Tharusha of St. Sebastian’s College second to reach 1,000 runs

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St. Sebastian’s College Skipper Tharusha Fernando became the second batsman to reach the milestone of 1,000 runs this season during their drawn Under-19 Inter-schools cricket match against Wesley College which concluded at Moratuwa yesterday.

Tharusha reached his milestone from 17 matches facing 26 innings which included a dozen of half centuries.

Meanwhile, Royal College Colombo advanced into the quarterfinals of the Under-19 Division Two Cricket Tournament with a comfortable first innings win over Debarawewa National School in their pre quarter-final encounter concluded at Reid Avenue yesterday. At Moratuwa (Match drawn)

St. Sebastian’s 351/6 declared and 154 (Tharusha Fernando 36, Janishka Perera 31, Tashik Perera 21, Sakuntha Liyanage 6/47, Movin Subasinghe 2/6)

Wesley (32/2 overnight) 193 (Isuru Sandeepana 66, Sakumtha Liayange 56, Vinuja Ranasinghe 4/31, Janishka Perera 2/19, Praveen Jayawickrama 2/30, Tashik Perera 2/31). At Reid Avenue (1st innings win for Royal) Debarawewa NS: (215/6 overnight) 217/8 declared (Chanuka Asinsana 83, Sahas Hansala 54, Kamil Mishara 3/14, Gayan Dissanayake 2/23, Manula Perera 2/40) Royal: 245/8 (Kavindu Madarasinghe 68, Pasindu Sooriyabandara 121 n.o, Imalka Madushan 5/39).

At Katuneriya (Match drawn) St. Sebastian’s Katuneriya: 309/9 declared

St. Anthony’s Wattala: (33/1 overnight) 145 (Vishal Silva 45, Joel Pinto 25, Nimesh Perera 4/40, Sithum Akilanka 3/25, Seshan Udara 2/25) and 155/7 (Avishka Tharindu 42, Avishka Mewan 55 n.o, Dilshan Pramod 5/69). At Veyangoda (Match drawn) Henegama Central: (217/7 overnight) 232 (Isuru Dhananjaya 52, Sasanka Dulaj 28, Samith Dharshana 27, Lahiru Perera 60 n.o, Malindu Manabarana 4/45, Maleesha Bhagya 4/49) Bandaranayake Central Veyangoda: 251 (Malinda Manabarana 113, Maneesha Bhagya 53, Lahiru Perera 3/52, Samith Wijenayake 3/59, Damith Wijenayake 3/61).

 

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  • Dr. Trevor Mendis Monday, 05 March 2018 09:20 AM

    Congratulations. Well done.


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