Koshendra, Adesh shine for Sebs

By M. Shamil Amit

Koshendra Fernando and Adesh Almeida shone for St Sebastian’s Moratuwa on day two in their first innings win over St Benedict’s in the Under 19 inter-school cricket encounter at Moratuwa yesterday.

The pair put on a 111 runs stand for the eighth wicket to help St Sebastian’s to recover from their overnight score of 122 for 6 to make a formidable score of 305 runs in reply to the Bens score of 165 runs.

Results:
At Moratuwa - First innings win for Sebs
St Benedict’s 165 (Vihanga Ratnayake 60, Mevan Dissanayake 38: Adesh Almeida 5/47, Sethuka Silva 2/22, Malintha Silva 2/49) and 143 for 4 (Mario Fernando 64, Vihanga Ratnayake 44 n.o., Revan Shehara 22 n.o.: Adesh Almeida 3/54)

St Sebastian’s Moratuwa (122/6 overnight) 305 (Koshendra Fernando 81, Adeesha Lakshan 58, Malintha Silva 47, Shehan Fernando 29, Kaveesha Perera 27: Mevan Dissanayake 6/126)

At Modara - First innings win for Sri Rajasinghe

De La Salle Mutwal 232 for 9 declared (Asitha Udayanga 48, Nithidu Sankalpa 36, Ashen Ranasinghe 22, Sandaru Himasha 16, Jerome Perera 67 n.o.: Ruvith Chamathka 9/88) and 47 for 4

Sri Rajasinghe MV (64/0 overnight) 344  (Tharun Abeesha 68, Ruvith Chamathka 66, Adeesha Madushan 61, Yoshitha Nuwantha 33, Lakindu Madusanka 24, Sihath Nimsala 15: Asitha Udayanga 5/46, Jerome Perera 5/75)
At Maradana - First innings win for Zahira

Vidyaloka MV Galle (120/9 overnight) 135 (Pasan Madusanka 30, Chanul Mandil 59 n.o.: Aqeel Fazeer 5/48, Deneth Dewminda 2/13) and 65 for 4

Zahira 210 for 8 declared (Ammar Raheem 92, Mohamed Maswooth 49, Deneth Dewminda 31, Adhil Jamaldeen 17: Sachithya Induwara 2/20, Janish Irantha 2/47, Lidula Nuwanga 2/66)