Seven teams advance to Under 19 Division III cricket quarter finals
Defending champion Methodist High School Moratuwa advanced to the quarter final of the Under 19 division Three Tier ‘A’ Inter Schools Cricket tournament conducted by the Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association.
Last year runner up Jaffna Central College, Sri Pragnananda MV Raddoluwa, Loyola College Negombo, Debarawewa National School, Harischandra National School and Sri Sumangala College Kandy also entered quarter finals.
Methodist High School Moratuwa beat St. Joseph’s College Wattala by nine wickets in the pre quarter final. Jaffna Central College beat St. Aloysius College Ratnapura by three wickets at Jaffna and Sri Pragnananda MV Raddoluwa beat Gamini National School Bentota by 53 runs at Bentota in the pre quarter finals. Loyola College Negombo beat Rajasinghe Central College Hanwella by 19 runs according to the Parabola Method at Giriulla and Sri Sumangala College Kandy beat President’s College Maharagama by 39 runs at Kandy in the pre quarter finals.
Debarawewa National School beat Maris Stella College Thimbirigaskatuwa by eight wickets in the pre quarter final at Thimbirigaskatuwa and Harischandra National School beat Ibbagamuwa Central College by 47 runs according Parabola Method in the pre quarter final played at Albert F. Pieris stadium Wennappuwa.
+ At Dehiwala (Methodist High School Moratuwa won by 9 wickets)
St. Joseph’s College Wattala: 129 (40) (Sineth Dewapriya 34, Isina Dias 21, Abheetha Kaushan 21, Praveen Fernando 5/25, Akash Nimsara 3/9)
Methodist High School Moratuwa: 130/1 (25.2) (Kaveen Fernando 87 n.o., Akash Nimsara 35)
+ At Wennappuwa (Harischandra National School won by 47 runs according parabola method)
Harischandra National School: 162 (50) (Chamod Indrachapa 47, Theekshana Silva 24, Yasiru Atigala 3/16, Chamindu Pathmika 2/28)
Ibbagamuwa Central College: 92 (36.2) (Chamindu Pathmika 28, Manuja Wijerathne 25 n.o., Sithija Wijerathne 21, Theekshana Silva 28)
+ At Jaffna (Jaffna Central College won by 3 wickets)
St. Aloysius College Ratnapura: 132 (47.2) (Kaveesha Wimalasiri 31, Poorna Pasan 18, Thuhina Anuhas 18, T. Abilasha 2/14)
Jaffna Central College: 133/7 (41.4) M. Sansajan 55, N. Ajay 26, A. Kajan 18, Kaveesha Wimalasiri 2/20, Kalpa Bhanuka 2/21)
+ At Bentota (Sri Pragnananda MV Raddoluwa won by 53 runs)
Sri Pragnananda MV Raddoluwa: 127 (28) (Haritha Dinendra 40, Achina Kanil 24, Ishodya Yashohara 13, Sithum Wimarshana 12, Malaka Sampath 3/36, Denuwan Madhusanka 2/15)
Gamini National School Bentota: 74 (21.2) (Lasitha Eranda 26, Ganindu Deneth 16, Sachintha Sandaruwan 2/12, Sithum Wimarshana 2/17)
+ At Giriulla (Loyola College Negombo won by 19 runs according Parabola Method)
Loyola: 221 (48) (Brendon Fernando 69, Nadeesha Rajakaruna 50, Savindu Lithsara 22, Stefan Fernandopulle 17, Shehan Nilanka 5/ 45, Praveen Maneesha 2/21, Sanuth Maldiv 2/22)
Rajasinghe Central College Hanwella: 193/7 (44) (Sanuth Maldiv 71 n.o., Pramithu Thewmitha 48, Praveen Manesha 47, Limesh Nissanka 2/19)
+ At Kandy (Sri Sumangala College Kandy won by 39 runs) Sri Sumangala College, Kandy: 140 (47) (Kevin Kaushlya 47, Priyanath Nellige 39, Uditha Lakshan 3/18, Inusha Umayangana 3/20)
Presidents College, Maharagama: 101 (37.5) (Ruchith Rodrigo 28, Vihanga Pathirana 19, Movindu Dineth 4/15, Thenuka Ekanayaka 3/22, Priyanath Liyanage 2/13)
+ At Thimbirigaskatuwa (Debarawewa National School won by 8 wickets) Maris Stella College Thimbirigaskatuwa: 125 (42.5) (Heshan Perera 51, Sandeesha Perera 18, Shanesh Panchama 13, Aditha Abhilash 2/23, Sithum Sandeepa 2/33)
Debarawewa NS: 128/2 (Oshadha Iresh 54 n.o., Aditha Abhilash 47).
(YK)