Singer U15 round of 16 set to begin

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Under 15 Round of 16

The under 15 Singer Trophy Inter-schools’ Cricket Tournament is set to restart on the 2nd of August 2017 after a brief hiatus due to school examinations. 16 out of 81 teams in the nation advanced from the group stages which was played in league basis across 11 groups.

Thereafter 40 teams moved to the 2nd round which was also played on a league basis across 8 groups of 5 teams each.  The winner and runner up of each group advanced to the round of 16.

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With no surprises the defending champions and runner up of last year’s edition have booked a place in the round of 16. The limited over format will be applied to the knockout stages whilst the Parabola system along with the Duckworth – Lewis system will be in play for games affected by adverse weather.

Trinity College (A) Kandy, St. Joseph’s College (A) Colombo, St. Sebastian’s College (A) Moratuwa, Vidyaloka College Galle, Prince of Wales College (A) Moratuwa, Mahinda College (A) Galle,  Royal College (A) Colombo and Mahanama College (A) Colombo advanced to the pre quarter finals as their group champions.

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Pre Quarter finalists: Trinity College (A) Kandy, St. Anthony’s College Kandy, St. Joseph’s College (A) Colombo, St. Thomas College Matara, St. Sebastian’s College (A) Moratuwa, Ananda Shashthralaya Kotte, Vidyaloka College Galle, St. Aloysus College Galle, Prince of Wales College (A) Moratuwa, St. Benedict’s College (A) Kotahena, Mahinda College (A) Galle, De Mazeonod College Kandana,  Royal College (A) Colombo, Nalanda College (A) Colombo, Mahanama College (A) Colombo, Dharmasoka College Ambalangoda

Pre Quarter final fixtures

Trinity College, Kandy vs St. Anthony’s College, Kandy in Kandy
St. Joseph’s College, Colombo vs St. Thomas College, Matara at Darley road
St. Sebastian’s College, Moratuwa vs Ananda Shashthralaya, Kotte in Moratuwa
Vidyaloka College, Galle vs St. Aloysus College, Galle in Rathgama
Prince of Wales College, Moratuwa vs St. Benedict’s College, Kotahena in Moratuwa
Mahinda College, Galle vs De Mazenod College, Kandana in Galle
Royal College, Colombo vs Nalanda College, Colombo in Colombo
Mahanama College,Colombo vs Dharmasoka College in Ambalangoda