Osanda Pamuditha a left arm medium pacer came up with a superlative bowling performance to claim six wickets for 15 runs against Sri Jayewardenepura Maha Vidyalaya in their first round fixture of the Under-17 Division One schools cricket tournament.
Pamuditha and right arm medium paceman Nadul Jayalath demolished Sri Jayewardenepura MV for 20 runs in 11.5 overs to help Nalanda College win by 10 wickets. Nadul Jayalath claimed 4 for 5.
Dinaru Liyanarachchi of St. Mary’s College Kegalle claimed 6 wickets for 24 runs against Sri Sumangala College Kandy.
Nalanda College, Ananda College, St. Sylvester’s College, Dharmaraja College, Holy Cross College Kalutara and St. Mary’s College recorded wins in their fixtures.
Nalanda win:
Sri Jayewardenepura MV: 20 (Osanda Pamuditha 6/15, Nadul Jayalath 4/5)
Nalanda: 22/0
Ananda win on DL system
St. Sebastian’s: 137 (Koshendra Fernando 50, Meshone Ferdinando 26, Nadeen Maheesha 21, Danindu Sellapperuma 3/23. Sharada Jayarathna 3/26, Daniru Ranasinghe 2/16, Rashan Dilaksha 2/22)
Ananda: 134/2 (Kithma Vidanapathirana 65 n.o., Aken Perera 38)
St. Sylvester’s win
St. Thomas’ Matale: 108 (Himeth Panditharatna 33, Matheesha Pansilu 3/20, Janiru Kulasekara 2/13, Prabhagaran Ishan 2/17, Chamika Basnayaka 2/23)
St. Sylvester’s: 112/3 (Gagana Lankeshwara 74, Anuja Dissanayake 20 n.o.)
Dharmaraja win
Dharmaraja: 175 (Gavesh Poorna 48 n.o., Omesh Ekanayake 30, Dinupa Aluthgama 3/31, Geeth Ariyarathna 3/39, Nisal Pehesara 2/17)
Sri Rahula: 115 (Gagana Kavishan 36, Kalana Herath 3/11, Gavesh Poorna 2/13)
Galahitiyawa-Christ King drawn
Galahitiyawa Central: 61 (Lahiru Lakmal 4/10, Suresh Nimshan 3/9, Hasitha Lakshan 2/4)
Christ King College Ja Ela: 19/0
Taxila-Sumangala drawn
Taxila Central: 153 (Janiru Sewmin 38, Wasath Matheesha 20, Rison Peiris 4/19, Dinush Nethsara 2/20)
Sri Sumangala Panadura: 52/4 (Visal Hansika 22, Rashan Deemantha 2/7, Tenusha Thathsara 2/21)
Holy Cross win
Holy Cross College: 106 (Vihanga Osinda 45, Jayavi Wijesekara 21, Charinu Fernando 5/18, Vidath Ravindu 3/16, Jananga Ravindu 2/16)
St. John’s College: 44 (Tharul Laksanda 20, Himaru Deshan 5/12, Kavein Lileesha 2/4)
St. Servatius-Dharmasoka no-result
St. Servatius Matara: 105/5 (Chamod Mihiranga 27. Heshan Madhusanka 25, Kenul Hansana 24, Chandupa Kavisha 2/7) vs Dharmasoka College
Maliyadeva-Dharmaraja drawn
Maliyadeva College: 228/9 (Thiwanka Dissanayaka 47, Pahasara Bandara 39, Akash Ariyarathna 32, Pivithuru Silva 28 n.o. Dinesh Amarasingha 26, Kalana Herath 3/33, Methsilu Bandara 3/42, Omesh Ekanayake 2/38)
Dharmaraja College: 98/0 (Kalana Herath 51 n.o., Kalindu Aberathne 36 n.o.)
Ananda Sastralaya-Asoka drawn
Ananda Sastralaya: 65/6 (Dinil Jayaweera 2/23, Seasth Cabraal 2/29) vs Asoka Vidyalaya Colombo
Sumangala-St. John’s drawn
Sri Sumangala: 207/9 (Vihanga Prabhasha 59, Sasiru Jayawardane 38, Imesh Lakshan 34, Oshitha Abiru 22, Rajkumar Nithrssiajn 3/42)
St. John’s Jaffna: 14/0
St. John’s-Dharmapala drawn
St. John’s Nugegoda: 152 (Imeth Sansilu 36, Ranmina Thisaru 30, Heshan Dushmantha 3/26, Nuran Lakvindu 2/14, Nisal Adeepa 2/27, Aken Fernando 2/31)
Dharmapala Pannipitiya: 24/0
Antonians-Rahula drawn
St. Anthony’s Katugastota: 299/7 (Sanuka Kalpana 27, Okitha Fernando 26, Kaushika Kumarasinghe 65, Ryan Nethsara 40, Sadew Amarakoon 40, Hansana Edirisnghe 50, Nethum Bandara 3/44, Dinujaya Aluthgama 2/53) vs Sri Rahula
St. Xavier’s-Annites drawn
St. Xavier’s Marawila: 154/9 (Tharun Navishka 42 n.o., Yan Avishka 35, Jithsara Dissanayake 3/42, Shanuka Randeniya 2/20)
St. Anne’s Kurunegala: 21/2 (5.3) (YK)
