Win for Kandy Zone 3

By Shamseer Jaleel

Kandy Zone 3 beat Kegalle in their Under-19 Youth League 2025 Central and Eastern Province cricket encounter played at the Prison Grounds in Pallekele.

Meanwhile, Kandy Zone 2 and Kandy Zone 3 tied their encounter under the DLS system in their match played at Katugastota.

The highlight of the game was a brisk century by Kaushika Kumarasinghe, who made 142 off only 74 balls including 15 sixes and six boundaries.

Chief scores

At Pallekele:
Kandy Zone 3: 181 in 43.1 overs (Chaniru Senarathne 48, Nikeshala Nanayakkara 35, Chanul Kodithuwakku 28, Sanjay Sachendra 3/23, Dasun Sathsara 3/35, Matheesha Shehara 2/27)
Kegalle: 136 in 32.5 overs (Dineth Themiya 23, Chanuka Kandawela 21 n.o, Yosath Abeykoon 6/19, Chaniru Senarathne 2/23).

At Katugastota: 
Kandy Zone 2: 257/6 in 31 overs (Kaushika Kumarasinghe 142, Shevan Kanishas 49, Upadi Indusara 2/30)
Kandy Zone 3 (Target 201 in 25 overs): 201/6 in 25 overs (Chaniru Senarathne 46, Chanul Kodithuwakku 38, Puleesha Thilakarathne 32, Ryan Gregory 2/29, Savindu Nisal 2/38).