U-19 L/O Cricket Tourney Royal cruise to easy win

By M. Shamil Amit
Resandu Tilekeratna and Sadisha Rajapaksa struck half centuries as Royal College defeated Devapathiraja MMV, Rathgama by 79 runs in their Under-19 Division One Limited Over Cricket Tournament encounter played at Reid Avenue yesterday. 
Royal taking first lease of the wicket made a modest 238 for seven and then bowled out their opponents for 159 runs. 

Results
At Reid Avenue (Royal won by 79 runs)
Royal: 238/7 in 50 overs (Resandu Tilekeratne 75, Sadisha Rajapaksa 68, Harindu Paliyawadana 44, Sineth Jayawardena 22, Irushka Thimira 4/34)
Devapathiraja MMV, Rathgama: 159 in 37 overs (Sandaru Theekshana 41, Sasanka Nirmal 37, Tharindu Rukshan 21, Sonal Amarasekera 4/22, Dan Yabesh 3/30, Sadisha Rajapaksa 2/36).
At Reid Avenue (Mahanama, Colombo won by six wickets)
Isipathana: 150 in 43.5 overs (Nishan Amarasinghe 33, Savindu Uthsara 30, Devindu Kekerideniya 5/19, Pavan Ratnayake 2/35)
Mahanama: 151/4 in 36.5 overs (Pulshan Rohana 35, Pawan Ratnayake 33, Sonal Gamage 28, Vinuka Rubasinghe 22, Thiwanka Lakruwan 2/22).
At Galle (Richmond won by two wickets)
St. Peter’s: 199 in 50 overs (Wanuja Kumara 50, Niman Dinesh 40, Tharindu Nirmal 2/15)
Richmond: 203/8 in 48.4 overs (Dimuth Sandaruwan 67, Bhanuka Manohara 49, Yugantha Malshan 21, Wanuja Kumara 3/46, Kanishka Maduwantha 3/48).