jaffna and South East win matches
University of Jaffna, University of Rajarata, Jayewardenepura University and University of South East won their respective matches in the ongoing 13th Sri Lanka University Games 50 Over Cricket Tournament 2019, last weekend.
University of Jaffna beat Colombo University by seven wickets while Rajarata University scored a thrilling one wicket win over University of Peradeniya. In the other two matches played over the weekend saw Jayewardenapura University and University of South East emerged winners over University of Moratuwa and University of Kelaniya by 73 runs and by six wickets respectively.
| Scores | |
University of Colombo 162 (16.3) (L.A.U. Perera 61*, Dinesh Pathirana 26, E.P. Gunawardena 23, S.S.B. Hettiarachchi 2/27, R. Lohatheeshvar 2/29)
University of Peradeniya 191 (49.3) (Kavishka Dissanayake 54, Sachin Wijesekera 34, Matheesha Viboda 3/20, Kasun Weerasinghe 2/27, Nuwan Rathnayake 2/47, Rachitha Kuruppuarachchi 2/59)
Jayawardenapura University 186 (47) (Sajith de Silva 45, Damithra Panditharatne 31, Gihan Danushka 30, Dinuja Maheshakya 2/26, Dushmantha Dissanayake 2/29, Chandula Weliwita 5/39)
Kelaniya University 154 (42.2) (Lakshina Rodrigo 44, R. Thenuwara 4/40, N. Ahamed 3/23, R.P. Polwatta 2/21) |