24 January 2020 12:01 am
By M. Shamil Amit
Half tons by Prashan Kalhara and Harindu Palihawadana helped Royal College, Colombo record an easy first innings win over D.S. Senanayake College in the U-19 inter-school cricket encounter concluded at the Army ground in Panagoda yesterday.
The second day’s play saw the pair guiding Royal, who resuming from their overnight score of 130 for 5, ended their innings with a formidable score of 323 in reply to DSS’s score of 213 runs.
In the other matches which ended yesterday, De Mazenod and Lyceum IS, Panadura secured first innings wins and Loyala College, Negombo recording an outright win by an innings and 28 runs against St. John’s, Nugegoda.
Results
At Panagoda – 1st innings win for Royal
DSS 213 and 270 for 7 (Muditha Lakshan 124, Tiron Baskaran 73)
Royal College, Colombo (130/5 overnight) 323 (Prashan Kalhara 88, Harindu Palihawadana 77, Thithira Weerasinghe 45, Kaushan Kulasuriya 37: Saniru Dissanayake 6 for 49)
At Kadirana – 1st innings win for De Mazenod
Maris Stella, Negombo 112 and (49/2 overnight) 211 for 8 declared (Pasindu Perera 60, Tharindu Maduwantha 52, Kaveen Fernando 47: Pramod Rajamunindra 5 for 65)
De Mazenod 174 and 86 for 4 (Nimna Fernando 60 n.o.: Thilina Perera 3 for 40)
At Panadura – 1st innings win for Lyceum IS
Ananda Sastralaya, Matugma 141 and (22/1 overnight) 202 for 7 declared (Ulindu Prabashwara 70, Kavindu Theeksha 50: Niven Rodrigo 3 for 33)
Lyceum IS, Panadura 158 and 164 for 6 (Shayan Guruge 58)
At Wennappuwa – Loyala won by innings and 28 runs
Loyola, Negombo 192 (Stefan Fernandopulle 55, Hashen Malinda 32, Kalindu Amarasinghe 26: Dumindu Prabashwara 3 for 40, Purnadith Vihara 3 for 54)
St. John’s, Nugegoda (57/5 overnight) 77 (Sanuda Nonis 6 for 11) and 87 (Hashen Lalindra 6 for 28, Samindu Nonis 3 for 32)