Under 19 Limited Over Dhanuja, Navod, Subanu steer Mahinda to massive win

By M. Shamil Amit

Half tons by Dhanuja Induwara who made a quick fire 73 in 32 balls inclusive of six boundaries and six sixes, Navod Paranavithana and Subhanu Rajapaksa who made identical knocks of 62 paved the way for Mahinda College Galle to record a massive 131 runs win over St. Joseph Vaz Wennappuwa in the quarter-final encounter played at Moratuwa yesterday.
In the same tournament match played at the DSS ground Wijerama Mawatha enabled Devapathiraja College Rathgama coast to an easy six wicket win over Isipathana College.
An unbeaten knock of 56 by Jeewaka Shasheen who together put on a match winning unbroken stand of 94 runs for the fifth wicket with Sudeera Weeraratne.

Results:
At Moratuwa – Mahinda won by 131 runs
Mahinda College Galle: 252 for 8 in 43 overs (Dhanuja Induwara 73, Navod Paranavithana 62, Subhanu Rajapaksa 62, Kawshitha Kodithuwakku 21: Kaushan Wijerathne 2 for 28)
St. Joseph Vaz Wennappuwa: 121 in 38.2 overs (Chamath Fernando 18: Kavindu Lakshan 2 for 8, Subhanu Rajapaksa 2 for 11, Navod Paranavithana 2 for 23, Kushan Madusha 2 for 25)
 At Wijerama Mawatha – Devapathiraja MMV won by six wickets
Isipathana College: 151 in 43.2 overs (Tharusha Nethsara 31, Naveen Kanishka 23: Irushka Thimira 3 for 28, Sasanka Nirmal 2 for 21, Sudeera Weeraratne 2 for 24)
Devapathiraja MMV Rathgama: 152 for 4 in 43.2 overs (Irushka Thimira 32, Jeewaka Shasheen 56 n.o., Sudeera Weeraratne 31 n.o.: Thevindu Dickwella 4 for 28)