St Anthony’s College, Wattala all-rounder Avishka Tharindu hit a triple century today (18) in a traditional fixture against Lumbini College at the St Anthony’s College ground.
The Sri Lanka U19 cap blasted 56 boundaries and 3 sixes on his way to the mammoth knock of 350 runs in just 285 balls. As per available records, this is the highest individual score by a school player in Under 19 Schools cricket in Sri Lanka.
Video – ක්රීඩාවේ අංශ තුනටම එක සේ සමත් අවිශ්ක තරිඳු – Powerplay
Tharindu remained unbeaten on 278 at stumps on day 01 of the fixture with just the No. 10 & 11 batters to assist him to reach the much-awaited triple century and reached the milestone in the morning session of today’s play on his home ground.
Highest individual scores in Under 19 Schools Cricket
- Avishka Tharindu (St Anthony’s College, Wattala) – 350 vs Lumbini College, Colombo (2020)
- Dhammika Vaas (Maris Stella College, Negombo) – 310 vs St. Peter’s College, Negombo (1996)
- Indika de Seram (St Thomas’ College, Matara) – 304 vs Devananda College, Ambalangoda (1993)
- Jack Anderson (St Anthony’s College, Kandy) – 291 vs S. Thomas’ College, Mt Lavinia (1917)
*as per the available records
Interestingly, Avishka Tharindu wasn’t included in the Sri Lanka U19 squad which toured South Africa in January this year. He was a consistent performer in the national U19 set up and unfortunately missed out on the World Cup squad due to his lean performance in the Asia Cup 2019.
Video – ක්රීඩාවේ අංශ තුනටම එක සේ සමත් අවිශ්ක තරිඳු – Powerplay
Since his omission from the World Cup squad, Tharindu has hit 26, 62*, 80 and 181 in the Singer U19 Division I Cricket Tournament 2019/20 and he wrapped up the season a triple century as he accumulated 920 runs in just 12 innings in the 2019/20 season.
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