Sri Lanka Cricket Super Under 19 Provincial Cricket Tournament 2016 final has been pushed back by a day and rescheduled to 11th,12th and 13th of May at R. Premadasa International Stadium on the advice of the Tournament Committee.

The finalists are Southern Province led by St. Aloysius’ College wicket-keeper batsman Navindu Nirmal and North Western Province captained by Maliyadeva College, Kurunegala left-arm spinner Damitha Silva. Incidentally, the first-round matches were played as two-day encounters but the final will be a three-day encounter. The Southerners won two games outright out of four games beating Eastern Province and North Central Province quite convincingly to top group B with 56.83 points while North Western Province edged out two strong teams from Western Province, North and Central to take top spot of group A with 50.21 points by just winning one game on outright and all other three on first-innings.

North Western Province – Damitha Silva (Captain), Keshan Wanniarachchi, Wanitha Wanninayake, Randeer Ranasinghe, Pubudu Ganegama, Tharindu Vimukthi, Dilshan, Kolure, Tharindu Wijesinghe, Nipun Dhananjaya, Dilshan Sanjeewa, Ashan Fernando, Dulanjana Ranathunga, Kamesh Nirmal, Pasindu Manelka, Ashen Charuka, Sashan Dineth, Priyamal Singhawansa, Kaveen Bandara, Sudara Priyamal, Ajith Ekanayake (Coach), Eric Upashantha (Manager).

Southern Province – Navindu Nirmal (Captain), Ashen Bandara, Kaveesha Dilranga, Harin Buddhila, Kavindu Edireweera, Chanuka Asinsana, Amidu Udara, Chathura Milan, Nipun Ranshika, Tilanga Udeshana, Hasidu Chanuka, Dinuka Dilshan, Kasun Maduranga, Thilan Prashan, Dilum Sudheera, Tharusha Kavindya, Chaminda Kodikara (Coach), Gajaba Pitigala (Manager).

 Top Ten Batsman 

Player Name

Bat / Ball

Team

School

Mat

Inns

NO

Runs

HS

Ave

BF

SR

100

50

4s

6s

1

 Vishwa Chathuranga LHB/- WPS Prince of Wales’

4

7

0

345

135

49.29

380

90.79

2

0

45

3

2

 Navidu Nirmal RHB/- SP St. Aloysius Galle

4

6

1

338

84

67.6

514

65.76

0

3

31

0

3

 Lasith Crosspulle RHB/RAOS EP De Mazanod Kandana

4

6

2

336

114

84

478

70.29

2

1

28

11

4

 Avishka Fernando RHB/RAM WPS St. Sebastian’s

4

7

0

318

160

45.43

352

90.34

1

2

32

11

5

 Pathum Nissanka RHB/- WPC Isipathana

4

6

0

275

128

45.83

335

82.09

1

1

40

2

6

 Manelkar De Silva LHB/RAF WPC St. Peter’s

4

6

2

266

97

66.5

327

81.35

0

3

25

11

7

 Mohomad Alfar RHB/- CP St. Anthony’s Katugastota

4

6

0

256

123

42.67

395

64.81

1

0

35

0

8

 Sammu Ashan RHB/RAOS WPN Ananda Colombo

4

7

1

233

64

38.83

257

90.66

0

3

24

6

9

 Wanitha Wanninayake RHB/RAF NWP St. Anne’s  Kurunegala

4

7

0

219

73

31.29

321

68.22

0

2

25

2

10

 Asel Sigera RHB/LALS NCP Ananda Colombo

4

7

1

218

59

36.33

399

54.64

0

1

17

2

 Top 10 Bowlers 

Player Name

Bat / Ball

Team

School

Mat

Inns

Balls

Runs

Wkts

Ave

 Econ

SR

4w

5w

10w

1

 Hareen Buddilla RHB/LALS SP St. Aloysius’ Galle

4

8

674

377

25

15.08

 3.36

27

0

2

0

2

 Dilum Sudeera RHB/LALS SP Karandeniya Central

4

8

685

380

22

17.27

 3.33

31.1

3

0

0

3

 Damitha Silva LHB/LALS NWP Maliyadewa

4

8

748

454

22

20.64

 3.64

34

0

1

0

4

 Vimukthi Kulathunga RHB/LALS WPC Lumbini Colombo

3

6

516

234

19

12.32

 2.72

27.2

1

1

1

5

 Avindu Theekshana LHB/LALS Uva Richmond Galle

4

6

403

298

18

16.56

 4.44

22.4

1

2

0

6

 K. Kapilraj RHB/RAF NP St. John’sJaffna

4

7

354

273

15

18.20

 4.63

23.6

2

0

0

7

 Naveen Gunawardene RHB/LALS EP Thurstan Colombo

3

5

445

341

15

22.73

 4.60

29.7

1

1

0

8

 Thilan Nimeshana RHB/LALS WPS Prince of Wales’

4

6

537

294

14

21.00

 3.28

38.4

1

0

0

9

 Jehan Daniel RHB/RAM WPN St. Joseph’s

4

7

378

226

13

17.38

 3.59

29.1

2

0

0

10

 Asel Sigera RHB/LALS NCP Ananda Colombo

4

5

487

335

13

25.77

 4.13

37.5

0

1

0

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