Royal cruise to 8-wicket win over Ananda
Allrounder Ruvin Seneviratne starred for St. Peter's
Royal cruised through to a comfortable 8-wicket win over Ananda in the Under-19 Inter-School Cricket encounter concluded at Reid Avenue yesterday. Royal, chasing 102 runs for victory, raced to the target in just 12.2 overs to take the L.D.H. Memorial Trophy which was on offer.
Meanwhile De Mazenod along with Karandeniya Central and Nalanda Boys School Minuwangoda recorded outright wins against St. Anne’s Kurunegala, Christ King Ja Ela and De La Salle Mutwal while Nalanda, St. Peter’s and Maris Stella secured first inning wins.
Results:
- At Reid Avenue: Royal beat Ananda by 8 wickets
Ananda 144 (Janindu Jayawardena 33, Saviru Bandara 33, Sadeepa Angulugaha 22: Gishan Balasuriya 4/30, Thevindu Senaratne 3/17) and 195 (Janindu Jayawardena 42, Nethma Karunaratne 31, Sudeepa Angulugaha 31, Kanishka Rantilekege 24: Dasis Manchanayake 3/21, Prashan Kalhara 3/28, Thithira Weerasinghe 2/25)
Royal (219/6 overnight) 238 / 8 declared (Thevindu Senaratne 109, Dasis Manchanayake 37, Kavindu Madarasinghe 31, Isiwara Dissanayake 25: Janindu Jayawardena 3/33, Adeesha Perera 2/51, Isuru Ayesh 2/53) and 103 / 2 (Kaushan Kulasuriya 29, Kavindu Madarasinghe 42n.o., Thithira Weerasinghe 22n.o.)
- At Kandana: De Mazenod beat St. Anne’s by 10 wickets
A Cambrian batsman flicks the ball as the St. Peter's fielders desperately attempts a catch - Pix by Ranjith Perera
De Mazenod 203 (Nimna Fernando 105, Senash Fernando 25: Shevon Nimantha 4/32, Kavindu Ranasinghe 2/27, Mannan Muzammil 2/45, Pasindu Tennekoon 2/58) and 62 / 0 (Lester Jayaweera 43n.o.)
St. Anne’s Kurunegala (44/2 overnight) 84 (Dilhara Deshabandu 32: Sihina Sithumina 5/23, Senash Fernando 5/26) and 180 (Kavindu Ranasinghe 75, Dilhara Deshabandu 43: Pramod Rajamunindra 2/39, Senash Fernando 2/43, Sihina Sithumina 2/66)
- At Karandeniya: Karandeniya Central beat Christ King by innings and 73 runs
Christ King Ja Ela 124 (Rajkumar Suriyaarachchi 25, Hashan Rashmika 22, Anosh Akarshana 22: Samith Isuru 3/39, Thilina Hasintha 2/11, Maneesha Madubhashitha 2/29, Hansamana de Silva 2/34) and 161 (Pathum Nethsara 44, Raj Kumar Suriyaarachchi 31, Vishwa Prabashwara 29, Shashan Rashmika 21: Samith Isuru 6/69, Thilina Hasintha 2/14)
Karandeniya Central (276/6 overnight) 358 (Hansamana de Silva 143, Samith Isuru 122, Nimal Nandika 21: Rashmika Hirushan 5/82)
- At Godigamuwa: Nalanda BS beat De La Salle by 122 runs
Nalanda Boys School Minuwangoda 118 (Malindu Malith 33, Sachira Hansala 28, Dasun Achira 20: Sevindra Gimhana 6/21, Shamal Madushan 2/21, Subashitha Soysa 2/29) and (12/0 overnight) 272 / 5 declared (Mahindu Malith 101, Salindu Malmina 80, Sachira Hansala 20 n.o.: Kavindu Bimsara 2/86, Shamal Madushan 2/94)
De La Salle Mutwal 138 (Gihan Dharmaratne 68, Subashitha Soys 43 n.o.: Kavishka Lakshan 4/23, Nadun Kalhara 3/31, Mahindu Malith 2/51) and 130 (Sevindu Gimhana 35n.o.: Nadun Kalhara 4/29, Kavindu Maduranga 3/33, Kaveesha Lakshan 2/38)
- At Campbell Place: First innings win for Nalanda
Nalanda 288 for 9 declared (Raveen de Silva 77, Mahima Weerakoon 73, Lakshan Mayadunne 55, Moksha Sankalpa 26: Pawan Sandesh 8/53) and 46 for 1 (Avishka Perera 40n.o.)
Devapathiraja MMV Rathgama (25/2 overnight) 244 (Sudeera Weeraratne 104, Sasanka Nirmal 31, Jeewaka Shasheen 21: Raveen de Silva 3/46, Chamodya Rajapakse 2/67)
- At Bambalapitiya: First innings win for St. Peter’s
St. Peter’s (238/7 overnight) 306 for 8 declared (Ruvin Seneviratne 55, Nipunaka Fonseka 42, Bhanuka de Silva 23, Wanuja Kumara 104n.o.: Kunchana Perera 3/45)
Prince of Wales 106 (Vinuja Ranpul 35, Omesh Mendis 27: Ruvin Senevoratne 5/30, Kanishka Maduwantha 5/31) and 109 for 3 (Dinura Fernando 48, Kavinda Dilshan 39n.o.)
