Isuru steers Bens to victory

By M. Shamil Amit

A fine six-wicket haul by Isuru Lakshan helped St. Benedict’s College record a comfortable 47-run win over St. Anthony’s College, Wattala in their Under-17 Inter-Schools Cricket Tournament second-round match played at Kotahena yesterday.

Meanwhile, Trinity College secured a close 10-run win against St. Joseph Vaz College, Wennappuwa in another match played at Godigamuwa.

Results

At Kotahena (St. Benedict’s won by 47 runs)
St. Benedict’s: 161 in 48 overs (Thenuka Nandalal 42, Hasindu Kaviratne 29, Banula Perera 23 n.o, Kavindu Gamage 3/24, Prasad Maduranga 2/22, Pathum Vihanga 2/22, Sahan Kavishka 2/26)
St. Anthony’s: 114 in 37 overs (Sandun Madusanka 27, Dilip Niroshan 25, Kavishka Gimhan 20 n.o, Isuru Lakshan 6/24, Ashen de Soyza 3/22).
At Godigamuwa (Trinity won by 10 runs)
Trinity: 124 in 48.1 overs (Trevin Amarasinghe 21, Ranuda Somaratne 60 n.o, Sheran Amidu 2/11, Dhanuka Nirmal 2/33, Kaushan Wijeratne 2/24, Nipun de Silva 2/25)
St. Joseph Vaz: 114 in 40.5 overs (Kaushan Wijeratne 24, Dinith Fernando 23, Matheesha Pathirana 3/29, Abishek Anandakumara 2/21).
At Hambantota (Match drawn)
St. Thomas’, Matara: 7/0 in 3 overs vs Prince of Wales.