CSZ 2 chalks up third successive win

By M. Shamil Amit 

Colombo South Zone 2 chalked up their third successive win of the ongoing Under 19 Provincial Youth League limited over cricket tournament with a 29-run win over Colombo South Zone 1 in the match played at Reid Avenue. 

CSZ 2 taking first lease of the wicket made a score of 218 while CSZ 1 in their run chase of 229 runs was able to muster a score of only 189 runs.  

Meanwhile Anuradhapura recorded their second win when they trounced Mannar by a massive 221 runs in the match played at Anuradhapura.   

Colombo North Zone 2 along with Matara and Polonnaruwa too posted back to back wins when they overcame Gampaha Zone 2, was Ratnapura and Mullaitivu.  

Results:

At Reid Avenue – Colombo South Zone 2 won by 29 runs 

Colombo South Zone 2 218 in 47.3 overs (Sanesh Hettiarachchi 47, Vihanga Pathirana 43, Rusanda Gamage 28, Nimuthu Gunawardena 24: Ranuka Mallawaarchchi 3 for 22, Randisha Bandaranayake 2 for 32, Ramiru Perera 2 for 34)  

Colombo South Zone 1 189 in 40.3 overs (Manura Peiris 35, Gaviru Senhas 30, Ramiru Perera 20, Malitha Perera 19, Dumindu Sewmina 19, Uvindu Weerasekera 18: Nimuthu Gunawardena 3 for 26, Lakindu Sachio 3 for 54, Sheron Rodrigo 2 for 24)  

At Pannipitiya – Colombo North Zone 2 won by 55 runs

Colombo North Zone 2 169 in 28.1 overs (Kanchana de Livera 72, Shenel Samaratunga 43: Sathindu Prabodha 3 for 25, Thatsara Eshan 3 for 40)  
Gampaha Zone 2 114 in 25.2 overs (Saniruk Wickramasinghe 29, Janitha Shehan 20: Chamath Chathurya 3 for 16, Umesh Caldera 2 for 8, Isuru Ayesh 2 for 28)   

At Anuradhapura – Anuradhapura won by 221 runs 

Anuradhapura 293 in 46.3 overs (Ashan Isuranga 144, Thilina Chandeepa 49: S. Janustan 5 for 46)   

Mannar 72 in 27.1 overs (A. Sajohn 15: Kavindu Gihan 3 for 9, Sithija Geeth 2 for 5, Kavinda Dayaratne 2 for 12, Thilina Chandeepa 2 for 24)   

At Monaragala- Matara won by 116 runs 

Matara 219 in 49.2 overs (Vishwa Supun 50, Viran Chamuditha 40, Pesandu Sanjan 38, Chamarindu Nethsara 24, Kushan Wijerama 17: Vihara Attanayake 3 am for 41, Hasindu Rajapakse 2 for 25)  

Ratnapura 103 in 30.1 overs (Thuhina Anuwan 24, Rasindu Dilshan 16: Tharush Sankalpa 3 for 21, Bhanuka Insamal 2 for 11)  

At Polonnaruwa- Polonnaruwa won by 162 runs   

Polonnaruwa 295 for 6 in 50 overs (Janith Ratnasiri 63, Jinajith Dulmika 54, Maduranga Jayalath 50, Hasiru Lilantha 41, Sonal Ashwin 18, Matheesha Yehenith 54 n.o.: S. Niruksan 2 for 29, A. Sinthujan 2 for 59)  
Mullaitivu 132 in 42.2 overs (K. Amalan 21, N. Piratheepan 32 n.o.: Shivantha Eshan 5 for 18, Maduranga Jayalath 2 for 31)   

At Dambulla – Jaffna won by 22 runs 

Jaffna 232 for 9 in 50 overs (Ananthan Kajan 45, T. Kajanath 32, Manimaran Kabishan 29, S. Anushanth 16, Robinson Shiyanthsan 50 n.o.: Praveen Prabakaran 3 for 45, Kaveesha Liyanaarachchi 2 for 27)  
Matale 210 in 46.4 overs (Chamalka Wijeratne 46, Kaveesha Liyanaarachchi 40, Anuradha Ranasinghe 37, Imshal Ziyard 34: Jeyachandran Ashnath 4 for 51, years Rajithkumar Newton 3 for 31)   

At Wattala- Gampaha Zone 1 won by two wickets 

Colombo North Zone 2 191 in 45.2 overs (Viduneth Wilson 64, Faisur Rahman 35, Venkat Rajendran 18, Arshan Joseph 15, Chamath Chathurya 21 n.o.: Amitha Sandeepa 3 for 27, Ravindu Jayasanka 3 for 42, Thushan Udayanga 2 for 26)  
Gampaha Zone 1 192 for 8 in 36.4 overs (Uvindu Perera 45, Samindu Maduranga 26, Amitha Sandeepa 69 n.o.: Kithma Vidanapathirana 3 for 40)   

At Maggona- Kalutara Zone 2 won by two wickets 

Colombo South Zone 3 259 for 9 in 50 overs (Sanesh Fernando 61, Vimath Dinsara 61, Isuru Nidarshana 23, Sethika Dilmith 30 n.o.: Sahan Mihira 5 for 59, Akmal Fazly 2 for 86)  
Kalutara Zone 2 263 for 8 in 49.1 overs (Himesh Fernando 55, Deneth Priyanga 46, Rusiru Fernando 37, Sachira Damian 16, Imalka Fernando 41 n.o., Kavindu Salinga 34 n.o.: Thineth Salinga 3 for 35, Sandeesh Fernando 2 for 51)   

At Kurunegala- Kurunegala Zone 1 won by four wickets 

Kurunegala Zone 3 126 in 28 overs (Amesh Tennekoon 46, Pasindu Menaka 31: Mannan Muzammil 5 for 23)  
Kurunegala Zone 1 130 for 6 in 38 overs (Chamith Sasenjana 38, Buddhima Sahan 31, Ayesh Rashmika 19 n.o.)