Rajith (141) keeps Maliyadeva in contention

By M. Shamil Amit

An unbeaten knock of 141 by Rajith Navodya helped Maliyadeva College to make a bold reply of 326 for 6 at the end of the second day against arch rivals St Anne’s College in their Under 19 Division 1 Tier B quarter final encounter at Darley Road yesterday.

This was in reply to the Annites’ score of 314. Earlier in the day Chandupa Abeysinghe with a contribution of 53 and Rajith propelled the Devans by associating in a valuable unbroken stand of 122 runs with Damlath Gamage who remained unbeaten on 35.

Meanwhile Wesley College was in a strong position against Devapathiraja MMV at the end of the second day’s play in another quarter final encounter of the same tournament played at Katuneriya.

The matches will be continued today.

Scores:

At Darley Road

St Anne’s Kurunegala 314 (Sanuja Dissanayake 61, Ishan Khan 55, Yashmith Jayasundara 46, Dinuga Abeysekera 34, Kushan Subasinghe 26, Imanjith Herath 26, Sanuka Kemsara 21, Manuja Wijeratne 19 n.o.: Thaveesha Balasooriya 6/86, Damlath Gamage 2/52)

Maliyadeva Kurunegala (8/1 overnight) 326 for 6 (Chandupa Abeysinghe 53, Thiwanka Perera 27, Dushan Sayuranga 23, Dimath Abeysinghe 21, Rajith Navodya 141 n.o., Damlath Gamage 35 n.o.: Yashmith Jayasundara 3/102, N. Weerasekera 2/75)

At Katuneriya

Wesley 197 (Rasheed Nahyan 34, Rashmika Amararatne 30, Senura Lakshan 27, Lithum Senuja 24, Shamma Fernando 23, Kavindu Hettiarachchi 16: Puljith Wathsuka 4/31, Sandaru Malshan 3/71, Harsha Madusanka 2/13) and 219 (Rashmika Amararatne 43, Kavindu Hettiarachchi 41, Senura Lakshan 37, Dinuja Samararatne 31: Sandaru Lakshan 6/88, Diyath Sanjitha 4/45)

Devapathiraja MMV Rathgama (92/2 overnight) 142 (Arosha Sithumina 33, Sandaru Malshan 30, Diyath Sanjitha 20, Vihanga Induwara 15: Rashmika Amararatne 4/23, Adhyaan Zian 4/34) and 5 for 1