Mahinda prevail with easy win

By M. Shamil Amit

Mahinda College prevailed with an easy first innings win over Maris Stella College Negombo in their Under 19 inter-school cricket encounter played at Galle.

St Sebastian’s College along with Ananda College and De Mazenod College too recorded comfortable first inning wins while Sri Sumangala Central Hikkaduwa coasted to an outright win by five wickets against St John’s Panadura at Hikkaduwa.

Results:

At Galle - First innings for Mahinda

Mahinda 336 (Randula Mabarana 89, Dulsith Dharshana 86, Thevindu Rashmika 58, Gesandu Bisas 25, Kaveesha Githmal 25: Ameesha Fernando 3/66, Malan Kadigamuwa 2/99)

Maris Stella Negombo 227 (Ameesha Fernando 53, Hashmika Nethshan 46, Kavith de Silva 41, Ramith Bandara 29, Hansaka Perera 17: Vishmitha Sathsara 4/56, Manitha Rajapakse 3/87, Kaveesha Githmal 2/33) and 261 for 6 (Gaveesha Induwara 78, Ramith Bandara 53, Kavith de Silva 50, Meyon Rodrigo 34: Gesandu Bisas 2/41)

At Moratuwa - First innings for Sebs

Nalanda 160 (Santhul Wijeratne 28, Nadul Jayalath 27, Nemindu Akmeemana 23, Mihin Zoysa 16, Gavidu Manamperi 23 n.o.: Malintha Silva 4/48, Shenash Hasein 3/34, Chamath Wellalage 2/34) and 300 for 5 (Nemindu Akmeemana 132, Ranmith Dinuwara 42, Lithum Wijekumara 37, Osanda Pamuditha 60 n.o.: Shenash Hashein 3/71)

St Sebastian’s 288 (Lashen Fernando 66, Kaveesha Perera 61, Thiwanka Fernando 44, Koshendra Fernando 40, Adesh Almeida 25, Chamath Wellalage 24 n.o.: Malsha Fernando 6/95, Santhul Wijeratne 3/52)

At Katuneriya - First innings for Ananda

Ananda 259 for 9 declared (Lithma P erera 91, Ovin Perera 51, Danindu Sellaperuma 29, Sharada Jayaratne 23, Nethula Edirimanne 20: Naveen Nethsara 4/37, Ashen Sathsara 2/77) and 87 for 6 (Danindu Sellaperuma 26, Himira Kudagama 17, Kithma Withanapathirana 16: Ashen Sathsara 3/5, Maheesha Sithum 2/59)

St Sebastian’s Katuneriya 201 (Naveen Nethsara 60, Ashen Sathsara 39, Chamath Kaveesha 57 n.o.: Himira Kudagama 3/28, Pasan Batugahage 3/31, Rashan Dilaksha 2/50) and 134 for 8 (Dinindu Dilan 39, Naveen Nethsara 29, Maheesha Mihidum 19: Daniru Ranasinghe 3/25, Kithma Withanapathirana 2/40)

At Kandana - First innings for De Mazenod

Isipathana 170 (Kavindu Dewshan 40, Tharun Perera 39, Maleesha Sandaruwan 30, Navindu Umesh 20: Avishka Sandaruwan 6/41, Sharith Sudeena 4/53) and 211 (Dimutha Tharuka 53, Kavindu Dewshan 33, Kusal Nirmala 31, Navindu Umeth 21, Maleesha Sandaruwan 18, Yeshindu Maneesha 21 n.o.: Sharith Sudeena 7/70, Avishka Sandaruwan 2/58)

De Mazenod 200 (Sharith Sudeena 79, Shanon Silva 47, Savinu Chanthula 20 n.o.: Sansiru Fernando 3/47, Dasith Senal 2/17, Menula Dambakumbura 2/22) and 86 for 2 (Sharith Sudeena 35, Chanuka Chiran 24, Savinu Chanthula 16 n.o.)

At Hikkaduwa - Sri Sumangala win

St John’s Panadura 109 (Tharul Laksanda 32, Pamok Methdinu 26, Hirusha Salgado 16: Latheendra Akash 4/36, Sanjana Nethupul 2/11, Sakthvel Sanjayan 2/24, Tharun Damsith 2/25) and 89 (Bhanuka Adithya 36, Hirusha Salgado 17: Shanuka Denuwan 7/22, Latheendra Akash 2/22)

Sri Sumangala Central Hikkaduwa 69 (Kaushalya Saranga 21: Kusal Fernando 4/17, Sanithu Yunath 3/6, Pamok Methdinu 2/18) and 132 for 5 (Chamathka Kaveesha 52, Tharun Damsith 34, Mathan Sujitharan 35 n.o.: Sanithu Yunath 2/37)