Sanuka grabs 13 as Mahanama win

By M. Shamil Amit

Left arm spinner Sanuka Ganepola shone with a match bag of 13 for 89 in Mahanama College’s first innings win over Moratu MV in their Under 19 inter-school cricket encounter played at Moratuwa.

In another match half tons by Venura Kaveethra and Sithum Vihanga helped St Benedict’s College to record an easy first innings win over De Mazenod College in their match played at Kandana.

Results:

At Moratuwa - First innings win for Mahanama

Moratu MV 164 (Deneth Sithumina 93, Sanjana Seneviratne 31: Sanuka Ganepola 8/35, Venura Kaveethra 2/49) and 147 for 7 (Deneth Sithumina 57, Sanjana Seneviratne 26: Sanuka Ganepola 5/54)

Mahanama 312 for 6 declared (Venura Kaveethra 56, Sithum Vihanga 53, Yashen Gunatilleke 49, Sanul Weeraratne 47, Sineth Weeraratne 36, Praveen Ranhiru 29, Eshan Withanage 34 n.o.: Savindu Fernando 2/29)

At Kandana - First innings for Bens

St Benedict’s 278 (D. Liyanaarachchi 73, Mario Fernando 59, Tehan Bitar 52, Vihanga Ratnayake 32: Sharith Sudeena 6/89, Dimeth Imendra 2/25) and 155 (Mario Fernando 51, Tehan Bitar 25, Manikya Deshapriya 23, Dumeen Liyanaarachchi 18: Avishka Sandaruwan 6/38, Sharith Sudeena 3/46)

De Mazenod 217 (Shannon Silva 67, Savinu Chanthula 33, Chenuka Chiran 26, Sharith Sudeena 16, Avishka Sandaruwan 25 n.o.: Vihanga Ratnayake 3/34, Manikya Deshapriya 3/49, Ayesh Gajanayake 2/41, Rumen Peiris 2/42) and 117 for 8 (Shannon Silva 86: Vihanga Ratnayake 5/34, Rumen Peiris 2/17)