Zahira through to Under-15 Division II Cricket quarter-finals
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Back row from left: Dumila Perera (Coach), Mohamed Ilham, Mohamed Hassen, Mohamed Akif, Mohamed Waseem, Venkat Rajendran (Vice Captain), Raaed Rizwan (Captain), Mohamed Umar, Mohamed Imaz, Mohamed Minhaj, Mohamed Faahiq, Srilal Pushpakumara (MIC) Front row from left: Mohamed Yousuf, Akeel Reza, Mohamed Miqdad, Mohamed Ijaz, Mohamed Salman
Zahira College Colombo topped their groups in the first and second rounds to qualify for the Under-15 Division I quarter-finals. Zahira will host St Aloysius College Rathnapura.
In the first round playing in Group ‘A’ Zahira won on first innings against Defence Services College, Thurstan College and Mahanama College while no decision was reached in the games against Ananda and S. Thomas’ College, Mt Lavinia.
In the second round Zahira won on first innings against Galagedara MMV, Royal College Monaragala and Christ Church College Matale to lead Group ‘X’ with 19.120 points to their credit.
Skipper Raeed Rizwan anchored the team with both ball and bat scoring 442 runs with a century and three half centuries and captured 35 wickets with four 5 wicket hauls. Venkat Rajendran and Mohamed Ijaz contributed with half tons as well.
Results
1st Round
- Drew vs Defence Services College (Zahira won on first innings)
Zahira 141 (Raeed Rizwan 48, M. Minhaj 25, Pethum Senasinghe 2/23, Kavindu Gimhan 2/25)
Defence Services 51 in 26 overs (M. Akeel 6/19) and 129/9 (Pethum Senasinghe 38, Sahan Abhiman 35, Raeed Rizwan 5/46)
- Drew vs Thurstan College (Zahira won on first innings)
Zahira 206/7 decl. (Venkat Rajendran 53, Raeed Rizwan 35, M. Umar 40, M. Ijaz 21)
Thurstan 55 (Raeed Rizwan 5/9, M. Miqdad 3/30) and 61/1 (Nethum Hansitha 27 n.o.)
- Drew vs Mahanama College (Zahira won on first innings)
Zahira 269 in 60 overs (M. Ijaz 55, M. Aakif 24, M. Umar 23, Aqueel Reza 23, Pasindu Tharaka 3/66, D. Jayashan 2/26)
Mahanama 84 in 39 overs (Raeed Rizwan 5/12, M Minhaj 2/17, M Ilham 2/18)
- No Decision vs Ananda College
Zahira 181 (M. Ijaz 93n.o.)
Ananda 113/5 (M. Miqdad 2/15)
- No Decision vs S. Thomas’ Mt Lavinia
S. Thomas’ 143 in 73.5 overs (M. Miqdad 5/23, M. Ammar 2/12, Raeed Rizwan 2/30)
Zahira 102/5 in 38 overs (Raeed Rizwan 67 n.o.)
2nd Round
- Drew vs Galagedara MMV (Zahira won on first innings)
Galagedara MMV 94 in 29 overs (R.I. Ranasinghe 20, M. Miqdad 6/23, Raeed Rizwan 4/30) and 116/3 (R.I. Ranasinghe 49)
Zahira 95/9 decl. (M. Ilham 37, Venkat Rajendran 25, S.R. Dharmasiri 8/33)
- Drew vs Royal College, Monaragala (Zahira won on first innings)
Royal Monaragala 93 (Chamod Santhusha 40, Akeel Reeza 5/27, Raeed Rizwan 4/33) and 82/6 in 22 overs (Raeed Rizwan 2/40, M. Miqdad 2/19, M. Aqueel 2/15)
Zahira 192/8 decl. in 42.1 overs (Raeed Rizwan 106)
- Drew vs Christ Church College, Matale (Zahira won on first innings)
Christ Church 110 in 39 overs (C.D. Wijerathna 21, Raeed Rizwan 5/31, M. Akeel 2/26, M. Miqdad 2/19) and 15/0 in 2 overs
Zahira 201/8 in 51.1 overs (Raeed Rizwan 91, M. Waseem 37, M. Ijaz 25n.o., Chamod Santhusha 4/23)