Shenal’s ton guides Peterites to beat Mahinda
Shenal Botheju made a superb unbeaten knock of 102 as St. Peter’s recorded an easy five-wicket win over defending champions Mahinda College in their Under 19 Division One Tier ‘B’ quarter-final cricket fixture played at Darley Road yesterday.
Mahindians were invited to bat first, scoring 192 all out in their 50 overs while Peterites reached their target more comfortably with 8.1 overs to spare while left-hander Shenal Botheju was leading the way with a fluent century. The number three batter Botheju played a fluent knock striking 10 boundaries in his unbeaten 124-ball innings. He also added 58 runs for the second wicket with Rusanda Gamage (23) and a further 57-run fourth-wicket stand with skipper Wanuja Sahan who scored 30 in 34 balls with 3 fours and a six. Mahinda off-spinner Hiruna Mandila was the only successful bowler with 2 for 26.
Earlier, Mahinda opener Pramesh Madubashana 32 with a four and a six in 61 balls while Hiruna Kalupahana top-scored 45 with 2 fours and a six in 79 balls to build up their innings. Hiruna Mandila also made a useful knock of 37 with 3 fours and six in 43 balls but that was not enough to pose a challenging target for the Peterites. Danula Hemananda, the left-arm medium paceman was the most successful bowler taking 3 for 22 while spinners Wanuja Sahan, Shenon Rodrigo, and Niman Umesh made good supporting roles by taking two wickets each.
St. Peters will meet Isipatana in their semi-final which is scheduled to be played at Surrey grounds Maggona on April 4.
*At Darley Road. St. Peter’s beat Mahinda by 5 wickets.
Mahinda: 192 all out in 50 overs (Pramesh Madubashana 32, Dinura Kalupahana 45, Hiruna Mandila 37, Danal Hemananda 3/22, Wanuja Sahan 2/35, Shenon Rodrigo 2/34, Niman Umesh 2/29) St. Peter’s 193/5 in 41.5 overs (Rusanda Gamage 23, Shenal Botheju 102*, Wanuja Sahan 30, Hiruna Mandila 2/26)
Under-19 Division Two Tier ‘A’ Quarter final
*At Kotahena. Sri Sumangala Panadura beat St. John’s Jaffna by 6 wickets.
St. John’s: 62 all out in 28.4) overs (Anton Abishek 27, Manmitha Dulran 4/17, Vishva Lahiru 3/16, Rasika Dilshan 3/18) Sri Sumangala: 63 for 4 wickets in 14.1 overs (Kirupananthan Kajakarnan 3/16)
Under 19 division two Tier B Quarter-final
*At Pannipitiya. Taxila Central Horana beat Christ King Ja Ela by 70 runs.
Taxila Central: 155 all out in 40. 3 overs (Sahan Diwyanjana 31, Navodya Gimhana 35*, Krishan Rajkumar 2/32, Sharith Sudeena 6/27) Christ King 85 all out in 27.1 overs (Chamoth Dilshan 23, Navodyan Gimhana 3/16, Deshan Dilmith 2/11, Chirantha Dewruwan 4/22)