Six 2-day matches in the U19 Schools Cricket Tournament kicked off today (27th February) at several venues, while another game ended as a draw in Matara.
The Tier ‘B’ 2-day encounter between St. Servatius’ College & St. Sylvester’s College was held today at Uyanwatta Grounds in Matara.
St. Servatius’ College posted 207 runs for their 1st innings, with 7 batters getting a good start, but unfortunately none of them were able to convert those starts into a big score. Chiran Neththaru (42) was the chief scorer for them, while Nimesha Silva & Kavishka Imesh bagged 4 wickets apiece.
St. Sylvester’s College started off well with Khanka Wickramasinghe scoring a solid 45. At one stage, they were in a strong position as 89/1, but were eventually bowled out for 112 due to a massive collapse, with Viran Chamuditha registering a fifer.
With the 1st innings advantage, St. Servatius’ decided to declare their 2nd innings for 150/6 to set a target of 246 for St. Sylvester’s victory. When the match ended as a draw, St. Sylvester’s were able to get only 39 runs, while they lost 4 wickets too. Viran Chamuditha was the star performer in the match as he finished with figures of 8/48.
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An U19 traditional encounter between Royal College & St. Peter’s College commenced today at St. Peter’s College Grounds in Colombo.
The Peterites decided to bowl first after having won the toss, and their new-ball bowlers bowled exceptionally well as they reduced the Royals for 42/4 inside the first 18 overs. However, Skipper Dasis Manchanayake played a counterattacking knock of 101-ball 93, while Sandesh Ramanayake scored a valuable fifty to help the Royals to post 241.
The Peterite openers got to an excellent start as they were at 72/0, with Oveen Salgadu unbeaten on 45. In the meantime, the stumps were called on day 1.
Brief Scores:
St. Servatius’ College, Matara 207 (61.5) Chiran Neththaru 42, Diniru Abeywickramasinghe 30, Nimesh Silva 4/70, Kavishka Imesh 4/76 & 150/6 (50.3) Mithila Charles 51, Thisan Dewmith 27*, Kavishka Imesh 2/52, Nimesh Silva 2/65
St. Sylvester’s College, Kandy 112 (46.1) Khanka Wickramasinghe 45, Kashyapa Dissanayake 27, Viran Chamuditha 5/43, Thisan Dewmith 2/18 & 39/4 (29) Viran Chamuditha 3/5, Mithila Charles 1/2
Result: Match Drawn (St. Servatius won 1st innings)
Royal College, Colombo 241 (75.5) Dasis Manchanayake 93, Sandesh Ramanayake 60, Shennan Rodrigo 4/85, Lakindu Sachin 3/36
St. Peter’s College, Colombo 72/0 (15) Oveen Salgadu 45*, Chamindu Perera 21*
Day 1 Stumps.
St. Joseph Vaz College, Wennappuwa 179 (66.2) Kavindu Nishara 42, Kavith Shehara 39, Zayan Ismath 4/53, Miqdhadh Akram 3/26
Zahira College, Colombo 106/2 (33) Umar Imran 45, Zayan Ismath 27*, Chamod Lakshan 24, Raveen Chethana 2/14
Day 1 Stumps.
Moratu Maha Vidyalaya, Moratuwa 204 (73.4) Deneth Sithumina 44, Malith Rupasinghe 40*, Induwara Udene 5/49, Kalana Pathum 3/39
St. Aloysius College, Galle 2/1 (2) Malith Shehan 1/0
Day 1 Stumps.
Dharmaraja College, Kandy 199 (81.4) Naveen Jayaweera 75, Pulindu Perera 43, Ranmina Hettiarachchi 3/25, Dhanuja Induwara 3/45
Mahinda College, Galle 28/0 (10.5) Pramesh Madhubhashana 16*
Day 1 Stumps.
Maris Stella College, Negombo 336 (66.5) Kaveen Fernando 92, Ramith Bandara 83, Kavindu Primal 4/72, Nulan Senevirathne 3/51
Dharmapala College, Pannipitiya 42/6 (12.5) Hasthika De Silva 3/10, Shean Adithya 2/5
Day 1 Stumps.
St. Sebastian College, Moratuwa 172/6 (58.3) Vimath Dinsara 67, Mahen Silva 37, Dinuka Thennakoon 4/51
Trinity College, Kandy
Day 1 Stumps.
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