J’pura and Jaffna vie for supremacy
University of Sri Jayawardenapura and University of Jaffna will battle for the 13th Inter University Games 50-over Cricket supremacy when they meet in the final match to be played at the Rajarata University Cricket grounds this weekend.
In the first four quarter-final matches played last week Univrsity of Sri J’pura, Jaffna University, South Eastern University and Rajarata University emerged victorious to enter the semi-finals.
In the first semi-final University of Sri Jayawardenapura defeated Rajarata University while in the second semi-final match University of Jaffna beat South Eastern University, making their way to the finals.
Both semi-final matches commenced last Saturday and the first semi-final match between University of Jayawardenapura and Rajarata University at the Moratuwa Campus grounds had to stopped due to heavy rain. The match resumed on the following day.
– Lakshman Ranasinghe
| Detailed results | |
| 1st Quarter-final: University of Jayawardenapura beat University of Moratuwa by 73 runs University of J’pura 186 (47);University of Moratuwa 113 (42) 2nd Quarter-final: University of Jaffna beat Colombo University by 4 wickets Colombo University 162 (46.3); University of Jaffna 163 for 6 (40.2) 3rd Quarter-final: South Eastern University beat University of Kelaniya by 6 wickets University of Kelaniya 154 (42.4); South Eastern University 158 for 4 (35) 4th Quarter-final: Rajarata University beat University of Peradeniya by 1 wicket University of Peradeniya 191 (49.4); University of Rajarara 192 for 5 wickets (45.1) 1st Semi-final: University of Jayawardenapura beat Rajarata University by 93 runs University of Sri Jayawardenapura 190 for 9 wickets (50);University of Rajarata 97 (41.5) 2nd Semi-final: University of Jaffna beat South East University by 8 wickets University of South East 125 (47.3); University of Jaffna 128 for 2 wickets (18.2) |