U17 Sri Lanka Youth League: Thevindu, Himaru guide Colombo South U17 to third win

The winning Colombo South U17 team

(Visuals Credit: SLC)

By M. Shamil Amit 

Two fine knocks by Thevindu Wewalwala and Himaru Deshan paved the way for Colombo South U17 to record a 28-run win over Dambulla U17 in the U17 Sri Lanka Youth League limited-overs tournament encounter played at the Galle Stadium. Thevindu made 84, inclusive of seven boundaries and a six, while Himaru made an unbeaten 80 with ten boundaries, and the pair came to the rescue of the side when they were struggling on 63/5 by putting on a 132-run stand for the sixth wicket to help them end with a score of 226/6.

Dambulla U17, in their run chase, was making steady progress, but they lost wickets at the latter stages of the innings and was able to muster a score of only 198, which saw Colombo South U17 recording their third successive win and remaining unbeaten. Kandy U17 coasted to a comfortable 117-run win over Colombo North U17 in another match of the same tournament played at the Balagalla Stadium in Galle.

Results:
At Galle Stadium – Colombo South U17 won by 28 runs 
Colombo South U17 226/6 in 50 overs (Thevindu Wewalwala 84, Rusandu Silva 25, Himaru Deshan 80 n.o.; Dihan Munasinghe 3/30)
Dambulla U17 198 in 48.4 overs (Ishan Khan 53, Shenan Fernando 40, Pudasara Ayodya 34, Amal Perera 22; Rusandu Silva 3/28, Himaru Deshan 2/15, Matheesha Aponso 2/21, Oshanda Manahara 2/34)

At Balagalla Stadium – Kandy U17 won by 117 runs 
Kandy U17 221 in 48.4 overs (Sanithu Gunatileke 37, Chanul Kodituwakku 36, Piyumaka Karunaratne 25, Gavesh Poorna 24, Yenula Hewavitharana 23; Shaveen Perera 2/20, Lahiru Lakmal 2/37, Savindu Sathsara 2/56)
Colombo North U17 104 in 29.5 overs (Santhul Wijeratne 33, Shaveen Perera 27 n.o.; Dilmith Vimosh 2/13, Sanuthu Gunatileke 2/14, Chanul Karunaratne 2/25, Kenula Pihilianga 2/27)