The second round matches of the Singer U17 Div I tournament is underway. Here’s a brief look into few of the matches which concluded in the last two days.
St Joseph’s College vs Bandaranayake College
The boys from Darley Road put up an all-round performance to register a 45 run victory against Bandaranayake College. Jehan Fernandopulle’s unbeaten 80 guided the Josephians to 233 and in reply Bandaranayake was bowled out for just 188.
St. Joseph’s College 233/9 (50) Jehan Fernandopulle 80*, Revan Kelly 32, Nipun Sumanasinghe 32, Shehan Madushanka 3/36, Sahiru Rushen 2/39, Hasith Hemappriya 2/38
Bandaranayake College 188 (46.1) Arosh Madushanka 54, Sisitha Madanayake 38, Amenda De Alwis 2/19, Nipun Sumanasinghe 2/34
Result – St. Joseph’s won by 45 runs
DS Senanayake College vs St Peter’s College
It was thriller of a match at the St Peter’s College grounds as the game went down to the wire with both teams fighting hard to snatch victory. DS posted 238 runs after they decided to bat first; Santhush Jayathilaka bagged six wickets for the home side. In reply, St Peter’s struggled but got over the line in the last over with two balls and two wickets to spare.
DS Senanayake College 238 (49.5)Muditha Lakshan 82, Dasun Dimasha 59, Santhush Gunathilake 6/46
St. Peter’s College, Colombo 239/7 (49.4)Hasith Kiriella 48*, Santhush Gunathilake 40, Sachin Silva 39, Gihan Gunasekara 2/33
Result – St. Peter’s won by 2 wickets
Prince of Wales College vs Sri Devananda College
POW had a walk in the park against minnows Sri Devananda College at Moratuwa. The home side posted 269 and in reply Sri Devananda was bowled out for just 117 which gave POW a massive 152 run victory.
Prince of Wales College 269 (49.3) Sanoj Dharshika 74, Kaveesha Weerasinghe 54, Ravindu Rochana 38, Vishwa Dananjaya 3/49, Charith Rukshan 2/46
Sri Devananda College 117 (25.2) Dasun Dananjaya 38, Vishwa Dananjaya 35, Raveen Peiris 2/31, Samindu Viraj 2/36, Kaumal Nanayakkara 5/05
Result – Prince of Wales won by 152 runs
Dharmapala College vs Gurukula College
A brilliant bowling performance by Gurukula College saw them registering an easy 8 wicket victory against Dharmapala College. Dharmapala College was bowled out for just 84 runs with Pasidu Upeka’s four wicket haul. Gurukula ot over the line in just 16.5 overs, losing just two wickets.
Dharmapala College 84 (29) Avishka Hasarinda 31, Pasindu Upeka 4/7, Sachintha Chamith 2/11, Malindu Viduranga 2/17
Gurukula College 85/2 (16.5) Pruthuvi Rusara 38*, Lasindu Arosha 21*
Result – Gurukula won by 8 wickets
