Mahinda dominate Nalanda

By M. Shamil Amit

Mahinda College dominated proceedings against Nalanda College in a high scoring under 19 inter-school cricket encounter   at Campbell Place yesterday. The second day’s play saw Nalanda in reply to Mahinda’s mammoth score of 507 for 7 resuming from their overnight score of 32 for 1 going on to make a score of 349 for 9 declared with Osanda Pamuditha making an unbeaten 101. St Peter’s College recorded a first inning win over St Sebastian’s College Moratuwa at Moratuwa while St John’s College Nugegoda pulled off an outright win by an innings and 74 runs over Nalanda Boys School Minuwangoda.

Results:

At Campbell Place - First innings or Mahinda
Mahinda 507 for 7 declared and 100 for 2 (Dulsith Dharshana 24)
Nalanda (32/1 overnight) 349 for 9 declared (Nadal Jayalath 54, Namindu Akmeemana 43, Mihin Zoysa 36, Gavidu Manamperi 34, Ranmith Dinuwara 27, Malsha Fernando 26, Osanda Pamuditha 101 n.o.: Manitha Rajapakse 5/115, Kavindu Nimsara 2/59)

At Moratuwa - First innings for St Peter’s
St Peter’s 319 and 251 for 8 (Savi Fernando 59, Dineth de Silva 48, Sadeesha Silva 47, Enosh Peterson 40, Thareen Sanketh 24 n.o., Dinsara Ratnaweera 15 n.o.: Shenas Hashein 3/76, Koshendra Fernando 2/45)

St Sebastian’s (83/3 overnight) 255 (Adesh Almeida 59, Shefan Fernando 45, Lashen Fernando 42,  Koshendra Fernando 33, Malintha Silva 18, Adeesha Lakshan 16: Janith Panditharatne 4/55, Sadeesha Silva 4/84)

At Mount Mary - St John’s win
Nalanda Boys School Minuwangaoda 141 (Kaveesha Manoj 32, Anupa Asvin 24, Thejas Premasinghe 16: Sandun Dewmina 4/23, Imeth Sansilu 3/28, Senura Gayeshana 2/38) and 77 (Sihara Gagana 24, Theviru Mihisara 21: Sandun Dewmina 4/23, Naditha Sathsara 4/23, Kavindu Dilshan 2/6)

St John’s Nugegoda (281/8 overnight) 292 (Rugith Nimjaya 97, Trishan Damindu 79, Mohamed Mishal 23, Senura Gayeshana 22, Anupa Suran 19: Deepana Sahan 5/72, Lasith Sanjana 2/45)