Kegalu, President’s and Hambantota Marians win

By M. Shamil Amit

The right and left arm spin pair of Kaushalya Bandara, who ended with a match bag of nine wickets, and Shashin Medagedera combined to help Kegalu Vidyalaya coast to a comfortable outright win by an innings and 37 runs over Revatha MMV Balapitiya in their Under 19 inter-school cricket encounter played at Balapitiya.

President’s College Kotte coasted to a convincing innings and 62 runs win over Karandeniya Central in the match played at Karandeniya while St Mary’s College Hambantota pulled off an easy 144 runs win against Bandarawela Central at Hambantota.

Results:

At Balapitiya - Kegalu Vidyalaya win
Kegalu Vidyalaya 242
Revatha MMV Balapitiya 98 (Kalana Chamod 37, Dilena Denuwan 23: Kaushalya Bandara 5/0, Vihanga Sathsara 2/16) and 112 (Kaveesha Sandeepa 30, Jack Shakya 26, Kalana Chamod 16: Shashin Medagedera 5/21, Kaushalya Bandara 4/32)

At Karandeniya - President’s College win
Karandeniya Central 133 and 112 (Lochana Ravindu 19, Kalindu Shemika 19, Sandaru Tharuneth 18, Shashin Vinod 17, Ashen Rasindu 15: Nevindu Thathsara 6/35, Osanda Dinusara 4/26)
President’s College Kotte 307 for 6 declared (Sathila Sewhas 119, Hirun Lindula 73, Nevinda Thathsara 46, Arosha Lochana 31, Sasindu Avishka 15 n.o.: Matheesha Pradeeptha 2/97)

At Hambantota - St Mary’s win
St Mary’s Hambantota 122 and 192 for 7 declared (Bihandu Nethmika 72, Mohamed Rimzi 26, Tuan Ifran 26, Mohamed Afanz 39 n.o.: Aritha Nurmal 3/25, Malsha Gimhan 2/62)
Bandarawela Central 77 and 93 (Minuda Saveen 23, Malika Ratnayake 19, Isara Piyumaja 18: Sandesh Thiwanka 4/21, Mohamed Rimzi 2/12, Mohamed Shameel 2/21)