4 March 2020 12:00 am
By M. Shamil Amit
Resandu Tilekeratna and Sadisha Rajapaksa struck half centuries as Royal College defeated Devapathiraja MMV, Rathgama by 79 runs in their Under-19 Division One Limited Over Cricket Tournament encounter played at Reid Avenue yesterday.
Royal taking first lease of the wicket made a modest 238 for seven and then bowled out their opponents for 159 runs.
Results
At Reid Avenue (Royal won by 79 runs)
Royal: 238/7 in 50 overs (Resandu Tilekeratne 75, Sadisha Rajapaksa 68, Harindu Paliyawadana 44, Sineth Jayawardena 22, Irushka Thimira 4/34)
Devapathiraja MMV, Rathgama: 159 in 37 overs (Sandaru Theekshana 41, Sasanka Nirmal 37, Tharindu Rukshan 21, Sonal Amarasekera 4/22, Dan Yabesh 3/30, Sadisha Rajapaksa 2/36).
At Reid Avenue (Mahanama, Colombo won by six wickets)
Isipathana: 150 in 43.5 overs (Nishan Amarasinghe 33, Savindu Uthsara 30, Devindu Kekerideniya 5/19, Pavan Ratnayake 2/35)
Mahanama: 151/4 in 36.5 overs (Pulshan Rohana 35, Pawan Ratnayake 33, Sonal Gamage 28, Vinuka Rubasinghe 22, Thiwanka Lakruwan 2/22).
At Galle (Richmond won by two wickets)
St. Peter’s: 199 in 50 overs (Wanuja Kumara 50, Niman Dinesh 40, Tharindu Nirmal 2/15)
Richmond: 203/8 in 48.4 overs (Dimuth Sandaruwan 67, Bhanuka Manohara 49, Yugantha Malshan 21, Wanuja Kumara 3/46, Kanishka Maduwantha 3/48).