Mevan, Vihanga steer St. Benedict’s to innings win
All-round performances by skipper Mevan Dissanayake and Vihanga Ratnayake paved the way for St. Benedict’s College to record an outright win by an innings and two runs over Sri Dharmaloka MV, Kelaniya in the Inter-School Under-19 Cricket encounter concluded at Kotahena yesterday.
Sri Dharmaloka MV, who were replying to the St. Benedict’s score of 295-9 declared, resumed from their overnight score of 87-1 on the second day, and were bowled out for 188. They were forced for a follow-on and were left with the task of erasing a deficit of 107 runs, but were able to muster a score of only 105 runs.
Gurukula MV, Kelaniya had to be satisfied with a first innings win over Sri Sumangala College, Panadura in the match that ended at Bandaragama. Meanwhile Royal College, Colombo and Holy Cross College, Kalutara were on top against St. Sebastian’s College and Karandeniya Central College on the first day in two other matches started at Reid Avenue and Dombagoda respectively.
| Brief Scores | |
St. Benedict’s 295 for 9 decl (Mevan Dissanayake 91, Ayesh Gajanayake 49, Vihanga Ratnayake 42, Yohan Edirisinghe 31, Mario Fernando 27, Tehan Bitar 20; Sathindu Praboda 4/98, Tharusha Mihiranga 2/66) Sri Dharmaloka Kelaniya (87-2 o’night) 188 all out (Kaveen Deneth 79, Senuka Pehesara 53: Vihanga Ratnayake 4/19, Mevan Dissanayake 3/55, Ayesh Gajanayake 2/31) and 105 all out (Tharusha Mihiranga 32, Vipun Sasanka 21; Mevan Dissanayake 5/29, Lithika Jayasundara 3/34, Vihanga Ratnayake 2/36)
Gurukula Kelaniya 325 for 7 declared (79.4) (Ohas Sadew 87, Danura Dimansith 77, Janith Mihiranga 59, Atheesha Malindu 28, Javindu Madusanka 21, Leshan Sathsara 19n.o.; Mevindu Kumarasiri 6/132) Sri Sumangala Panadura (34-2 o’night) 91 all out (39.4) (Sajika Premathiratne 20; Nethupa Sandiv 3/7, Janith Mihiranga 2/13, Sahas Induwara 2/21, Ohas Sadew 2/30) and 229 for 6 (72) at close (Bihanga Silva 53, Sajika Premthiratne 40, Sadika Hewage 30n.o., Sandeep Wijeratne 29, Umantha Akash 26; Janith Mihiranga 3/18, Ohas Sadew 2/70)
Royal Colombo 190 all out (60.1) (Rehan Peiris 57, Ramiru Perera 55; Malintha Silva 7/63, Shenas Hashein 2/35) St. Sebastian’s Moratuwa 94 for 6 (36) at stumps (Adesh Almeida 48, Koshendra Fernando 28; Sehandu Sooriyaarachchi 3/20, Himaru Dilshan 2/12)
Holy Cross Kalutara 195 all out (58.1) (Osinda Silva 47, Sachith Andradi 43, Hirusha Fernando 24, Rusith Jayawardena 22; Ashen Rasindu 3/32, Deneth Nethsara 2/20, Lochana Ravindu 2/21, Matheesha Pradeeptha 2/42) Karandeniya Central 45 for 5 (25) at stumps (Lasindu Chamod 17n.o.; Rusith Jayawardena 3/7) |