Rain thwarts Maris Stella’s march

By M. Shamil Amit

Rain hampered the first day’s proceedings of the Under 19 inter-school cricket encounter between Maris Stella College Thimbirigaskatuwa and Lyceum International School Wattala played at Thimbirigaskatuwa yesterday.

Maris Stella taking first lease of the wicket was on 192 for 2 having faced 60.3 overs which came on the back of a 151-run stand for the second wicket between Shaven Fonseka who made 92 and Ravindu Arunod who made an unbeaten 62.

Lyceum International Schoo,l Nugegoda ended the first day on 98 for 4 in reply to Nalanda Boys School Minuwangoda which made 186 in the match played at Divulapitiya. Loyola College Kochchikade was on 70 for 8 having faced just 36 overs against Rajasinghe Central Hanwella at Hanwella when the match was called off. 

The matches will be continued today.

Results:
At Thimbirigaskatuwa
Maris Stella Thimbirigaskatuwa 192 for 2 (Shaven Fonseka 92, Hirusha Dinal 28, Ravindu Arunod 68 n.o.) vs Lyceum IS Wattala
At Divulapitiya
Nalanda Boys School Minuwangoda 186 (Kusal Nimesh 88, Sihara Gagana 38, Kaveesha Manoj 20: Aken Dias 5/43, Mihela Minthaka 3/31)
Lyceum IS Nugegoda 93 for 4 (Gagana Abilash 16, Mihela Minthaka 25 n.o.: Sihara Gagana 2/34)
At Hanwella
Loyola College Kochchikade 70 for 8 (Dulran Dharmapala 28, Chavindu Nihara 18 n.o.: Risith Dulmin 4/10) vs Rajasinghe Central Hanwella