Thurstan College, Colombo vs St. John’s College, Nugegoda
Winning the toss, the home team invited St. Johns to bat first in a 35 over match. Sandaru Abeysinghe demolished the John’s batting line up by taking 5 wickets for 21 runs and restricted them to just 33 runs as they were all out in 19.3 overs. The home team Thurstan dominated the visitors St. John’s by reaching their target in just 3.2 overs. Jayavihan Mahawithana scored 25 runs not out as Thurstan won the match by 10 wickets.
St. John’s College, Nugegoda
33 (19.3)
Sandaru Abeysinghe 5/21, Bawanatha Jayasinghe 3/07
Thurstan College, Colombo
36/0 (3.2)
Jayavihan Mahawithana 25*
THURSTAN WON BY 10 WICKETS
Vidyartha College, Kandy vs St. Sylvester’s College, Kandy
It was an exciting game between the schools from the hill capital when they met each other at the Dharmaraja College grounds. Sylvester’s won the toss and invited Vidyartha to bat first in a 28 over match. Vidyartha managed to score only 98 runs, losing 8 wickets. Theja Bandara was the top scorer for Vidyartha, making 31 runs while Isuru Umayanga chipped in with 3 wickets for 21 runs. Due to a delayed start after a drizzle the Parabola Method came into play, where Sylvester’s needed 92 runs to win in 22 overs. It wasn’t an easy chase, Sylvester’s lost 7 wickets but managed to chase it down in 18.2 overs. Abishek Kumar scored 22 runs not out as Sylvester’s won the match by 3 wickets.
Vidyartha College, Kandy
98/8 (27.3)
Theja Bandara 31, Medunaka Wijethiake 24, Isuru Umayanga 3/21, Kasun Edirithilake 2/27
St. Sylvester’s College, Kandy
92/7 (18.4)
Abishek Kumar 22*, Medunaka Wijethiake 3/20 Anjula Pathmasiri 2/10
ST. SYLVESTERS WON BY 3 WICKETS (PARABOLA METHOD)
Ashoka Vidyala, Colombo vs Maris Stella College, Negambo
Maristonians came out again with an outstanding performance where they beat Ashoka Vidyalaya by 9 wickets. Hosts Maris Stella won the toss, invited Ashoka to bat first and dismissed them for 104 runs in 27.4 overs. Lasitha Vithanage’s 44 runs with the bat was the top score for the Ashokians. Senash Fernando was the pick of the bowlers with 4 wickets for 16 runs.
Maris Stella chased down the target easily in just 15.5 overs with 9 wickets remaining. Dilshan Rajapakshe scored 43 runs not and Tharindu Maduwantha scored 42 runs to take them home.
Ashoka Vidyalaya, Colombo
104 (27.4)
Lasitha Vithanage 44, Senash Fernando 4/16, Heshan Silva 2/21
Maris Stella College, Negombo
106/1 (15.5)
Dilshan Rajapakshe 43*, Tharindu Maduwantha 42,
MARIS STELLA WON BY 9 WICKETS
Carey College, Colombo vs De La Salle College, Colombo
The match played at Muthuwela Grounds Colombo 15 where De La Salle College hosted Carey College, saw De La Salle winning the toss and inviting Carey to bat first. They managed to score only 98 runs in 26.3 overs. Moditha Siva scored 33 runs and was the top scorer for Carey. Subanshitha took 3 when Shamil, Gimhan, Imeshitha shared 2 wickets each.
Chasing the target De La Salle secured the victory, scoring 100 runs after losing 6 wickets in 26.5 overs. Once again Subanshitha showed his colors, scoring 37 runs and was the top scorer and the highest wicket taker of the match. De La Salle won the match by 4 wickets.
Carey College, Colombo
98 (26.3)
Moditha Siva 33, Subanshitha Zoysa 3/15, Mohomed Shamil 2/16, Gimhan Wijesooriya 2/19, Imeshitha Perera 2/25
Vs
De la Salle College, Colombo 15
100/6 (26.5)
Subanshitha Soyza 37, Dinesh Samuel 3/21, Pubudu Wellagiriya 2/26
DE LA SALLE WON BY 4 WICKETS
