Here’s a roundup of a few matches which concluded yesterday in the Singer Schools’ Under 17 Division I Limited Over Tournament 2017.
St. Joseph’s College vs St. Sebastian’s College
After winning the toss St. Joseph’s College put up an excellent performance with bat as they got to 236 in their 50 overs at Darley road. Two right-handers Shevan Rassool and Dineth Jayakody scored 43 each for the hosts to guide them with the bat. In reply the lads from Moratuwa chased down the target in the 49th over with Nishitha Abilash contributing 67 and Janishka Perera giving the finishing touches with an unbeaten 48.
Brief scores
St. Joseph’s College, Colombo 236/9 (50) Shevan Rassool 43, Dineth Jayakody 43, Rishitha Perera 33*, Lakshan Gamage 32, Johan de Silva 25, Thadula de Silva 2/27, Sasika Perera 2/36.
St. Sebastian’s College, Moratuwa 237/6 (49) Nishitha Abilash 67, Janishka Perera 48*, Lahiru Fernando 48, Sasika Perera 33*, Dineth Jayakody 3/53.
St. Sebastian’s College won by 4 wickets.
Prince of Wales vs Ananda
Ananda College won the toss and invited the Cambrians to bat first at Ananda grounds. The visitors posted a decent 1st innings score as the hosts failed to chase down the target. Dasun Tharaka and Kamesh Nirmal made half-tons but ended up on the losing side.
Brief scores
Prince of Wales College, Moratuwa 207 (48.4) Prince Fernando 41, Naduka Fernando 36, Suwath Mendis 32, Thaveesha Perera 3/27.
Ananda College, Colombo 194 (48.2) Dasun Tharaka 58, Kamesh Nirmal 50, Yasiru Rathnayake 2/37, Suhas Mendis 2/47.
Prince of Wales won by 13 runs.
Maliyadeva College vs St. Servatius College, Matara
St. Servatius won the toss and opted to bat first, posting a fighting total with Chethaka Denuwan being the top scorer for the hosts. In reply the lads from Kurunagala folded for 139 inside 37 overs.
Brief scores
St. Servatius College, Matara 191 (49.5) Chethaka Denuwan 44, Keshara Nuwantha 28, Jayanth Chandrasena 3/31, Kaveen Bandara 2/35
Maliyadeva College, Kurunagala 139 (36.1) Supun Sumanarathna 32, Chethaka Denuwan 3/19, Keshara Nuwantha 3/22, Pasindu Manupriya 3/37.
Result – St. Servatius College won by 52 runs.
Dharmaraja vs Mahinda
Dharmaraja College, Kandy managed to come out on top in a low scoring affair against a strong Mahinda outfit from Galle. Yesitha Samararathne was the star for Dharmajara with the bat.
Brief scores
Dharmaraja College, Kandy 183/9 (50) Yesitha Samararathne 53 , Samil Keheliya 28, Dulaj Bandara 27, Subhanu Rajapakshe 3/36, Osindu Kavintha 2/14.
Mahinda College, Galle 168 (48.3) Chamika Lahiru 35, Kasun Sankesh 29, Upendra Warnakulasuriya 2/14, Lakshitha Pannala 2/25.
Result – Dharmaraja College won by 15 runs.
Isipathana vs St. Xaviers
A collective effort from Isipathana College ensured that they thrashed St. Xavier’s College, Marawila by a huge margin in their second-round encounter.
Brief scores
Isipathana College, Colombo 203/9 (50) Chaminka Wickramathilaka 45, Kalith Amath 25, Poorna Yasas 3/19, Hashen Madushanka 3/61
St.Xaviers College, Marawila 135 (38.2) Poorna Yasas 40, Shehan Dinusha 27, Dulaj Ashen 25, Dilath Dissanayake 2/09, Menura Perera 2/10
Result – Isipathana college won by 68 runs.
