Two matches of the singer schools U19 tournament kicked off today, while the games between Trinity and St. Sebastian’s & Isipathana and Mahinda ended today(06).
Trinity vs St. Sebastian’s
Trinity College hit back from their outright loss to Ananda College a few days back, with a thrilling 32 run win over St. Sebasatian’s College, Moratuwa.
Shanogeeth Shanmuganathan’s nine wicket match haul stood out, but it was Mohammed Shoaib’s five wicket haul in the second innings of the Sebastianite innings that paved the way for victory.
Right arm off spinner Nimesh Bandara’s efforts of 8/93 were overshadowed by the brilliant bowling displays put up by the Trinity spinners, but he managed to keep them in the game helping his team bowl out Trinity for low scores in both innings.
Interestingly, none of the batsmen from either team managed to record a half century in this thrilling encounter which ended in favour of the boys from upcountry.
Trinity College, Kandy189 (73.1) Trevon Percivel 37, Ruvin Pieris 30, Poorna Wanasekara 27, Nimesh Bandara 5/62, Asher Warnakulasuriya 3/27 & 106 (30.1) T Banugoban 29, Trevon Percivel 24, Shanogeeth Shanmuganathan 22, Nimesh Bandara 3/31, Nuwanidu Fernando 3/12, Asher Warnakulasuriya 2/10
vs
St. Sebastians College, Moratuwa137 (49.4)Trishen Fernando 38, Nimesh Bandara 28, Dulaj Silva 26, Shanogeeth Shanmuganathan 6/38, Vimukthi Nethmal 3/28 & 126 (29) Tharusha Fernando 34, Praveen Cooray 22, Mohammed Shoaib 5/25, Shanogeeth Shanmuganathan 3/42, Vimukthi Nethmal 2/46
Isipathana vs Mahinda
Isipathana and Mahinda played out a tame draw with none of the teams managing even a first innings win.
Mahinda ended the game on 300/8 and were 13 runs short of the Isipathana score when umpires drew stumps.
The highlight of the game was Sanjula Abeywickrama’s century on day one as he went on to scorer 115 for Isipathana College.
Isipathana College, Colombo313/7d (93)Sanjula Abeywickrama 115, Sanjula Bandra 61, Leshan Amarasinghe 51*, Harsha Rathnayake 31
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Mahinda College, Galle300/8 (95) Navod Paranavithana 88, Kavindu Ediriweera 52*, Ravindu Hansika 51, Ashen Kandamby 37, Heshan Fernando 3/55, Ayana Siriwardane 2/69, Lahiru Dilshan 2/64
President vs St. Joseph’s
P.C.Wickramasuriya stood up against the Josephians with an unbeaten 57 runs to push his team’s first innings score over the 200 run mark, but the Josephians took control of the game at stumps, as they reached 159/3 in just 35 overs.
Dineth Jayakody impressed with 68 while Dineth Madurawala was unbeaten on 58* with the Josephians trailing by 42 runs.
Earlier in the day, the two left arm spinners for St. Joseph’s Havin Perera and Harin Cooray shared six wickets between them, while Ruchira Ekanayake chipped in with two wickets.
President College, Kotte201 (59.2) P C Wickrmasuriya 57*, Hashan Priyadarshana 26, Kasun Malinga 31, Ganidu Dewmina 28, Havin Perera 4/44, Hareen Coray 2/47, Ruchira Ekanayake 2/27
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St. Josephs College, Colombo159/3 (35)Dineth Jayakody 68, Dineth Madurawala 58*, Cameron Duruge 20, P C Wickramasuriya 2/25
De Mazenod vs St. Joseph Vaz
St. Joseph Vaz took the ascendancy of their game against De Mazenod College after bowling them out for 140 runs in 41.4 overs.
St. Joseph Vaz reached 222/5 at stumps pushing their lead to 82 runs with another days play to go.
Shehara Ranatunga was the main stay in their batting remaining unbeaten on 67 at close, while in the bowling department, Shanaka Prishan, Shehara Ranathunga and Nipun Dananjya picked up two wickets each.
De Mazenod College, Kandana140 (41.4)Mithila Geeth 30, Shanaka Prishan 2/21, Shehara Ranathunga 2/21, Nipun Dananjya 2/40
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St. Joseph Vaz College, Wennappuwa222/5 (51) Shehara Ranathunga 67*, Anjana Rukmal 40, Sandaruwan Fernando 35, Dhanushka Neranjana 32*, Yohan Pieris 31, Nimesh Fernando 2/40
