Bihanga, Pansilu, Mevindu crack half tons

By M. Shamil Amit

Bihanga Silva, Pansilu Silva and Mevindu Kumarasiri crack half tons to help Sri Sumangala Panadura to make a score of 258 against St Joseph Vaz Wennappuwa in the Under 19 inter-school cricket encounter played at Katuneriya.

At Katuneriya

Sri Sumangala Panadura 258 (Bihanga Silva 56, Pansilu Silva 55, Mevindu Kumarasiri 55, Neksha Iddamalgoda 42, Vidura Basuru 25: Damesh Mathisan 5/92, Amal Denuwan 4/58)

St Joseph Vaz 90 for 3 (Savio Fernando 18, Sasmitha Fernando 33 n.o., Nethan Fernando 21 n.o)

At Weeraketiya

Devapathiraja 195 (Yasiru Lakshan 83, Vihanga Induwara 54, Gimhan Rasanjana 26: Tishan Nipun 3/16, Koshitha Adithya 3/54, Sathindu Praboda 3/67)

Sri Dharmaloka 88 for 5 (Tharusha Mihiranga 38, Mevan Randeepana 35: Gimhan Rasanjana 3/11)

In Kandy

Kingswood 279 (Aadhel Sherif 147, Kavija Gamage 42, Dinidu Sayuranga 27, Manula Wijetunge 23)

Rahula Matara 80 for 1 (Janiru Wijewardena 36 n.o., Pawara Pabasara 33 n.o)

At Bandaragama

Royal Panadura 278 for 9 declared (Chalana Dineth 137, Yesara Nithil 61, Udara Dhananjaya 22, Thisaja Kumaratunga 21, Radeesha Theekshana 4/111)

Kalutara MV 171 for 4 (Vihanga Sapumal 75, Akesh Shaminda 44, Sheersha Tharaka 25 n.o.)

At Godigamuwa

Sri Sumangala Central Hikkaduwa 168 (Pavani Nirukshan 35, Chamathka Kaveeshan 35, Tharun Damsith 24, Kaushakya Saranga 17: Lahiru Lakmal 4/54) and 29 for 1

Christ King College Ja-Ela 142 (Avishka Nirmal 63, Vihanga Dilmin 29: Sanjana Nethupul 5/21, Latheendra Akash 4/51)

 At Ambepussa

President’s Kotte 253 (Savindu Avishka 71, Punsara Nethmina 66, Hirun Lindula 56: Manchana Tharupiyum 4/70)

Bandaranayake MV Gampaha 40 for 2 (Deneth Dulaksha 18, Sinol Nethmira 15 n.o)

At Kirindiwela

Asoka MV Colombo 234 (Januda Methmuka 54, Ometh Sendinu 40, Thevinu Dinsara 33, Seneth Anuja 15, Chamath Thasmila 49 n.o.: Senura Nethdinu 5/102, Thevindu Chamath 2/55)

Harischandra NS Negombo 89 for 4 (Nethin Chamathka 31, Senura Methdinu 18)