Easy for Southern Province

By M. Shamil Amit

Chamarindu Nethsara and Puljith Wathsuka hit identical knocks of 73 in Southern Province’s 75 runs win over Uva Province in a high scoring match of the Under 19 Inter-Provincial limited overs cricket tournament encounter at Monaragala. 

The duo helped Southern Province taking first lease of the wicket to make a formidable score of 332 and Uva Province in their turn was able to make a score of 257.

Colombo South and Central Province also won their matches.

Results:
At Monaragala - Southern Province win
Southern Province 332 in 46 overs (Chamarindu Nethsara 73, Puljith Wathsuka 73, Abdul Majeed 48, Sandaru Malshan 38, Dulsith Dharshana 37, Tharun Wanasinghe 4/59)

Uva Province 257 in 43.3 overs (Senura Lakshan 63, Dilpa Maduranga 37, Pravishka Nadeen 34, Sithum Hasaranga 32, Oshada Diniyuru 24: Induwara Samarasekera 3/25)

At Maggona - Colombo South win
Colombo South 263 for 7 in 50 overs (Adeesh Almeida 53, Reshon Solomons 50, Asidisa de Silva 27, Sanjana

Seneviratne 27, Joshua Sebastian 26 n.o)
WP South Outer 202 for 6 in 50 overs (Bihanga Silva 47, Meksha Iddamalgoda 70 n.o., Mevindu Kumarasiri 25 n.o)

At Pallekele - Central Province win
Eastern Province 100 in 45.2 overs (Sithum Shehara 27, Sumedha Perera 3/9, Ryan Gregory 3/15)
Central Province 101 for 5 in 23 overs (Sisal Hemaka 25, Chanul Kodituwakku 32 n.o)