Rukshan spins Mahinda to massive win

By: M. Shamil Amit

Colombo, Feb. 8 (Daily Mirror) - Right-arm spinner Kaveen Rukshan’s impressive match figure of 17 for 37 helped Mahinda College to record a massive 199-run win over St. Sylvester’s College, Kandy in their Under-19 Inter-Schools cricket encounter played at Kurunegala.

Meanwhile, St. Sebastian’s College, Moratuwa pulled off an easy innings and 19-run win over St. Servatius’ College, Matara in another match played at Moratuwa.

Chief scores:

• At Kurunegala  – Mahinda won by 199 runs.

Mahinda: 164 (Chandupa de Silva 65, Akila Wickramasinghe 5/60) and 185 (Pramesh Madubashana 76, Chandupa de Silva 51, Akila Wickramasinghe 5/52, Arusha Jayasinghe 4/58)

St. Sylvester’s: 110 (Wageesha Hansaka 36, Gagana Lankeshwara 36, Kaveen Rukshan 9/20) and 40 (Kaveen Rukshan 8/17).

• At Moratuwa – St. Sebastian’s won by innings and 19 runs.

St. Servatius: 113 (Manuja Chanthuka 6/44) and 127 (Heshan Madusanka 47, Vishwa Supun 46 n.o, Manuja Chanthuka 3/29, Navod Fernando 3/43)

St. Sebastian’s: 259 (Vimath Dinsara 75, Manuja Chanthuka 45, Ushen Silva 32, Nadeesh Fernando 31, Praveen Madusanka 4/40, Raveen Kavintha 4/68).

• At Katunayake – First innings win for Mahanama, Colombo.

Prince of Wales: 197 (Oshan Maneesha 64, Uneth Peiris 33, Inuka Karannagoda 4/73) and 82/3 (Rivith Jayasooriya 36)

Mahanama: 287 (Gimantha Dissanayake 92, Eshan Withanage 55, Inuka Karannagoda 42, Achala Perera 4/50).

• At BRC – First innings win for Isipathana.

Devapathiraja MMV, Rathgama: 139 (Chamindu Padmika 43, Sithuka Gunawardena 6/42) and 171 (Gimhan Rasanjana 43, Pathum Shaminda 41, Sithuka Gunawardena 4/61, S. Kobileswaran 3/48)

Isipathana: 192 (Tharushka Ashel 43, Ruchith Rodrigo 40, Chanul Dinoth 31 n.o, Sandaru Malshan 4/38) and 74/4 (Ruchith Rodrigo 40).

• At Matugama – First innings win for Royal, Panadura.

Royal: 208 (Isara Thewmith 3/25) and 254 (Kaveesha Perera 54, Yasith Fernando 53, Johan Pathirana 49, Lakindu Chanchala 38, Lakindu Jayatileke 5/58)

Ananda Sastralaya NS, Matugama: 186 (Nuwan Dineth 118 n.o, Sethika Dilmith 3/53).

• At Ja-Ela – First innings win for Christ the King College, Ja-Ela.

Christ the King College: 262 (Rayan Sachintha 83, Avishka Nirmal 34, Chamod Akarsha 3/57, Chamod Bhanuka 3/83) and 216/9 (Shan Nonis 61, Ravindu Nimsara 47, Pramod Chamika 56 n.o, Chanuka Kahandawala 4/68, Chamod Bhanuka 3/57)

St. Mary’s, Kegalle: 193 (Denuwan Nethsara 70, Shanuka Wimalaratne 40, Naduka Nethmina 4/74).