Janindu, Randisha steer DSS to innings victory

By M. Shamil Amit

An unbeaten ton by Janindu Ranasinghe and a match bag of ten wickets by Randisha Bandaranayake paved the way for DS Senanayake College to record a comfortable outright win by an innings and 15 runs over Lumbini MV in their Under 19 inter-school cricket encounter played at the BRC ground.

De Mazenod College Kandana overcame Royal College Panadura by eight wickets in another match played at Kandana while Gurukula MV Kelaniya and Holy Cross College Kalutara recorded first innings wins against St Anthony’s College Wattala and Piliyandala Central at Wattala and Pannipitiya.

Results

At BRC – DS Senanayake win

DSS 305 for 8 declared (Sithru Gunaratne 41, Hamid Afdhal 40, Miyuru Bandara 17, Janindu Ranasinghe 114 n.o., Ranumitha Sahas 31 n.o.: Mihisara Vihanga 4/97)

Lumbini MV 150 (Lonitha Methmal 68, Binuka Cooray 15, Shenol Wieman 15: Sithru Gunaratne 4/14, Shaqanal Binushka 4/43, Randisha Bandaranayake 2/44) and 140 (Nikil Abilash 62, Lonitha Merhmal 40, Binuka Cooray 22: Randisha Bandaranayakr 8/46, Sithru Gunaratne 2/34)

At Kandana - De Mazenod win

Royal Panadura 162 (Lasiru Sandakan 57, Udara Dhananjaya 43, Sathsara Nilanjith 20: Nilesh Miron 4/51, Sineth Induwara 2/26, Sharith Sudeena 2/41) and 99 (Dinimuthu Perera 23, Lasiru Sandakan 21: Sharith Sudeena 5/39, Avishka Sandaruwan 4/38)

De Mazenod 177 (Sharith Sudeena 34, Ushan Adithya 33, Praneeth Vithanage 27, Binal Mendis 27, Sineth Induwara 25: Romal Wijeratne 5/35, Yesara Nithil 3/53) and 76 for 2 (Sharith Sudeena 22, Ushan Adithya 15, Sineth Induwara 23 n.o.)

At Wattala - First innings for Gurukula

St Anthony’s Wattala 215 (Vishmitha Saroj 52, Sandil Ruchiranga 45, Hafeez Junkeer 35, Kavindu Senadi 34: Sahas Induwara 5/42, Ohas Sadew 2/84) and 100 (Ridma Bashika 33, Shehara Dewthilina 23, Kavindu Vihanga 15: Ohas Sadew 4/18, Janith Mihiranga 3/33, Sahas Induwara 2/32)

Gurukula MV Kelaniya 222 (Ohas Sadew 44, Janith Mihiranga 38, Shan Jumath 31, Lashan Sathsara 24, Induwara Oshada 17: Akash Thejaka 5/47, Ridma Bashika 3/59, Kavindu Senadi 2/57) and 53 for 3 (Atheesha Malindu 27 n.o.: Vishmitha Saroj 2/16)

At Pannipitiya - First innings for Holy Cross

Piliyandala Central 206 (Thenul Sathsanda 40, Chamath Oshan 37, Vihadu Sithnala 27, Buddhimal Tharusha 23, Mihin Lakdinu 16, Adeepa Sasmitha 16, Sanutha Kulanith 15: Mevindu Perera 3/35, Rusith Jayawardena 3/44, Hansana Hinduranga 2/35, Hirusha Fernando 2/47) and 148 (Sandeep Salgado 33, Matheesha Anuruddha 24, Chamath Oshan 18, Adeepa Sasmith 17: Hirusha Fernando 5/49, Yasith Tharuksha 5/74)

Holy Cross Kalutara 236 (Rusith Jayawardena 82, Matheesha Nethsara 55, Sachith Sanjula 52: Chamath Oshan 3/16, Dasun Kalhara 3/53, Sanutha Kalanith 2/25) and 70 for 4 (Osinda Silva 31 n.o.: Dasun Kalhara 3/29)