Trinitian opener Dimnatha Mahavithana scored 213 runs and made new batting record in the Under 17 division One inter schools cricket tournament conducted by Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association and sponsored by Sri Lanka Cricket on yesterday.
Right hand opener Dimantha Mahavithana scored valuable 213 runs in 154 balls with 23 boundaries and 7 sixes against Bandaranayake College Gampaha. Dimantha Mahavithana and Pulisha Thilakarathne made 278 runs stand for second wicket. Pulisha Thilakarathne scored 101 runs in 122 balls with 11 boundaries.
Sachith Yapa of Nalanda College Colombo claimed 5 wickets for 15 runs against St. Joseph Vaz College Wennappuwa.
Trinity College Kandy, Nalanda College Colombo, Prince of Wales College Moratuwa, Taxila Central College Horana, St. Peter’s College Bambalapitiya, St. Aloysius College Galle, Maris Stella College Negombo, Maliyadeva College Kurunegala and De Mazenod College Kandana advanced to the pre quarter final round.
Results of Second Round Fixtures:
* At Asgiriya (Trinity College Kandy won by 193 runs)
Trinity: 345/3 (50) (Dimantha Mahavithana 213, Pulisha Thilakarathne 101)
Bandaranayake MMV Gampaha: 152 (45) (Anuga Chanmira 47, Saditha Sulakshana 36, Deneth Dulaksha 28, Mahendra Bandara 2/01, Kanika Anthony 2/19, Ammar Manzil 2/26)
* At Campbell Place (Nalanda College Colombo won by 2 wickets) St. Joseph Vaz
Wennappuwa: 84 (34.4) (Isuru Jayasekara 23, Sachith Yapa 5/15, Thimath Herath 2/6)
Nalanda: 86/8 (17.5) (Omith Rathnayake 28, Nadul Jayalath 27, Pasal Fernando 5/24, Nevin Senkith 2/10)
* At Moratuwa (Prince of Wales College Moratuwa won by 7 wickets)
Ananda Colombo: 88 (31) (Kithma Vidanapathirana 28, Suhas Ranawana 3/8, Romesh Vinuranga 3/24, Naveen Fernando 2/6)
Prince of Wales: 91/3 (25.4) (Pasan Cooray 37 n.o., Ashinsha Nainayake 2/26)
* At Horana (Taxila Central College Horana won by 55 runs)
Taxila: 181 (47) (Rashan Nawanjana 80, Omalika Amarasinghe 34, Sithum Vihanga 2/17, Induwara Dineth 2/31, Sandul Rashmika 2/46)
Sri Devananda Ambalangoda: 126 (33) (Sithum Vihanga 61, Sanvidu Dissanayake 5/41, Sanditha Ranaweera 3/25)
* At Darley road (St. Peter’s College Bambalapitiya won by 7 wickets)
St. Joshep’s: 167 (44.5) (Ameesha Sucheetha 42, Rishma Amarasinghe 32, Kalana Potzmann 24, Ethan Ransilge 3/47, Dimalsha Jayawardena 2/26)
St. Peter’s: 168/3 (37) (Savi Fernando 64 n.o., Enosh Peterson 52)
* At Katuneriya (St. Aloysius College Galle won by 93 runs)
St. Aloysius: 265 (49.5) (Sevitha Dumal 81, Oshadha Devinda 57, Sasindu Madusara 34, Deneth Dewminda 22, Nishal Rashmika 3/70, Malindu Daham 2/31, Shayan Sadew 2/47)
St. Sebastian’s Katuneriya: 172/9 (50) (Maheesha Sithum 49, Shavinda Chamod 32, Rieshen Shehara 30, Nishal Rashmika 29, Dulsath Nimviru 3/44, Thinuka Geeneth 2/22, Piyumal De Silva 2/36)
* At Negombo (Maris Stella College Negombo won by 4 wickets)
St. Thomas Matara: 158 (36.3) (Abdul Maajid 43, Sineth Sevnuka 38, Manuga Yonal 20, Ramith Bandara 3/20, Manuja Sanudaya 2/21)
Maris Stella: 160/6 (43.4) (Shinal Shevinka 40 n.o., Gaveesha Induwara 33, Menodh Shevin 23, Manuga Yonal 2/20)
* At Kurunegala (Maliyadeva College Kurunegala won by 3 wickets)
Mahanama Colombo: 148 (34.4) (Ranindu De Silva 43, Eshan Vithanage 32, Dulnith Sigera 25, Pahasara Bandara 2/16)
Maliyadeva: 151/7 (32.2) (Vinudha Mapa 55, Dimath Abeysinghe 42, Kisandu Dulnith Sigera 5/28)
* At Kandana (De Mazenod College Kandana won by 126 runs)
De Mazenod: 269/9 (38) (Mewan Nawasha 63, Thisanga Semith 43, Thareen Sanketh 22, Janith Karindra 22, Dinosh Jelon 22, Shevan Menusha 20, Chathura Rathnayake 2/25, Thenuka Herath 2/49)
St. Thomas Matale: 143/9 (38) (Thenuka Herath 40, Ravin Silva 2/15) at Kandana. (YK)