Wesley and Kegalle Marians post outright wins

By M. Shamil Amit

Wesley College and St Mary’s College Kegalle recorded outright wins in their Under 19 inter-school cricket matches concluded at Kandana and Kegalle yesterday.

Wesley coasted to a comfortable ten wicket win over De Mazenod College Kandana while the Kegalle Marians posted a convincing innings and 162 runs win over Nalanda Boys School Minuwangpda.

St Joseph’s College despite dominating proceedings against Mahinda College had to be satisfied with a first innings win in their match which ended at Darley Road.

Results:

At Kandana - Wesley win 

Wesley 284 (Senura Lakshan 60, Methnula Mayadunna 41, Kavindu Hettiarachchi 35, Rasheed Nahyan 34, Adhyan Zain 33, Dinuja Samararatne 22: Bipun Alwis 3/60, Avishka Sandaruwan 2/31) and 42 for 0 (Rasheed Nahyan 28 n.o)

De Mazenod Kandana (77/2 overnight) 146 (Sharith Sudeena 89, Shanon Silva 19: Adhyan Zian 5/7, Rashmika Amararatne 3/12) and 179 (Savinu Chanthula 36, Sharith Sudeena 33, Avishka Sandaruwan 25, Sineth Induwara 26)

At Kegalle - St Mary’s win

St Mary’s Kegalle 404 for 9 declared (Shehara Samarasinghe 200, Uththara Walisinghe 76, Kavin Udagedera 29, Samuditha Kahandawala 26, Hirushan Chandrasiri 24, Bhagya Wijeyawardena 24: Imesh Mihiranga 4/107, Lasith Sanjana 3/101)

Nalanda Boys School Minuwangoda (53/4 overnight) 108 (Kaveesha Manoj 29, Imesh Mihiranga 20, Lasith Sanjana 19: Tharusha Jayaweera 4/39) and 134 (Kaveesha Manoj 43, Sihara Gagana 40 n.o.: Samuditha Kahandawala 5/20, Gagana Sandaru 3/38)

At Darley Road - First innings for Joes

St Joseph’s 408 for 5 declared (Aveesha Samash 175, Senuja Wakunugoda 72, Yenula Dantanarayana 71, Rishma Amarasinghe 45, Dilipa Maduranga 25)

Mahinda (35/1 overnight) 190 (Randula Mabarana 58, Gesandu Bisas 33, Manitha Rajapakse 20: Vishwa Peiris 4/58) and 132 for 7 (Randula Mabarana 67, Manitha Rajapakse 45 n.o.: Vishwa Peiris 3/74)