Under 19 Cricket Kithma stars in Ananda’s outright win

By M. Shamil Amit

An all-round performance from Kithma Vithanapathiarana supported by Sharada Jayaratne and Danidu Sellaperuma helped Ananda College to record an outright win by five wickets over De Mazenod College Kandana in their Under 19 inter-school cricket encounter at Ananda Mawatha yesterday.

In three other matches St Benedict’s coasted to a convincing ten wicket win over Dharmaraja Kandy at Lake View ground in Kandy, St Servatius Matara overcame St Anne’s Kurunegala by 43 runs at Matara and Maris Stella Thimbirigaskatuwa defeated Piliyandala Central by five wickets at Thimbirigaskatuwa,

The other matches ended in first innings win for Maris Stella Negombo, Isipathana, Sri Sumangala Panadura and Taxila Central Horana.

Results:
At Ananda Mawatha - Ananda win
De Mazenod Kandana 202 (Shanon Silva 84, Savinu Chanthula 33, Sharith Sudeena 29, Sasmith Hansez 20 n.o.: Kithma Withanapathirana 3/39, Danidu Sellaperuma 3/39) and 136 (Savinu Chanthula 38, Sharith Sudeena 24, Chenuka Chiran 16: Ashinsa Nainayake 5/30, Kithma Vithanapathirana 2/26, Sharada Jayaratne 2/27)
Ananda (168/3 overnight) 299 for 8 declared (Kithma Vithanapathirana 101, Danindu Sellaperuma 54, Rashan Dilaksha 21, Lithma Perera 18, Sharada Jayaratne 66 n.o.: Kaveen Nethmina 4/51, Sharith Sudeena 2/47) and 41 for 5 (Kithma Vithanapathirana 19 n.o.: Sharith Sudeena 3/20, Kaveen Nethmina 2/13)

At Kandy - St Benedict’s win
St Benedict’s 358 for 5 declared (Mario Fernando 102, Sithum Hasaranga 30, Tehan Bitar 152 n.o., Lithika Jayasundara 50 n.o.: Tharindu Warnakulage 2/59, Sumeda Prasad 2/75)
Dharmaraja (12/0 overnight) 219 (Omesh Ekanayake 60, Sumeda Prasad 33, Tharindu Warnakulage 25, Sashith Bandara 23, Kashyapa Dissanayake 20, Mandil Gunawardena 17: Mevan Dissanayake 3/45, Vihanga Ratnayake 2/32, Yohan Edirisinghe 2/48) and 142 (Sashith Bandara 31, Sumeda Prasad 24, Kavindu Gunaratne 22, Kashyapa Dissanayake 18, Mandil Gunawardena 16: Mevan Dissanayake 6/48, Lithika Jayasundara 2/19)

At Matara - St Servatius win
St Servatius Matara 127 (Mohamed Shihav 53, Binal Nethmika 15: Yashmith Jayasundara 8/37) and (119/3 overnight) 230 for 9 declared  (Thathsilu Bandara 58, Risinu Kithmuka 44, Tharul Weeraratne 43, Binal Nethmaka 19, Praveen Madusanka 38 n.o.: Yashmith Jayasundara 6/104): Yashmith Jayasundara 2/45)
St Anne’s Kurunegala 88 (Yashmith Jayasundar 17: Samiru Gimhan 7/29, Lasindu Ramanayake 2/11) and 226 (Sanuja Dissanayake 60, Yashmith Jayasundara 59, Sanuka Kemsara 32, Kushan Subasinghe 19: Lasindu Ramanayake 4/42, Samiru Gimhan 3/56, Praveen Madusanka 2/61)

At Thimbirigaskatuwa - Maris Stella win
Piliyandala Central 151 (Matheesha Anuruddha 40, Adeepa Sasmitha 29, Shamal Wibashana 16: Dulein Perera 3/28, Shaven Hansaka 3/38, Panchama Jayawickrama 2/35) and (7/1 overnight) 199 (Lakdinu Fernando 74, Matheesha Anuruddha 36, Adeepa Sasmitha 20, Ranitha Lakviru 37 n.o.: Kovin Stephan 4/43, Dulein Perera 3/68, Shaven Hansaka 2/66)
Maris Stella Thimbirigaskatuwa 261 (Shaven Hansaka 143, Yuthika Yuman 29, Pavan Muthukuda 29, Kaveesha Bavodya 28: Adeepa Sasmitha 3/34, Jevindu Udawatta 3/70, Shamal Wibashana 2/74) and 93 for 5 (Ravindu Arunod 23, Panchama Jayawickrama 48 n.o.: Shashika Hirushan 2/21, Jevindu Udawatta 2/49)

At Negombo - First innings win for Maris Stella
Maris Stella Negombo 391 for 9 declared (Ameesha Fernando 121, Kavith de Silva 71, Dasun Nethsara 54, Hansaka Perera 50, Gaveesha Amarasekera 38, Ramith Bandara 22: Abheeth Paranawidana 6/93, Gimhan Mendis 2/81)
S. Thomas’ 242 (Ludeesha Matarage 76, Avinash Fernando 37, Mahith Rajapakse 32, Gimhan Mendis 28: Shihan Askar 4/57, Komin Wijetunge 4/81) and 312 for 7 (Jayden Amaraweera 100, Avinash Fernando 68, Reshon Solomans 34, Aaron Kodituwakku 33, Rapael Hettige 26 n.o.: Komin Wijetunge 3/50, Shihaan Asker 2/86)

At BRC - First innings for Isipathana
Wesley 150 and 208 for 5 declared (Shamma Fernando 52, Methnula Mayadunne 45, Lithum Senuja 40, Rashmika Amararatne 50 n.o.: Dimuthu Tharuka 2/46)
Isipathana (168/8 overnight) 205 (Tharun Rashmina 31, Navindu Umeth 26, Maleesha Sandaruwan 23, Janith Selaka 17, Dasith Sonal 17, Yuveen Keshan 16, Menula Sadew 93 n.o.: Adhyan Zian 6/38) and 67 for 4 (Navindu Umeth 20 n.o.: Rashmika Amararatne 3/12)

At Katuneriya - First innings win for Sri Sumangala
Sri Sumangala Panadura 212 for 9 declared and 102 (Vidura Basuru 43, Dinusha Dulanjana 22, Mevindu Kumarasiri 16: Damsith Subashan 9/63)
St Sebastian’s Katuneriya  (60/1 overnight) 150 (Matheesha Sithum 46, Dinidu Dulan 41, Maheesha Mihidum 32, Damsith Subashan 15: Mevindu Kumarasiri 7/54, Methun Fernando 2/39) and 80 for 9 (Dinindu Dilan 30: Methum Fernando 5/41, Mevindu Kumarasiri 3/41)

At Horana - First innings win for Taxila Central
Taxila Central Horana 239 and 239 for 5 declared (Thilina Kumara 62, Sandith Ranaweera 15, Chamod Mihiran 100 n.o., Kushan Theekshana 30 n.o.: Hansaja Jayawickrama 4/42)
Vidyartha Kandy(130/7 overnight) 142 (Anuhas Ranaweera 54, Akalanka Dinujaya 27, Manuth Vishwakula 20: Yasiru Kalhara 3/18, Rashan Nawanjana 2/27, Tenusha Thathsara 2/38) and 157 for 7 (Shevan Moses 32, Anuhas Ranaweera 27, Hansika Dissanayake 20, Akalanka Dinujaya 18, Teshan Nawaratne 15Rashan Nawanjana 3/35, Thilina Kumara 2/26)