Royal College Panadura and Maris Stella College Thimbirigaskatuwa advanced to the semi-finals of the Under-19 Division 2 Tier ‘B’ schools cricket tournament.
Royal beat Kingswood College and Maris Stella beat Christ King College Ja-Ela in the quarter-finals.
Vishwa Peiris of Maris Stella claimed 11 wickets.
Scores:
Maris Stella College: 174 (Nadeesha Rajakaruna 73, Ravindu Rajapakse 32, Ravindu Nimsara 3/30, Lahiru Lakmal 2/9, Pramod Chamika 2/29, Naduka Nethmina 2/44) and 75 (Nadeesha Rajakaruna 20, Lahiru Lakmal 7/11)
Christ King College: 92 (Hirusha Dulanjana 32, Lahiru Lakmal 24, Vishwa Peiris 6/21, Yohan Fernando 2/22) and 126 (Shan Nonis 38, Avishka Nirmal 23, Vishwa Peiris 5/52, Yohan Fernando 5/63)
Royal College: 173 (Johan Pathirana 57, Gaveen Yatawara 26, Yasith Fernando 23, Ranmira Fernando 22, Amesh Rupasinghe 7/64, Nenuka Dissanayake 2/22) and 168/7 (Kaveesha Perera 59, Lasiru Sandakan 28, Kenula Pihiliyanga 2/46, Amesh Rupasinghe 2/50)
Kingswood College: 152 (Kavija Gamage 58, Sadew Wijerathna 4/46, Sethika Dilmith 3/40, Kaveesha Perera 2/36) (YK)