Asoka boy Hansaja slams 207 with 15 sixes

By M Shamil Amit

Hansaja Nimalchandra, a little know batter from Asoka College in Colombo smashed 207 in just 119 balls with 19 boundaries and 15 towering sixes, but it was all in vain as it could not prevent his team from an outright defeat at the hands of Sri Jayawardenapura MV Kotte in their Under-19 inter school match at Kotte on Tuesday.

He also hammered a half century (61) in the first innings. In other matches, the spin trio of Vishwa Peiris, Damian de Silva and Nushan Perera accounted for 18 wickets paving the way for St Joseph’s College to record a convincing outright win by an innings and 51 runs over St Benedict’s College in their encounter at Darley Road while Gurukula MV Kelaniya, Maliyadeva College, Dharmapala MV Pannipitiya and CWW Kannangara Central Matugama secured first innings wins.

Results:

At Darley Road – St Joseph’s win

St Joseph’s 313 (Senuja Dinhas 106, Aveesha Samash 59, Dilpa Maduranga 53, Chamath Perera 30, Chethina Kavinda 18: Mevan Dissanayake 5/115, Vihanga Ratnayake 2/41)

St Benedict’s (62/3 overnight) 197 (Vihanga Ratnayake 74, Mihila Jayaweera 33, Yohan Edirisinghe 20: Nushan Perera 5/66, Vishwa Peiris 3/32, Nirwan Jayatilleke 2/52) and 65 (Sithum Hasaranga 19: Damian de Silva 5/24, Vishwa Peiris 5/32)

At Kotte – Sri Jayawardenepura win

Asoka MV Colombo 204 (Hansaja Nimalachandra 61, Sasindu Malinda 53, Januda Methnuka 19, Semeth Anuja 18, Sendinu Perera 17, Thevinu Dinsara 16: Talisha Silva 4/51, Manuth Malsuka 3/59, Chanuka Wijenayake 2/50) and 316 (Hansaja Nimalchandra 207, Rashmika Perera 38, Sasindu Malinda 27: Talisha Silva 4/80, Pasindu Pinsara 2/48)

Sri Jayawardenapura MV Kotte (306/5 overnight) 428 (Thulana Sethum 126, Pasindu Pinsara 56, Daham Kaushalya 49, Ranuka Sandeep 47, Pramodara Sathara 36, Nisura Nethsara 35, Manuth Malsuka 24, Talisha Silva 17, Rusiru Rishmitha 15: Seneth Anuja 3/97, Isuru Kaushalya 2/38, Hansaja Nimalchandra 2/62) and 98 for 3 (Thulana Sethum 29, Anjana Nidusha 21, Manuth Malsuka 25 n.o., Daham Kaushalya 18 n.o.: Sasindu Malinda 2/35)

At Moratuwa – First innings or Gurukula

Gurukula 312 for 9 declared (Javindu Madusanka 106, Janith Mihiranga 85, Sahas Induwara 39, Malintha Silva 5/129, Koshendra Fernando 3/83) and 63 for 5 (Janith Mihiranga 17 n.o.: Malintha Silva 3/32, Shenash Fernando 2/20)

St Sebastian’s Moratuwa (53/2 overnight) 299 (Adeesh Almeida 143, Shefan Fernando 43, Koshendra Fernando 37, Meshone Fernando 30, Lashen Fernando 26: Ohas Sadew 5/114, Sahas Induwara 3/66)

At Kurunegala – First innings win for Maliyadeva

Maliyadeva 392 (Dimath Abeysinghe 126, Pehesara Bandara 92, Thiwanka Pabasara 40, Dushan Sayuranga 61 n.o.: Kaveen Nethmina 4/79, Sharith Sudeena 3/82, Avisha Sandaruwan 2/73) and 169 for 4 (Thiwanka Perera 51, Rajith Navodya 25, Ranidu Amarasinghe 16, Chandupa Abeysinghe 62 n.o.: Savinu Chanthula 2/34)

De Mazenod (83/2 overnight) 282 (Ushan Adithya 110, Sharith Sudeena 40, Shanon Silva 28, Binal Mendis 27, Dimeth Imendra 19, Savinu Chanthula 17: Nishuda Somas 3/64, Thaveesha Balasooriya 3/69, Dimath Abeysinghe 2/61)

At Maradana – First innings for Dharmapala

Dharmapala MV Pannipitiya 312 (Yomal Daniel 83, Nulan Seneviratne 80, Dinura Nethvindu 40, Nimnath Vinsara 37, Sanuga Dulmika 25: Tharusha Navodya 3/101, Deneth Dewmindu 2/50, Mohamed Aqeel 2/76) and 191 (Nimnath Vinsara 69, Sithika Katugampola 34, Nulan Seneviratne 32: Mohamed Aqeel 8/84)

Zahira 279 (Thabith Rizficar 107, Deneth Dewminda 69, Mohamed Maswooth 43, Raeed Careem 28: Nulan Seneviratne 4/34, Menusha Pabasara 3/70, Dinura Nethvindu 2/64) and 2 for 0

At Matugama – First innings for CWW Kannangara

Ananda Sastralaya NS Matugama 278 (Methul Madujith 78, Amiru Munasinghe 38, Imeth Sanjitha 37, Pahan Thulakshitha 34, Kaveen Thukhan 19, Seneesha Chamod 50 n.o.: Chanketh Mihisara 5/66, Vihanga Osumal 2/46, Janidu Gajith 2/47) and 59 for 5 (Pahan Thilakshitha 17, Kaveen Thulhan 17: Sithum Dunuwara 2/9, Janidu Gajith 2/23)

CWW Kannangara Central Matugama (117/3 overnight) 317 for 6 declared (Janidu Gajith 51, Javindu Aniththara 41, Chanul Thiyugee 135 n.o., Kavindu Nethsara 61 n.o.: Pahan Thilakshitha 2/41, Desandu Chathruka 2/51, Vihanga Sandeepa 2/72)