Dulaj Ranatunge of Maliyadeva College Kurunegala and Deshan Gunasinghe of Dharmaraja College Kandy scored centuries against Ananda College and St. Anthony’s College Wattala in their Singer Trophy Under 19 inter-school cricket tournament matches played at Kurunegala and Wattala yesterday.
Ranatunge scored 111 runs off 161 balls with 12 fours and a six against Ananda and Gunasinghe hit 116 off 111 balls with 8 fours and 7 sixes against St. Anthony’s Wattala. Sri Jayawardhanapura MV Kotte beat S. de S. Jayasinghe MMV by five wickets,
Ananda Sastralaya Kotte beat President’s College Maharagama by an innings and 33 runs and St. Sebastian’s College Katuneriya beat Taxila Central College by eight wickets in their matches concluded yesterday.
Kavindu Nadeeshan 15-year-old left-arm leg-spinner of Dharmasoka Ambalangoda took 6 wickets for 70 runs against Zahira Colombo. Results:
*At Kurunegala: Match drawn.
Ananda: 158 and 19/2 in 5 overs
Maliyadeva: 238 (152/5 o/n) in 79 overs (Dulaj Ranatunge 111, Dinanjaya Premaratne 36, Supun Sumunaratne 34, Dileepa Jayalath 3/56, Sammu Ashan 2/33, Achila Iranga 2/36)
*At Horana: St. Sebastian’s Katuneriya beat Taxila by 8 wickets.
Taxila: 130 and 149 in 53.5 overs (Ashan Sampath 53, Chamindu Ranvinu 31, Sheshan Udara 4/44, Dishan Pramodh 4/43)
St. Sebastian’s: 151 (122/9 o/n) in 40.2 overs (Nimesh Dhananjaya 36, Ravindu Dilshan 34, Rishan Thamel 32, Navindu Miyushan 5/60) and 130/2 in 15.3 overs (Samitha Dilshan 61, Kavindu Irosh 31 n.o.,Shon Peshala 27 n.o.)
*At CMS Kotte: Sri Jayawardanapura MV beat S. de S. Jayasinghe MMV by 5 wickets.
S. de S. Jayasinghe: 163 and 92 (12/2 o/n)in 26.1 overs (Kavindu Dias 40, Kumara Peiris 25, Lakshitha Perera 2/03, Buddhika Chaminda 2/15, Kanishka Maduranga 2/18)
Sri Jayawardanapura MV: 94 in 31.4 overs (Buddhika Chaminda 28, Kanishka Madhuranga 21, Madhuka Niroshan 6/26, Vimukthi Sandeepa 3/27) and 164/5 in 42 overs (Lakshitha Perera 86 n.o., Kanishka Maduranga 28 n.o., Kavindu Dilshara 26, Vimukthi Sandeepa 5/71)
*At Beddagana: Ananda Sastralaya beat President’s Maharagama by an inns & 33 runs.
President’s Maharagama: 99 and 92 (17/2 o/n) in 26.1 overs (Kavindu Dias 40, Kumara Peiris 25, Lakshitha Perera 2/3, Buddhika Chaminda 2/15, Kanishka Maduranga 2/18)
Ananda Shastralaya: 247/9 decl. in 44.4 overs (Megha Udara 98, Sandaru Chandika 61, Chamindu Sathmina 30 n.o., Ravindu Randika 21, Lochana Ravihansa 3/69, Gayantha Probodha 3/76)
*At Police Park Kandy: Match drawn.*
Kingswood: 233 and 38/2 in 10 overs (Avishka Chandrasiri 23)
P. de S. Kularatne: 109 (77/8 o/n) in 41.3 overs (Nipun Ransika 25, Vimukthi Wijesiriwardena 4/14, Ganindu Kaushalya 4/47, Yashod Kavinda 2/18) and 281 in 83.3 overs (Bhanuka Pamuditha 79, Kalpa Harshajith 65, Lakila Tehan 58, Vimukthi Wijesiriwardhane 3/110, Yashod Kavinda 2/02, Janith Thennakon 2/30)
DAY ONE SCORES
*At Campbell Park:
Wesley: 154 in 55.2 overs (Thisuraka Akmeena 34, Jason de Silva 32, Thimira Jayasekara 27, Maheesh Theekshana 5/38)
St. Benedict’s: 85/1 at close in 25 overs (Dinitha Basnayake 39 n..o., Dilan Chathuranga 27 n.o.)
*At Darley Road: St. Joseph’s:* 255/7 decl. in 82 overs (Nipun Sumanasinghe 81, Dineth Jayakody 31, Sachitha Mahindasinghe 33 n.o., Dineth Jayakodi 31, Jehan Daniel 28, Shevon Fonseka 22, Kavindu Ediriweera 3/67)
Mahinda: 7/0 at close in 11 overs.
*At Wattala: Dharmaraja: 283 in 70.2 overs (Deshan Gunasinghe 116, Kasun Gunawardana 82, Udantha Amarakon 27, Kaveesha Dulanjana 3/31)
St. Anthony’s: 38/1 at close in 16 overs.
* At Kandana: President’s:* 263 in 70.4 overs (Hashan Priyadarshana 99, Mohammed Rifaz 50, Ganindu Dewmina 28, Hashen Fernando 4/27, Roshantha Senvirathne 2/43, Deshan Fernando 2/61)
De Mazenod: 64/4 at close in 19.2 overs (Krishan Sanjula 23, Pramuka Gayeshan 3/10)
*At Moratuwa: D.S. Senanayake: *121 in 32.4 overs (Muditha Lakshan 38, Vihan Kulthunga 34, Nimesh Bandara 3/35, Mishen Silva 2/19, Tashik Perera 2/30)
St. Sebastian’s: 73/2 at close in 25 overs (Malintha Peiris 34 n.o., Nuwanindu Fernando 22)
* At Maradana: Zahira: 241 in 75.5 overs (Mohommad Shamas 88, Mohommad Mahdi 31, Kavindu Nadeeshan 6/70)
Dharmasoka: 26/1 at close in 6.4 overs.
At Kurunegala: St. Anne’s: *96/4 at close in 35 overs (Pubudu Ganegama 32, Wanitha Wanninayaka 31, Tharindu Prabathiya 2/11) vs Royal Panadura
*At Diyatalawa: St. Thomas’ Bandarawela: 150 in 36.2 overs (Bhathiya Gunathilake 56, Vimanga Jayakody 32, Naveen Hasaranga 28, Dimukthi Lakshan 4/26, Buddhi Madhushan 2/35)
Seethawaka: 154/9 at close in 39 overs (Kalana Wickramasinghe 60, Shanuka Chathuranga 37, Mohammad Ashsath 3/23, Ravindu Rathnayaka 3/45, Lavan Wijeratne 2/30) - (YK)