U-19 Cricket Tourney Nimna, Saliya put De Mazenod on top

By M. Shamil Amit

A fine knock of 142 by Nimna Fernando and a half century by Saliya Jude helped De Mazenod College come on top against D. S. Senanayake (DSS) College in their Under 19 Inter-Schools Cricket Tournament encounter which began at Kandana yesterday.
The Mazenodians taking first lease of the wicket made a formidable 280 in their first innings and DSS in their turn were struggling at 93 for six.

Scores:
At Kandana 
De Mazenod: 280 (Nimna Fernando 142, Saliya Jude 60, Sahan Kosala 28, Senash Fernando 24, Dhananjaya Dabare 3/37, Maneendra Jayatileke 2/28, Saneru Dissanayake 2/43)
DSS: 93/6 (Tyron Baskaran 38 n.o, Asitha Silva 2/31, Sihina Sithumina 2/14).
At Balapitiya 
Revatha MMV, Balapitiya: 221 (Navindu Pahasara 48, Shashika Lakshan 47, Chathum Kavya 25, Kushan Manjuka 27 n.o, Matheesa Senanayake 3/47, Orveen Liyanage 2/46, Sineth Weerasuriya 2/55)
St. Mary’s, Kegalle: 114/4 (Dinesh Pethiyagoda 38, Kushan Bhanuka 21).
At Kalutara 
President’s College, Maharagama: 199 (Jithen Kalhara 55, Ishara Perera 47, Nimesh Sandeepa 33, Lakruwan Perera 20, Lahiru Dilshan 2/0, Chiran Anuradha 2/32, Kavindu Dissanayake 2/38, Tharusha de Silva 2/46) and 0/0 
Pothuwila MV, Kalutara: 136 (Pahan Vithanage 32, Avindu Dissanayake 27 n.o, Jayuka Sathnidu 3/20, Vihanga Pathirana 3/39, Jithen Kalhara 2/30).
At Jaffna 
Sir John Kotelawala Central, Kurunegala: 102 (T. Kithmal 38, T. Vidushan 6/28, A. Nithushan 2/2, V. Viyaskanth 2/19) and 56/4 (Mohamed Inzamam 22, V. Viyaskanth 2/130)
Jaffna Central: 219 (K. Kiyalarathan 40, V. Viyaskanth 37, S. Sarankan 33, B. Inthujan 21, Gimhan Bhanuka 5/70, Chalaka Dana 3/31).