St. Joseph Vaz College, Wennappuwa and Lumbini College, Colombo 5 recorded comprehensive first-innings wins in the ‘Singer Cup’ under 19 division one tournament 2015/16 matches which concluded on Tuesday.
St. Joseph Vaz College vs D.S Senanayake College
Struggling D.S Senanayake was saved by time as St. Joseph Vaz College missed out on a well-deserved outright victory at Albert F. Peiris grounds in Wennappuwa.
Left-arm spinner Thulanjana Fernando of St. Joseph Vaz took 7 wickets for 9 runs as the visitors were bowled out for a solitary 59 runs in their first innings. D.S. Senanayake scored 44 runs for 7 wickets at close on day 2 as only 60 overs were possible.
D.S. Sennanayake – 59 all out in 39 overs: Kavin Bandara 16, Thimila Vidyasekara 16, Thulanjana Fernando 7/9.
St. Joseph Vaz – 180/7 declared in 59.3 overs: Dhananjaya Perera 57, Gihan Aberathne 41, Praveen Dilanka 29, Thilan Pradeeptha 20, Anjana De Silva 2/31, Raveen De Silva 2/43.
D.S. Senanayake (2nd inn) – 44/7 in 44 overs: Kavin Bandara 20, Roshen Fernando 3/9, Thulanjana Fernando 2/14.
Lumbini College vs Dharmasoka College
Left-arm spinner Chanaka Devinda picked up a four-wicket haul as Lumbini College secured first-innings points in a tame draw against Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda in their match at Surrey Village grounds in Maggona.
Lumbini – 214 all out in 58 overs: Mohommed Akram 40, Randima Lakshan 39, Sanjeewa Soysa 27, Kavindu Nadeeshan 4/56, Sasith Dilhan 3/32.
Dharmasoka – 165 all out in 72.1 overs: Kasun Maduranga 55, Anjana Marvan 51, Dinuka Dilshan 22, Chanaka Devinda 4/33, Thanuka Dabare 2/48.
Lumbini (2nd inn) – 137/4 in 12.4 overs: Thanuka Dabare 73, Mohommed Akram 27, Ravindu Sanjeewa 31, Kavindu Nadeeshan 2/22.
