Kaveesha, Sadew steer Royal, Panadura to big win

By: M. Shamil Amit

Colombo, Jan. 18 (Daily Mirror) - Kaveesha Perera and Sadew Wijeratne shone for Royal, Panadura in their innings and 77-run win against Jaffna Central in their Under-19 Inter-Schools cricket encounter played at Jaffna.

Kaveesha slammed a run-a-ball 146 inclusive of 13 boundaries and seven sixes to help Royal, make a formidable 323 for nine declared while left-arm spinner Sadew Wijeratne’s matchbag of 10 wickets enabled Royal to bowl out Jaffna Central for 101 and 145.

Chief scores

• At Jaffna: (Royal, Panadura won by innings and 77 runs)

Royal: 323/9 decl (Kaveesha Perera 146, Yasith Fernando 68, Johan Pathirana 31, Vikneswara Paruthi 3/78)

Jaffna Central: 101 (Thakuthas Abilash 37, Sadew Wijeratne 5/12, Sethika Dilmith 3/21) and 145 (Nishanthan Ajay 53, Thakuthas Abilash 58 n.o, Sadew Wijeratne 5/53, Sethika Dilmith 5/75).

• At Dehiwala (St. John’s, Nugegoda won by innings and 141 runs)

Hindu College, Colombo: 66 (Piyumal Dewaranga 5/7) and 116 (Thivakaran Yaadhav 47, Piyumal Dewranga 4/28)

St. John’s: 323/8 decl (Obasha Malintha 119, Anusara Fernando 69).

• At Wattala (Lyceum, Wattala won by seven wickets)

Christ the King, Ja-Ela: 169 (Lahiru Lakmal 73, Vidursha Wijeratne 3/14, Sadew Hettiarachchi 3/39) and 89 (Avishka Nirmal 44, Tharusha Ranasinghe 5/6, Sadew Hettiarachchi 4/28)

Lyceum: 173 (Shanujan Baskaran 52, Shalila Prabashwara 31, Ravindu Nimsara 4/34, Sayura Akash 3/15, Naduka Nethmina 3/38) and 86/3.

• At Nattandiya (Harishchandra NS, Negombo won by 173 runs)

Harishchandara NS: 179 (Gimhana Jayasiri 37, Deneth Bimsara 32, Oshan Chanuka 30 n.o, Komin Sathyanjana 5/52) and 189/6 decl (Shakila Ashen 47, Randul de Silva 41 n.o)

Dhammissara NS, Nattandiya: 93 (Dinul Kumarage 37 n.o, Dumindu Nilan 3/16, Rashen Shalinga 3/30) and 102 (Rashen Shalinga 6/48).

• At Muthuwella (De La Salle, Mutwal won by innings and five runs)

St. Thomas’, Kotte: 126 (Jananja Wasana 40, Mathew Solomons 38, Mishen Nilanka 6/20, Heshan Anuradha 3/53) and 169 (Mathew Solomon 83, Heshan Anuradha 5/43)

De La Salle: 300 (Nithindu Sankalpa 54, Mohamed Anaan 51, Mohamed Mushad 43, Heshan Anuradha 39, Sadil Nethmika 6/51).