Jaffna schoolboys smash Mullaitivu counterparts

By M. Shamil Amit

Jaffna District recorded a massive 218 runs win over Mullaitivu District in the Under 17 Inter-District limited overs tournament encounter played at Jaffna.  Jaffna batting first made an imposing score of 256 and then bundled out Mullaitivu for a meagre 38 runs. In two other matches played Badulla District and Vavuniya District recording wins against Ratnapura District and Mannar Disitrict at Badulla and Vavuniya.

Results:

In Jaffna – Jaffna District win by 218 runs
Jaffna District 256 in 47.2 overs (Pirabakaran Sanjayan 35, Kanagaraj Nithees 32, Murali Thison 32, Thinesreman Preethikan 26, Sathees Danushan 18, Ketheeswaran Harishan 18, Dineshk Larun 15, Uthayakumar Tharanigan 22 n.o., Jenithan Sujan 3/27, H.M. Rilan 2/35)
Mullaitivu District 38 in 21.2 overs (Uthayakumar Tharanigan 2/0)
In Badulla – Badulla District win by 131 runs on DLS
Badulla District 281/8 in 50 overs (Dinua Attanayake 144, S. Anuja 40, Achila Damsara 26, Kethaka Himsara 17, Adeesh Amantha 3/72)
Ratnapura District 68/7 in 23 overs (Malmitha 25, Lithika Jayasundara 25, S. Anuja 3/13, Vimukthi Herath 2/6, Tharun Wanasinghe 2/24)
In Vavuniya – Vavuniya District win by 185 runs
Vavuniya District 278/9 in 50 overs (Kabishek A Iyathurai 97, Suganthan Sajeeth 55, Namal Nishantha 41, Praveen Sivakaran 29, Nimalakumar Thanish 3/46, Srishankar Srithanesh 2/38)
Mannar District 93 in 34.4 overs (Nimalakumar Thanish 29, Puveneswaran Kishanth 4/12, Pratheesan Kirubakaran 3/23, Praveen Sivakaran 2/10)