Under-19 Cricket Tournament De Mazenod in command on day one

By M. Shamil Amit

De Mazenod College, Kandana were in command in their Under-19 Inter-Schools Cricket Tournament encounter against St. Sylvester’s College which began at Kandana yesterday. 
Kasun Ediritileke cracked a fine half century for St. Sylvester’s while Senash Fernando bagged five wickets for De Mazenod.  

Meanwhile, exchanges were even in the match between Maliyadeva College and Gurukula MV, Kelaniya which began at Bulathsinhala.

Results

At Kandana 
St. Sylvester’s: 176 (Kasun Ediritileke 62, Maleesha Silva 30, Charith Rajaguru 28, Nimsha Wijesinghe 23, Senash Fernando 5/56, Pramod Rajamunindra 3/33, Sihina Sithumina 2/26)
De Mazenod: 170/4 (Ruvin Fonseka 27, Lester Jayaweera 24, Nimna Fernando 61 n.o, Saliya Jude 40 n.o).
At Bulathsinhala 
Maliyadeva: 93 (Praveen Nimesh 3/25, Rashmika Mewan 2/14, Thushara Madushan 2/19) and 43/4 (Praveen Nimesh 2/16)
Gurukula MV, Kelaniya: 58 (Brian Karunanayake 5/32, Jayamin Muthukumarana 4/14).
At Anuradhapura 
P. de S. Kularatne MV, Ambalangoda: 130 (Tharindu Harshana 28, Ravishan Nethsara 26, Charitha Chiranjeewa 24, Laknesh Savindu 4/47, Yohan Chathuranga 2/20, Sachintha Sandeepa 2/30) vs Anuradhapura Central.
At Jaffna 
Kegalu Vidyalaya: 130 (Pulasthi Atapattu 60, A. Abishek 4/12, T. Vinojan 2/35)
St. John’s, Jaffna: 72/3 (A. Sawmiyan 27, Ayesh Tharaka 2/22).
At Poragedera 
St. Thomas’, Kotte: 231 (Tharushka Asel 56, Tharin Gimhan 40, R. Kevin 36, Malindu Perera 21, Ashen Chamuditha 21, Vihanga Pathirana 6/67, Chathuranga Ekanayake 3/42)
President’s College, Maharagama: 28/2.
At Matugama 
Homagama Central: 173 (Sajith Chathuranga 77, Tharusha Thathsara 20, Shakila Priyashan 4/51, Lasindu Shehan 3/38, Uvindu Harshitha 2/30)
C. W. W. Kannangara MMV, Matugama: 123/5 (Ushan Mahiepala 64, Kavishka Madushan 28, Chammith Navoda 3/27).
At Balangoda 
St. Thomas’, Bandarawela: 166 (Savith Basnayake 75, Mohamed Mafaz 26, Lalantha Vishwajith 4/37, Rasindu Dilshan 4/39)
Ananda Maithriya Central, Balangoda: 203/4 (Lithija Kalhara 67, Rasindu Dilshan 30, Sankanath Vishwameth 71 n.o).