Moratu Vidyalaya beat Thurstan College Colombo, last year runner up of Division One Tier ‘B’ by 79 runs in their first round fixture of the Under 19 Limited overs inter schools cricket tournament yesterday.
Mahinda College Galle and Sri Sumangala College recorded wins against Lumbini College and St. John’s College Jaffna in their fixtures.
Duranka Silva of Sri Sumangala made a century against St. John’s College Jaffna. Senuka Dangamuwa’s 7 wickets scalp steered to Mahinda College Galle over group leader Lumbini College Colombo by 53 runs. Senuka Dangamuwa claimed 7 wickets for 28 runs against Lumbini Colombo.
*At Karandeniya (Mahinda College Galle won by runs) Mahinda: 180 (44.2) (Dinura Kalupahan 39, Chandupa De Silva 35 n.o., Senuka Dangamuwa 25, Pramesh Madhubhashana 21, Dinitha Prabhanka 4/22, Sahan Kaushalya 2/15, Bhashika Sathmina 2/32) Lumbini: 127 ( 2.1) (Praveen Maneesha 35, Senuka Dangamuwa 7/28, Kaveen Rukshan 2/13)
* At Thurstan Colombo (Moratu Vidyalaya won by 79 runs)
Moratu Vidyalaya: 199 (49.5) (Viranga Nimsara 51, Shehara Fernando 46, Kanchana Nimshan 46, Vishwa Dhananjaya 4/30, Vihas Thewmika 3/34, Thanuga Palihawadana 2/41)
Thurstan: 120 (33.3) (Yovun Shilpa 26 n.o., Ramika Sonal 25, Isuru Fernando 2/14, Mahith Appuhami 2/18, Nishitha Fernando 2/25, Himash Tharushka 2/27)
* At Bandaragama (Sri Sumangala College Panadura won by 145 runs (Parabola method)
Sri Sumangala Panadura: 328/4 (50) (Duranka Silva 123, Kavindu Gayathra 71 n.o., Sandeep Wijerathne 58 n.o., Vidusha Pieris 43, Jeyachandran Ashanth 2/61)
St. John’s Jaffna: 164/7 (43) (Nesakumar Jeizal 86 n.o., Jeyachandran Ashanth 49, Vishwa Lahiru 5/17). (YK)
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