- At Kadirana: First innings win for Maris Stella
Maris Stella 187 (Kaveen Fernando 56, Tharindu Maduwantha 38: Malinda Perera 5/54, Ashen Madusanka 2/45) and 125 for 8 declared (Naveen Fernando 31, Sahan Perera 24: Thenuka Nandalal 3/31)
St. Benedict’s (55/4 overnight) 110 (Kaviru Perera 30, Shehan Fernando 21: Ashen Fernando 5/32, Thilina Perera 2/16) and 162 for 7 (Sanoj Perera 47, Vihanga Ruwanwara 25, Kaviru Perera 23, Shehan Fernando 41 n.o.: Ashen Fernando 5/80)
- At Mt. Lavinia: Match drawn
Wesley 186 (Rahul Gunasekera 37, Themila Liyanage 31, Sidath Dharmasiriwardena 28, Buddima Wijesundara 24: Yasiru Rodrigo 4/35, Rayan Fernando 2/11, G. Caniston 2/41, Dilmin Ratnayake 2/74) and 184 for 6 (Sahil Dias 44, Nimsaka Adikari 39, Thenuka Perera 20, Denuwana Mendis 17: G. Caniston 2/32, Dilmin Ratnayake 2/61)
S. Thomas’ (80/1 overnight) 298 / 7 declared (Shalin de Mel 59, Kishan Munasinghe 54, Yasiru Rodrigo 47, Maneesha Rupasinghe 43, Gavin Boteju 65n.o.: Semila Liyanage 4/59, Thenuka Perera 4/72)
- At Moratuwa: Match drawn
St. Sebastian’s 165 (Janishka Perera 55, Dunith Jayatunga 29, Kalana Sandeepa 23, Sukitha Prasanna 20: Sandun Madusanka 5/30, Mithun Nishanka 2/27, Kavindu Dilhara 2/35) and 263 for 5 (Dunith Jayatunga 152, Sukitha Prasanna 81: Mithun Nishanka 3/36)
St. Aloysius Galle (92/4 overnight) 251 (Kavindu Dilhara 112, Omal Sadith 32, Chamika Sandaruwan 25, Niduka Malsith 23: Shashika Perera 3/61, Sandesh Fernando 2/29, Kalana Sandeepa 2/74)
- At Galle: Match drawn
Dharmaraja 186 for 9 declared (Dulaj Bandara 57, Isuru Lakshan 36, S. Pathiraja 33: Kushan Madusha 6/51, Subanu Rajapakse 3/70) and 52 for 2 (Muditha Eriyagama 18: Subhanu Rajapakse 2/17)
Mahinda Galle (11/0 overnight) 217 for 7 declared (Sadev Induwara 73, Sithira Helitha 48, Kaveesha Maliyawadu 22: Yasitha Samarasinghe 2/36, Upendra Warnakulasuriya 2/60, Thisaru Wanninayake 2/64)
- At Rathgama: Match on
Kalutara MV 199 (Vishara Fernando 58, Ashan Manthaka 34, Pravod Wanigasinghe 32: Kavith Thathsara 6/61, Lashen Fernando 3/22)
P de S. Kularatne MV Ambalangoda 131 for 3 (Tharindu Harshana 77n.o., Ravishan Nethsara 39n.o.: Vishmika Costa 2/19)
- At Anuradhapura: Match on
Anuradhapura Central 279 for 9 declared (Rashmika Prabodana 163, Sachintha Sandeepa 50: Hasith Chamodya 3/47, Edri Malshan 3/102, Vinod Deshan 2/6)
St. Mary’s Chilaw 90 for 3 (Tharuka Tharindu 65n.o.)
- At Wattala: Match on
Revatha MMV Balapitiya 118 (Saviru Dilshan 32: Duleepa Geethanjana 4/51, Yugath Prematileke 3/16, Dimuthu Dissanayake 2/17) and 12 for 0
Lyceum IS Wattala 263 (Hansaja Bandara 51, Vishal Perera 37, Gamitha Pawan 34, Duleepa Geethanjana 30, Pasindu Fernando 24: Lakshan Sudesh 4/86, Kaveesha Imasha 2/34, Tharindu Deshan 2/47)
- At Kotte: Match on
Ananda Sastralaya Kotte 245 (Hirusha Piyumal 47, Venuk Hettiarachchi 40, Dhananjaya Sandlindu 39, Dulanja Pahasara 33, Ashane Isira 24: Hasitha Chanuka 3/34, Chathuranga Ekanayake 3/80)
President’s Maharagama 185 for 5 (Ishara Thulshan 46, Inusha Umayanga 50n.o.: Venuk Hetiarachchi 5/53)
- At Dehiwala: Match on
S de S. Jayasinghe Central Dehiwala 71 (Himantha Keshan 20: Senith Roshen 5/19, Naveen Madusanka 3/15, Sihina Fernando 2/8)
Methodist High School Moratuwa 172 for 7 (Sandun Fernando 40, Kaveen Fernando 23, Seneth Roshen 27n.o.: Dilshan Dias 2/21, Yosua Deshitha 2/33)
- At Raddoluwa: Match on
Lyceum IS Nugegoda 120 (Hasindu Chamika 29, Dhanal Seneviratne 22: Achina Kanel 3/34, Ishodya Yasgodara 2/4, Raveesha Piyara 2/11, Ishan Sandaruwan 2/12) and 151 for 3 (Duvindu Silva 39, Sadushka Senarath 77n.o.)
Sri Pangnananda MMV Raddoluwa 83 (Sachintha Sandaruwan 38: Lakindu Sachin 6/30, Sachika Delanka 3/7)
- At Kurunegala: Match on
St. Xavier’s Marawila 83 (Kavidnya Fernando 23: Maduka Dilshan 4/22, Sanilka Damnaka 2/0, Kasun Madusanka 2/24) and 53 for 2 (Savindya Fernando 21n.o.)
Sir John Kothalawama Central Kurunegala 148 (Thamosh Kithmal 57, Yasiru Shivantha 45: Pramuditha Appuhami 3/15, Roshen Savindu 3/44, Navodya Nimasha 2/41)