Thurstan’s Udarsha hits quick-fire 136 with 10 sixes

By M. Shamil Amit

Udarsha Nimsara cracked a quick-fire 136 in 74 balls inclusive of 12 boundaries and ten towering sixes to help Thurstan College make a recovery against Sri Sumangala College Panadura on day one of their Under 19 inter-school cricket encounter at Bandaragama.

Udarsha along with Hirushan Dias shared a massive partnership of 196 runs for the fifth wicket when Thurstan were struggling on 77 for 4 to help them end with a score of 284.

Sri Sumangala in their turn was struggling on 77 for 8.

An unbeaten 122 with 15 boundaries and a six by Rajith Navodya who shared two valuable partnerships of 68 runs for the third wicket with Chandupa Abeysinghe and 74 runs for the fourth wicket with Ranidu Amarasinghe helped Maliyadeva College taking first lease of the wicket to make 242 for 4 against Ananda College when bad light stopped play on day one at Kurunegala.

St John’s College Jaffna was on top against Piliyandala Central at the end of the first day’s play in the match played at Jaffna.

Results

At Bandaragama

Thurstan 284 (Udarsha Nimsara 136, Hirushan Dias 50, Nitjish Kamalasooriya 38, Yohan Senanayake 16: Chanuga Chirandith 3/24, Sadew Hettiarachchi 3/64)

Sri Sumangala Panadura 77 for 8 (Rivith Ranlaka 21, Dinusha Dulanjana 20, Damithu Navithaka 18: Inupa Dinsara 3/17, Thisen Wickramaratne 2/3, Yoosuf Ahamed 2/21)

At Kurunegala

Maliyadeva Kurunegala 242 for 4 (Ranidu Amarasinghe 33, Chandupa Abeysinghe 29, Pehesara Bandara 25. Rajith Navodya 122 n.o.Pasan Batugahage 2/54) vs Ananda

At Jaffna

Piliyandala Central 95 (Matheesha Anurudda 23, Induwara Heshan 20, Adeepa Sasmitha 29: Puvaneshwaran Krishanth 4/13, Ganeshamoorthy Kowsikan 2/22) and 24 for 4 (Thenul Sathsanda 15: Puvaneshwaran Krishanth 3/10)

St John’s Jaffna 184 (Murfin Randyo 41, Uthayanan Abijoyshanth 37, Kirubakaran Sanjithan 27, Nageshwaran Krishan 27, Sathkunarajah Vinukshan 17: Jevindu Ranthula 4/78, Rusiru Sankalana 2/19, Adeepa Sasmitha 2/26, Matheesha Anurudda 2/28)