Manitha spins Mahinda to first outright win

By M. Shamil Amit

Right arm spinner Manitha Rajapakse’s match bag of 11 for 89 runs paved the way for Mahinda College to record a comfortable innings and 25 runs win over Lumbini MV in their Under 19 inter-school cricket encounter concluded at Galle yesterday.

Manitha’s spell helped Mahinda to bowl out Lumbini twice. Having resumed their first innings from their overnight score of 76 for 4 Lumbini were bowled out for 173 and then made to follow on was bundled out for 86 runs.

Tons by Neksha Iddamalgoda and Sandeep Wijeratne and a match bag of 11 wickets by Mevindu Kumarasiri helped Sri Sumangala Panadura to pull off a stunning win by an innings and 96 runs over Isipathana in the match which ended at the Panadura Esplanade.

Results:

At Galle - Mahinda win

Mahinda 284

Lumbini MV (76/4 overnight) 173 (Kalhan Mendis 41, Pasindu Mahisha 38, Kisandu Dulneth 33, Yashod Kavindu 26, Binuka Cooray 17, Dinal Sewmina 15: Manitha Rajapakse 6/64,  Sadew Nethmina 2/27) and 86 (Nikil Abilash 33, Mihisara Vihanga 17: Manitha Rajapakse 5/25, Gesandu Bisas 2/12, Arosha Udayanga 2/15)

At Panadura Sri Sumangala win

Isipathana 136 (Dasith Senal 31, Yuveen Keshan 21, Tharun Perera 19, Menula Sadew 18, Janith Selaka 18, Dimuthu Tharaka 15: Mevindu Kumarasiri 6/54) and 69 (Janith Selaka 25: Mevindu Kumarasiri 5/32, Methum Fernando 4/23)

Sri Sumangala Panadura (158/2 overnight) 301 for 8 declared (Neksha Iddamalgoda 110, Sandeep Wijeratne 100, Mevindu Kumarasiri 34, Bihanga Silva 20: Dimuthu Tharuka 2/34, Dasith Senal 2/86)

At Wijerama Mawatha - First innings for DSS

DS Senanayake 365 and 144 for 3 (Savain Kalansooriya 57, Niyuru Bandara 41, Shanal Binushka 34: Hasith Ratnayake 2/24)

Nalanda (28/1 overnight) 197 (Ranmith Dinuwara 42, Nemindu Akmeemana 40, Mihin Zoysa 28, Santhul Wijeratne 22, Sahas Godage 18: Shanaal Binuksha 6/61, Randisha Bandaranayake 2/40)

At Campbell Park - First innings for Wesley

St Anthony’s Katugastota 237 and 177 for 7 (Sisal Hemaka 29, Sanuka Kalpana 28, Praveen Gamage 23, Dinul Wijesinghe 51 n.o.: Methnula Mayadunne 4/79, Dinuja Samararatne 3/32)

Wesley (82/1 overnight) 239 for 9 declared (Rasheed Nahyan 45, Rashmika Amararatne 29, Sehandu Athauda 16, Lithum Senuja 90 n.o.: Sanithu Gunatilleke 5/50, Ryan Gregory 2/75))

At Karandeniya - First innings for Dharmasoka

St John’s Jaffna 99 and (36/0 overnight_ 308 for 7 declared (Nageshwaran Krishan 115, Sathkunarajah Vinukshan 69, Jeeva Abisan 61, Murlin Randya 20: Omega Karunaratne 2/39, Chandupa Kavisha 2/75, Kithira Sansika 2/120)

Dharmasoka 175 and 118 for 7 (Chandupa Kavisha 32, Jithira Sansika 23, Reshitha de Silva 22, Aken Senkith 15 n.o.: John Shanon 2/14, Nageshwaran Krishan2/14, Ganeshamoorthy Kawsikan 2/35)

At Horana - St Mary’s win

St John’s Nugegoda 142 and 94 (Rugeeth Nimjaya 27, Mohamed Mishal 27: Tharusha Nimantha 5/31, Bhagya Wijeyawardena 2/1, Sasmin Dharmasena 2/10)

St Mary’s Kegalle (22/1 overnight) 139 (Shehara Samarasinghe 32, Uththara Walinsinghe 24, Hirushan Chandrasiri 20, Bhagya Wijeyawardena 20, Tharusha Nimantha 18: Naditha Sathsara 3/18, Sandun Perera 2/26, Imeth Sansilu 2/34) and 98 for 4 (Malinga Wijetunge 32, Shehara Samarasinghe 40 n.o.: Imeth Sansilu 2/16)