St Sebastian’s coast to six wicket win

By M. Shamil Amit

St Sebastian’s College Moratuwa coasted to an outright win by six wickets over Richmond College in their Under 19 inter-school cricket encounter at the Army ground in Ambepussa.

There were three other outright wins recorded by Sri Dharmaloka MV Kelaniya against St Aloysius Galle, Vidyartha against Kalutara MV and St Mary’s Kegalle against Bandaranayake Central Veyangoda while St Anne’s Kurunegala and Tissa Central Kalutara had to be satisfied with first inning wins.

Results: 

At Ambepussa – St Sebastian’s win

Richmond 149 (Ranindu de Silva 28, Minaga Ariyadasa 26, Raviru Randinu 17, Risinu Rupasinghe 16, Nethsara Akash 20 n.o.: Adesh Almeida 7/58) and 102 (Bevin Jayawardena 34, Minaga Ariyadasa 18: Koshendra Fernando 5/42, Adesh Almeida 2/8)

St Sebastian’s (123/9 overnight) 127 (Meshone Ferdinando 44, Lashen Fernando 39: Tenusha Nimsara 5/45, Hiruk Akalanka 3/35) and 127 for 4 (Meshone Fernando 23, Koshendra Fernando 43 n.o., Chamath Wellalage 30 n.o.: Tenusha Nimsara 2/45)

At Kadirana – Sri Dharmaloka win

St Aloysius Galle 118 (Sevitha Dumal 45, Sasindu Madusara 23, Dulsath Nimviru 17: Sathindu Praboda 4/32, Senuk Nilesh 2/1, Chanul Nethsitha 2/18) and 144 (Sevitha Dumal 41, Chanul Nethmina 22, Gimhan Hansaka 21, Oshada Devindu 18: Sathidu Praboda 6/24, Senuk Nilesh 4/36)

Sri Dharmaloka  (130/3 overnight) 259 for 6 declared (Minuka Dinsara 23, Sathinda Praboda 22, Mevan Randeepa 19, Tharusha Mihiranga 16, Kaveen Deneth 143 n.o.: Dulsath Nimviru 3/78) and 4 for 0

At Kalutara – Vidyartha win

Kalutara MV 61 (Shevan Moses 5/25, Peshala Seneviratne 4/17) and (31/1 overnight) 111 (Sheersha Tharaka 34, Nethul Nimsara 20, Sadew de Silva 16: Shevan Moses 5/24, Peshala Seneviratne 3/42)

Vidyartha 215 (Shevan Moses 61, Hansika Dissanayake 50, Manuth Vishwakula 49: Radeesh Theekshana 4/70, Hirusha Gaganaka 3/74, Yoshitha Arunod 2/6)   

At Kegalle – St Mary’s win

Bandaranayake Central Veyangoda 69 (Hesara Duleena 16: Gangana Sandaru 4/13, Samuditha Kahandawala 4/16) and 47 (Janith Kusal 15, Chamath Vidusha 15: Tharusha Nimantha 7/17, Gagana Sandaru 2/18)

St Mary’s Kegalle (326/7 overnight) 395 for 9 declared (Malinga Wijetunge 120, Sulakshana Fernando 100, Uththara Walisinghe 80, Samuditha Kahandawala 19, Tharusha Nimantha 16,  Shehara Samarasinghe 15: Keheliya Senarath 5/76)

At Kurunegala – First innings for St Anne’s

St Anne’s Kurunegala 213 (Nethwiru Abeysekera 62, Kushan Subasinghe 43, Sanuja Dissanayake 35, Sanuka Kemsara 30, Ishan Khan 16, Manuja Wijeratne 15: Sandaru Malshan 5/94, Puljith Wathsuka 3/27, Diyath Sanjitha 2/26)

Devapathiraja 98 (Yasiru Lakshan 29, Nilesh Lasindu 27, Pinsara Duthanga 22: Sanuja Dissanayake 4/35, Yashmith Jayasundara 3/29, Manuja Wijeratne 2/7) and (17/0 overnight) 339 for 8 (Gimhan Rasanjana 105, Yasiru Lakshan 76, Sandaru Malshan 52, Sumeda Sampath 28, Puljith Wathsuka 17: Yashmith Jayasundara 3/43)  

At Kalutara – First innings for Tissa Central  

Tissa Central Kalutara 326 (Nethsara Yasmitha 105, Saminjith de Silva 91, Ishara de Silva 50, Charin Gayuka 20, Sithum Mihiranga 19: Jevindu Udawatta 4/109, Matheesha Anuruddha 3/26) and 285 for 8 (Mindev Hansana 75, Sithum Mihiranga 64, Ishara de Silva 48, Saminjith de Silva 34, Shashika Hurushan 5/83)

Piliyandala Central (116/3 overnight) 307 (Lakdinu Fernando 126, Adeepa Sasmitha 90, Shashika Hirushan 27, Ranithu Lakviru 16: Insara Silva 5/59, Nadhuranga Silva 2/23)