Under-19 Super Provincial Cricket Tourney Ahan steers Colombo to massive win

By Shamzeer Jaleel

An unbeaten knock of 78 by Ahan Wickramasinghe and a four-wicket haul by Praveen Nimesh helped Colombo to record a massive 147-run win over Dambulla in their Under-19 Super Provincial Cricket Tournament encounter played at the Dambulla Stadium yesterday.

Colombo made a formidable 282 and in reply Dambulla were bowled out for 136 runs.

Meanwhile, a fine all-round performance by Chamindu Wickramasinghe helped Kandy record a close 33-run win over Galle in another match played at Pallekele.

At Dambulla (Colombo won by 147 runs)

Colombo: 282/8 in 50 overs (Johann de Zilva 49, Mohamed Shamaz 40, Chamindu Wijesinghe 28, Tashika Nirmal 29, D. Sandaruwan 27, Ahan Wickramasinghe 78 n.o, Yasiru Rodrigo 2/39, Sudeera Tilekeratne 2/47, Lakshan Gamage 2/56)

Dambulla: 136 in 36.3 overs (Ravindu Rasantha 34, Sudeera Tilekeratne 27, Dunith Jayakody 21, Praveen Nimesh 4/29, Dilmin Ratnayake 2/22).

At Pallekele (Kandy won by 33 runs)

Kandy: 252 in 47.1 overs (Chamindu Wickramasinghe 97, Avishka Tharindu 74, Rohan Sanjaya 22, Sandun Mendis 4/48, Amashi de Silva 3/32, Jitesh Wathsala 2/17)

Galle: 219 in 44.5 overs (Dunith Wellalage 44, Amashi de Silva 38, Chethaka Milanduwa 33, Pawan Ratnayake 21, Sandun Mendis 20, Raveen de Silva 27 n.o, Subhanu Rajapaksa 2/30, Chamindu Wickramasinghe 2/34, Ruvin Peiris 2/39, Rohan Sanjaya 2/49).