Three matches of the Singer Schools ‘Under 19 Division I’ Cricket Tournament 2018/19 were conducted today around the island.
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Richmond College, Galle vs Thurstan College, Colombo
Group D fixture between Richmond College and Thurstan College ended in a draw today at MRICS in Sooriyawewa, but the first innings points were won by Richmond College. Strong outfit Richmond College resumed day two on 185 runs for 3 wickets and declared their innings at 270 runs for 4 wickets. Dimuth Sandaruwan stroked an unbeaten century for the Richmondites.
In reply, Thurstan College batsmen showed a poor batting display as they were bowled out for just 89 runs. Left arm spinner Dilum Sudheera picked up 5 wickets for 12 runs for the lads from Galle. After been asked to follow on, Thurstan College ended day two on 65 runs for 4 wickets.
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Brief scores
Richmond College – 270/4d (64) Dimuth Sandaruwan 101*, Dilum Sudheera 80, Adithya Siriwardene 24, Vinuja Kiriella 23, Ayesh Harshana 1/45
Thurstan College – 89 (28) Sanuth Nandinu 37, Dilum Sudheera 5/12, Sugeeth Nimnada 4/28 & 65/4 (19)
Result – Match Drawn (Richmond College won first innings points)
St. Sebastian’s College, Moratuwa vs Nalanda College, Colombo
Traditional fixture between Nalanda College and St. Sebastian’s College ended today in a draw but the first innings points were won by Nalanda College as they went pass the score put on by St. Sebastian’s College. Nalanda College resumed day two on 29 runs for no wicket and posted a massive total of 411 runs for 7 wickets at stumps on day two. Lakshitha Rasanjana stroked a magnificent century for Nalanda College.
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Brief scores
St. Sebastian’s College – 241 (52.4) Dunith Jayathunga 116, Nishitha Abilash 35, Ranidu de Silva 3/48, Kavish Madurapperuma 4/47
Nalanda College – 411/7 (93) Lakshitha Rasanjana 157, Moksha Sankalpa 59*, Mahima Weerakoon 63, Jayod Kaldera 34, Ravindu de Silva 30, Shashika Perera 3/59, Vinuja Ranasinghe 2/98
Result – Match Drawn (Nalanda College won first innings points)
St. Benedict’s College, Colombo vs Zahira College, Colombo
Traditional fixture between St. Benedict’s College and Zahira College concluded today at St. Benedict’s College ground in Kotahena. The match was ended in a draw but the first innings points were won by the hosts. St. Benedict’s College resumed day two on 213 runs for 5 wickets and declared their innings at 264 runs for 8 wickets.
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Kaveesha Jayathilaka (84) and Maheesh Theekshana (64) top scored for Bens. In reply, Zahira College posted only 107 runs all-out for their first innings. Off spinner Maheesh Theekshana was the pick of the bowlers for Bens as he grabbed 4 scalps for 31 runs. After been asked to follow on, Zahira College was 46 runs for 5 wickets when umpires called stumps on day two.
Brief scores
St. Benedict’s College – 264/8d (76) Kaveesha Jayathilaka 84, Maheesh Theekshana 64, Kaviru Perera 42, Sanoj Perera 20, Mohommed Arshad 2/29, Mohommed Madhi 4/76
Zahira College – 107 (41.2) Mohommed Rifath 30, Imesh Fernando 2/28, Maheesh Theekshana 4/31, Malinda Perera 2/19 & 46/5 (20) Maheesh Theekshana 2/10, Malinda Perera 2/18
Result – Match Drawn (St. Benedict’s College won first innings points)
