Three matches in the Singer Schools U-19 Division 1 two-day cricket tournament 2017/18 were concluded today around the island.
Dharmapala College vs Nalanda College
Nalanda College recorded an innings victory against Dharmapala College in the Group C fixture which concluded today at the Nalanda College Grounds. Dharmapala College resumed day two on 12 for 1, trailing by 157 runs in the second innings. The visitors struggled again in the second innings with the bat as they were bowled out for 164 runs and gave away an innings victory to the strong Nalanda outfit.
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Brief Scores
Dharmapala College 70 (29.1) Amila Dayanaka 37, Kaveesh Tharusha 5/09, Maheema Weerakoon 3/29, Chamindu Wijesinghe 2/08 & 164 (64) Malith Sandakelum 53, Chamindu Wijesinghe 3/27, Umeshka Dilshan 2/16, Raveen de Silva 2/29, Maheema Weerakoon 2/32
Nalanda College 239/9d (57) Avishka Perera 89, Lakshitha Rasanjana 39, Kaveesha Tharusha 35, Suhanga Wijewardena 21, Chethiya Vithana 3/66, Dulaj Egodage 2/25, Chamindu Samarasinghe 2/66
Result – Nalanda won by an innings & 5 runs
Zahira College vs Maliyadeva College
Maliyadeva College managed to record a comprehensive outright victory against Zahira College in their Group D fixture which concluded today at the Zahira College Grounds. The hosts’ batters showed some improvement with the bat in the second innings but only managed to set a target of 115 runs for the visitors to chase. The lads from Kurunegala chased down the target with 5 wickets remaining and claimed an outright victory.
Brief scores
Zahira College 84 (27.5) Dilsara Saminda 33, Maduranga Naveen 3/30, Dulaj Ranathunga 2/00, Supun Nissanka 2/06 & 183 (54.1) Yasith Nirmala 40, Aravinth Rajendran 38, Ridmika Nimesh 21, Nisanjaya Hettiarachchi 2/25, Pasindu Thennakoon 3/26, Dulaj Ranathunga 2/70
Maliyadeva College 152 (38.2) Sanjeewan Priyadarshana 48, Dulaj Ranathunga 21, Ridmika Nimesh 3/24, Aravinth Rajendran 3/37 & 116/5 (23.5) Kaveen Bandara 38*, Dulaj Ranathunga 22, Ridmika Nimesh 3/42
Result – Maliyadeva won by 5 wickets
Trinity College vs St. Joseph’s College
The traditional fixture between St. Joseph’s College and Trinity College ended in a draw today at Asgiriya stadium with first innings points going to Trinity College. St. Joseph’s College resumed day two on 122 for 8 and added another 43 runs for the remaining two wickets. The Trinity batters began their second innings 30 runs ahead and declared at 211 for 8, setting a target of 242 runs for visitors to chase.
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Left handed stroke maker Revan Kelly gave the Joes a solid foundation to chase the target with 63 runs but they could only manage to score 131 runs for 4 wickets when umpires called stumps on day two. Young off spinner Ashen Daniel of St. Joseph’s College was the star of the match as he grabbed a match bag of 11 wickets for 110 runs.
Brief Scores
Trinity College 195 (61.4) Hasintha Jayasuriya 88, Trevon Percivel 28, Pubudu Bandara 22, Avishka Senadeera 20, Ashen Daniel 7/44, Dunith Wellalage 2/41 & 211/8d (51.3) Avishka Senadheera 64, Trevon Percivel 54, Abishek Anandakumara 37, Ashen Daniel 4/66, Lakshan Gamage 2/38
St. Joseph College 165 (44.3) Lakshan Gamage 68, Dineth Jayakody 22, Trevon Percivel 3/35, Ruvin Peiris 3/46, Vimukthi Nethumal 3/53 & 131/4 (37) Revan Kelly 63, Johanne de Zilwa 29, Dineth Jayakody 22*, Vimukthi Nethumal 2/39, Avishka Senadheera 2/46
Result – Match Drawn (Trinity won first innings points)
