The much anticipated Murali Harmony Cup 2015 kicked off today in the Northern province with the participation of 16 boys teams.
The tournament had great success on day one as it saw all 16 teams in action while eight teams recorded crucial wins in this five day tournament. The biggest upset of the day was DS Senanayake going down to the spirited boys from the Jaffna Combined Schools team.
Ananda College, Jaffna Combined Schools, Richmond College and St. John’s College,Jaffna recorded wins in the games held in the morning session while Debarawewa Central, Maliyadewa, Mannar-Vavuniya Combined and St. Anthony’s College, Wattala recorded wins during the evening session.
The teams to go down on the opening day were VK and M Combined Schools, DS Senanayake, P De S Kularatne, Up Country Combined Schools, Trinco-Batti Combined Schools, Monaragala Combined, Dharmaraja and International Schools Combined respectively.
Chief scores
Game 1
Ananda College – 166/9 (20) Nipun Hagalla 41, Supun Waragoda 23, Sahan Suraweera 22, Arunothayam Anchayan 3/26, Paramaguru Aruna 2/34
Kilinochch-Mullaitivu Combined – 102/8 (20) Ranganathan Vikshan 33, Arokiyanathar Vinoshan 21*, Dilipa Jayalath 4/22, Achila Iranga 2/14
Game 2
Monaragala Combined – 146/9 (20) Dileepa Sandaruwan 46, Gihan Achintha 22*, Dinanajaya Premarathne 2/27, Vishwa Dissanayake 2/17
Maliyadeva College – 147/6 (18.3) Dulaj Ranatunga 43, Damith Perera 28, Namindu Somarathne 26, Pamudu Chathuranga 2/19
Game 3
St. Anthonys College, Wattala – 187/9 (20) Shamsul Muneer 47, Asira Wagisha 43, Ashan Rukmal 22, Sasindu Umesh 3/18, Senal Gunathilake 2/19
International Schools – 96 (18.5) Senal Gunathilake 22, Mustafa Ismail 21, Shamsul Muneer 3/16, Harsha Tharaka 2/03, Teshan Prasanna 2/27,
Game 4
Dharmaraja College – 161/9 (20) Kavishka Dissanayake 60, Deshan Gunasinghe 43, N Sajuran 3/19, Sekaran Banusan 3/36
Mannar-Vavuniya Combined – 164/8 (19.5) Sekaran Banusan 89*, E Ganeswaran 24, Gihan Vitharana 3/14, Asmitha Rajapakshe 3/29
Game 5
Trinco-Batti Combined – 62 (13.3) Anjana Nilupul 15, Thimindu Sachintha 4/26, Sahan Chamika 3/07,
Debarawewa CC – 64/2 (11.1) Ishara Chathuranga 26, Sasindu Priyashan 15
Game 6
St. Johns College, Jaffna – 109/9 (20) J Vasanthan 11, S Manivannan 10, Pasindu Shanuka 3/7
Up Country Combined – 64 (16.2) S Paramanantham 3/05, Niroshan Benjamin 3/05, Jathushan Vasanthan 2/12
Game 7
DS Senanayake College – 121 (18.3) Vihan Gunasekara 26, Thimila Vidyasekara 21, S Piratheepan 3/22, K Kathion 2/13
Jaffna Combined Schools – 122/7 (20) S Kartheepan 23, K Sajanthan 22, S Kajanath 22
Game 8
P De S Kularatne College – 116 (19.4) Amantha Madushanka 19, Sachith Hiran 16, Kavindu Ediriweera 3/14, Dhanajaya Lakshan 2/21, KK Kaveen 2/24
Richmond College – 117/7 (16.4) Kamindu Mendis 28, Pasindu Bimsara 26, Liyam Chamikara 23
