U-19 Cricket Tourney Avishka Perera steers Nalanda to easy win

Avishka Perera (Nalanda) made 98

By M. Shamil Amit

A fine knock of 98 by Avishka Perera helped Nalanda College coast to an easy 103-run win over Gurukula MV, Kelaniya in their Under-19 Inter-Schools Cricket Tournament encounter which concluded at Campbell Place yesterday.

Nalanda made 172 for seven declared in their second innings and Gurukula MV set a victory target of 225 runs were bundled out for 111 runs.

Nalanda made 172 for seven declared in their second innings and Gurukula MV set a victory target of 225 runs were bundled out for 111 runs

Results:

At Campbell Place (Nalanda won by 103 runs)
Nalanda: 135 and (6/0 overnight) 172/7 declared (Avishka Perera 98, Thushara Madushan 4/38)
Gurukula MV: 93 and 111 (Kemira Nayanatharu 48, Raveen de Silva 4/38, Chamodya Rajapaksa 3/22).
At Wattala (Sri Sumangala MV, Panadura won by nine wickets)
Sri Sumangala MV: 251 and 32/1
Lyceum, Wattala: 137 and (6/1 overnight) 143 (Pasindu Fernando 84, Vishwa Kumara 5/54).
At Katuneriya (St. Sebastian’s, Katuneriya won by 79 runs)
St. Sebastian’s: 191 and 102 (Hasindu Prabod 6/34)
Sri Dharmaloka MV, Kelaniya (113/7 overnight): 154 (Tharaka Rajasuriya 33, Sithum Akalanka 4/36, Isuru Sampath 3/30) and 61 (Sithum Akilanka 6/18, Dulaj Ashen 3/25).
At Madampa (Madampa Central won by 240 runs)
Madampa Central, Kuleegoda: 182 and 250 (Malshan Tharupathi 72, Chavindu Soysa 63, Harindra Neranjan 3/39)
Sasthrananda MV, Dehiwala (119/7 overnight): 130 (Savindu Nimesha 4/25, Malshan Tharupathi 4/36) and 62 (Malshan Tharupathi 5/28, Savindu Nimesha 5/29).
At Raddoluwa (Nalanda Boys’ School Minuwangoda won by innings and 103 runs)
Sri Pangnananda MV, Raddolouwa: 83 and 99 (Kavindu Maduranga 4/30)
Nalanda Boys’ School: 285 (Kavindu Maduranga 52, Charuka Janith 47, Malindu Malith 46, Dasun Achira 42, Salindu Malmina 33, Raveesha Vihara 3/50).