U-15 Cricket Tournament Easy win for Ranpokunugama Maha Vidyalaya

By M. Shamil Amit

A fine all-round performance by Kanishka Bandara helped Ranpokunugama MV record a convincing nine-wicket win against Susamayawardena MV, Colombo in their Under-15 Inter-Schools Cricket Tournament encounter played at Ranpokunugama yesterday.

At Ranpokunugama (Ranpokunugama MV won by nine wickets)

Susamayawardena MV: 77 (Lahiru Praboda 30, Kanishka Bandara 5/15, Pawan Weerasinghe 2/6, Chamal Wickramaratne 2/26) and 140 (Pathum Srimal 47, Bathiya Madusanka 30, Miraj Navaratne 43 n.o, Himasha Sandamina 3/9, Kanishka Bandara 2/17, Chamal Wickramaratne 2/24)

Ranpokunugama MV: 151/4 declared (Kanishka Bandara 65, Dihen de Silva 60, Chamitha Nadeemal 2/5, Lahiru Praboda 2/60) and 67/1 (Kanishka Bandara 37 n.o, Chamod Nissanka 29 n.o).

At Hungama (1st innings win for Wadduwa Central) 

Vijayaba NS, Hungama: 129 (Dineth Oshada 31, Ravindu Ranga 8/33, Thanusha Jayashan 2/13) and 185 (Nirawan Chethiya 33, Ravindu Ranga 6/104)

Wadduwa Central: 172 (Amesha Madushan 49, Dasith Niwanka 31, Malith Nimantha 25, Nirawan Chethiya 5/53) and 27/1.

At Mulleriyawa (1st innings win for I-Gate, Thalawathugoda)

Vidura MV, Thalawathugoda: 93 (Sandupa Theumith 30, Ashen Sanjula 4/14, Samindu Mendis 3/25) and 106/6 (Sandeepa Theumith 30, Yasindu Yashoth 29, Samindu Mendis 2/13, Ashan Sanjula 2/37)

I-Gate: 190/8 declared (Ashen Sanjula 31, Nohin Rusara 31, Dharshana Mihiranga 37 n.o, Rivindu Udaneth 6/58, Ometh Vidmal 2/32).

At Maradana (1st innings win for Zahira, Colombo)

St. Joseph’s, Grandpass: 101/9 declared (Mohamed Jumran 26 n.o, Mohamed Fatah 3/16, Mohamed Humail 2/30, Mohamed Khalid 2/30) and 120/3 declared (Santhush Praveen 27, Mohamed Rashad 20, Manula Kaveesha 26 n.o)

Zahira: 129 (Mohamed Fatah 43, Shenal Dilhara 7/21, Santhush Praveen 3/27) and 22/1.

At Godigamuwa (1st innings win for Sri Dharmaloka MV, Kelaniya)

Lyceum, Gampaha: 98 (Shehara Bandara 27, Mihina Iraj 5/22, Uditha Hasaranga 4/36) and 123/3 (Mithul Hansira 54, Tishan Dilusha 51, Uditha Hasaranga 2/22)

Sri Dharmaloka MV: 122 (Nuwantha Methmal 35, Rushaka Ridmal 35, Rahid Ahmed 4/30, Kaveesha Sahan 2/6, Tishan Dilusha 2/40).

At Pannipitiya (1st innings win for Christ the King, Pannipitiya)

Louvre College, Pannipitiya: 147 (Dilaksha Chamika 34, Pasindu Anujith 49 n.o, Yasiru Nethmina 6/26, Yasith Wickramasinghe 2/38)

Christ the King: 307/7 (Yasiru Nethmina 88, Yasith Wickramasinghe 44, Yoshan de Silva 40, Bhanuka Perera 38 n.o, Shemira Perera 23 n.o, Thenuda Sandaruwan 5/63).