Day 2 of the Murali Harmony cup was hampered due to rain as many of the boy’s games were reduced matches.
Day two was similar to day one as there were 8 boys’ matches and 3 women’s matches played in the Northern Province.
Four games began at 09:50 while another four began at 14:00
The first set of four games :
Group A: Ananda College v Prince of Wales College at Jaffna.
Group B: Karandeniya Central College v Richmond College at Jaffna.
Group C: FOG-Seenigama v St. Peters College at Kilinochchi.
Group D: Devapathiraja College v Maris Stella College at Mullaitivu.
In the first game of the day Ananda College beat Prince of Wales’ College fairly comfortably to make it two out of two wins for Ananda College.
Ananda College 147/9 (20/20 ov)
Prince of Wales College 114 (17.4/20 ov)
Ananda College won by 33 runs
Richmond College beat Karandeniya Central College by 7 wickets to record their second win of the series and keep their perfect run intact.
Karandeniya 120/9 (20/20 ov)
Richmond College 121/3 (13.5/20 ov)
Richmond College won by 7 wickets (with 37 balls remaining)
Game three saw St. Peters College manage a hard fought win through a super over as they overcame a spirited FOG-Seenigama team. The game was reduced to 8 overs a side due to inclement weather conditions.
FOG-Seenigama 67/5 (8/8 ov)
St. Peters College 67/9 (8/8 ov, target 68)
Match tied (St. Peters College won the one-over eliminator)
The final game in the morning session saw Maris Stella College beat Devapathiraja College in yet another rain affected game.
Maris Stella College 40/4 (5/5 ov)
Devapathiraja College 33/5 (5/5 ov, target 41)
Maris Stella College won by 7 runs
The second set of four games:
Group A: International Schools Combined v Jaffna Combine Schools at Jaffna.
Group B: Trinco-Batti Combined Schools v S.Thomas’ College Bandarawela at Jaffna.
Group C: K & M Combined Schools v Badulla & Monaragala Combine Schools at Kilinochchi.
Group D: Mannar-Vavuniya Combined Schools v Polonnaruwa Combine Schools at Mullaitivu.
The first game scheduled to be played at 14:00 was abandoned without a ball bowled as the heavens opened at Jaffna.
S.Thomas’ College Bandarawela slumped to a 55 run defeat as they were beaten by Trinco-Batti Combined Schools.
TBCS 121 (19.4/20 ov)
Bandarawela 66 (15.1/20 ov)
Trinco-Batti Combined Schools won by 55 runs
Badulla & Monaragala Combine schools beat K & M Combined Schools as K & M Combined Schools slumped to their second defeat in the tournament.
Badulla 112 (19/20 ov)
K & M Combined Schools 99/8 (19/19 ov, target 107)
Badulla & Monaragala Combined Schools won by 7 runs (D/L method)
Polonnaruwa Combined Schools beat Mannar-Vavuniya Combined Schools in the last of the boy’s games on day 2.
MVCS 37/7 (5/5 ov)
Polonnaruwa 38/4 (3.5/5 ov, target 38)
Polonnaruwa Combine Schools won by 6 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
8 more games of the boys segment will be continued the next day (Oct 31st) in the Northern Province.
None of the Women’s games were played due to heavy rain.
Three game of the women’s segment will be shifted to the next day (Oct 31st).
