Savi shines in St Peter’s first innings win

By M. Shamil Amit

Savi Fernando shone with an unbeaten knock of 151 for St Peter’s College in their first innings win over Richmond College in their Under 19 inter-school cricket encounter at Bambalapitiya yesterday.

Savi’s knock came off 177 balls which had 18 boundaries and two sixes and he shared a 202 runs stand for the third wicket with Shavindu Silva who made 77 which helped the Peterites resuming from their overnight score of 174 for 2 to make a score of 280 for 3 declared in reply to Richmond’s 130.

The other matches too ended in first innings wins for St Benedict’s College, Maris Stella College Thimbirigaskatuwa, Taxila Central Horana and Dharmapala MV Pannipitiya.

Results:
At Bambalapitiya – First innings for St Peter’s
Richmond: 130 (Nethuja Basitha 43, Bevin Jayawardena 38: Sadeesha Silva 4/45, Sadeesha Kariyawasam 3/13, Dinsara Ratnaweera 3/37) and 260)
St Peter’s: (174/2 overnight) 280 for 3 declared (Shavindu Silva 77, Hiruka Silva 24, Savi Fernando 151 n.o: Tenusha Nimsara 2/68)

At Matara - First innings for St Benedict’s
St Benedict’s: 296 (Mario Fernando 65, Mevan Dissanayake 37, Vihanga Ratnayake 35, Lithika Jayasundara 19, Tehan Bitar 18: Thathsara Dewmith 4/76, Manuga Guruge 2/59) and 145 for 1 (Mario Fernando 55, Tehan Bitar 58 n.o., Mihila Jayaweera 27 n.o.)
St Thomas’ Matara: 234 (Sethuja Mandinu 71, Manuga Guruge 36, Punal Pamuditha 24, Abdul Majid 18, Vihanga Sankalpa 15: Mevan Dissanayake 6/91)

At Thimbirigaskatuwa – First innings for Maris Stella
Zahira: 196 and 254 (Raeed Carrim 80, Tharusha Navodya 54, Ijaz Ahmed 33, Mohamed Yousuf 28: Shaven Hansaka 4/68, Dulein Perera 3/75)
Maris Stella: (272/9 overnight) 289 (Shaven Hansaka 111, Yuthika Yuman 49, Ravindu Arunod 27, Panchama Jayawickrama 22, Gimhana Fernando 29 n.o.: Mohamed Aqeel 5/84, Tharusha Navodya 3/63) and 43 for 4

At Karandeniya - First innings for Taxila Central
Taxila Central: 160 and 197 (Rashan Nawanjana 70, Sandith Ranaweera 45, Thilina Kumara 28, Tenusha Thathsara 16: Jithira Sandika 6/61, Buvindu Vimathsara 2/9)
Dharmasoka: 133 and 77 for 8 (Jithira Sansika 33, Kaveesha Sandaruwan 19: Tenusha Thathsara 3/12, Thilina Kumara 2/18)

At Weeraketiya – First innings for Dharmapala
Dharmapala MV Pannipitiya: 404 for 5 declared (Bisara Anjana 85, Nulan Seneviratne 68, Sithika Katugampola 43, Yomal Daniel 20, Nisaltha Sandiv 126 n.o., Sanuga Dulmika 42 n.o.: Janish Irantha 2/59, Udula Nuwanga 2/100)

Vidyaloka MV Galle: (19/1 overnight) 114 (Pasan Madusanka 46, Lidula Nuwanga 22: Menusha Pabasara 5/29, Sanuga Dulmika 3/15, Nulan Seneviratne 2/35) and 152 for 9 (Lidula Nuwanga 50, Thurunu Theshan 36, Navod Gavishtha 27: Nulan Seneviratne 5/49, Menusha Pabasara 3/59)