U-15 Cricket Tourney Yasiru guides Lumbini MV

By M. Shamil Amit

A fine all-round performance by Yasiru Jayasinghe paved the way for Lumbini MV to coast to a convincing six-wicket win against Holy Cross College, Kalutara in their Under-15 Division One Cricket Tournament second-round match played at Kalutara yesterday.

Meanwhile, a matchbag of 13 for 61 by Lakshan Dissanayake enabled Harischandra National School, Negombo record an eight-wicket win against St. Joseph’s College, Wattala in their Under-15 Division Two Cricket Tournament second-round match played at Udammita yesterday. 

Results 

At Kaultara (Lumbini MV won by six wickets)
Holy Cross: 64 (Yasiru Jayasinghe 4/15, Basika Shachmin 2/8) and 92 (Pasindu Wimantha 32, Yasiru Jayasinghe 6/46, R. Nadeel 3/7)
Lumbini MV: 107/7 declared (Yasiru Jayasinghe 34, Sahan Kaushalya 24, Mario Tissera 3/37, Pasindu Wimantha 2/6) and 54/4 (Shanuka Cheran 3/24).
At Udammita (Harischandra NS won by eight wickets)
St. Joseph’s, Wattala: 103 (Shenol Ruvishka 50, Lakshan Dissanayake 7/40, Sandaruwan Silva 2/17) and 88 (Shenol Ruvishka 33, Lakshan Dissanayake 6/21, Sandaruwan Silva 4/21)
Harischandra NS: 129/6 declared (Pawan Edirisinghe 35, Mihishan Fernando 31, Lakshan Dissanayake 28 n.o, Ravija Perera 3/21) and 67/2 (Devinda Dharshana 24, Adithya Fernando 20 n.o, Shenol Ravishka 2/22).
At Reid Avenue (Match drawn)
Royal, Colombo ‘B’: 246/6 declared (Shehath Perera 81, B. Kumaratunga 50, Thanula Dilana 39, Omal Dissanayake 53 n.o)
Mahanama, Colombo ‘B’: 113/8 (Kalindu Bandara 34, Nithira Silva 28, Shehath Perera 4/32).