Mahinda College defeated St. Peter’s College by 6 wickets and qualified for the Quarterfinals of the Singer Schools ‘Under 19 Division 1’ Cricket Tournament 2018/19.
After being on 93 runs for 5 wickets at overnight, Mahinda College was bowled out for 124 runs in their first innings. Hansika Welihinda top scored with a knock of 72 runs for the Galle boys. Shivan Perera was the pick of the bowlers for the Peterites as he grabbed 3 wickets for 41 runs in his spell.
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St. Peter’s College began their second innings 19 runs ahead but made only 115 runs as Kushan Madusha ripped through their batting line up by picking up 6 wickets for 46 runs. Mahinda College chased down the target of 135 runs in 28.1 overs with 6 wickets remaining.
Sri Lanka U19 cap Navod Paranavithana (33) and Kanishka Kodithuwakku (33) chipped in with useful contributions with the bat to guide the lads from Galle to cement a place in one of the quarterfinals of the tournament.
Brief scores
St. Peter’s College – 143 (55.4) Nipunaka Fonseka 32, Kanishka Maduwantha 24, Dineth Anjula 23, Osindu Kavindya 3/12, Kushan Madusha 3/14, Nipun Malinga 2/35 & 115 (43.4) Shanon Fernando 27, Wanuja Kumara 24, Kushan Madusha 6/46, Vinura Dulsara 2/10
Mahinda College – 124 (57.2) Hansika Welihinda 72, Shivan Perera 3/41, Santhush Gunathilake 2/15, Wanuja Kumara 2/23 & 137/4 (28.1) Navod Paranavithana 33, Kaushika Kodithuwakku 33, Kaveesha Malliyawadu 26, Nipun Malinga 20*, Shivan Perera 2/32
Result – Mahinda College won by 6 wickets and qualified to Quarterfinals
Maris Stella College, Negombo vs St. Aloysius College, Galle
The traditional fixture between Maris Stella College and St. Aloysius College ended in a draw today at Kadirana. However, major honours were claimed by the Maris Stella boys thanks to the disciplined bowling efforts of Naveen Fernando, Pasindu Ushetti and Ravindu Fernando.
Brief scores
Maris Stella College – 207 (67.5) Ashan Fernando 62, Chathura Anuradha 23, Adithya Yapa 6/54 & 107/8d (32.1) Ashan Fernando 30, Chathura Anuradha 26, Adithya Yapa 2/11 Manushka Samith 2/14, Achala Nandeesha 2/18
St. Aloysius College – 116 (53.2) Omal Sandith 35*, Ravindu Kanchana 22, Gimhana Ashirwada 20, Naveen Fernando 5/30, Pasindu Ushetti 3/12 & 87/6 (30) Gimhana Ashirwada 30, Achana Nadeesha 22, Ravindu Fernando 3/19
Result – Match Drawn
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Maliyadeva College, Kurunegala vs Richmond College, Galle
The traditional fixture between Maliyadeva College and Richmond College commenced today at Sooriyawewa. After winning the toss, the Maliyadeva College skipper chose to bat first and posted 340 runs for 9 wickets, at close of play on day one.
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Muditha Premadasa shone with the bat playing a magnificent knock of 153 runs for Maliyadeva College. Left arm spinner Dilum Sudeera was the pick of the bowlers for the Richmondites as he took 3 scalps for 70 runs.
Brief scores
Maliyadeva College – 340/9 (105.3) Mudhitha Premadasa 153, Bryan Karunanayake 41, Supun Sumanarathne 32, Nisanjaya Hettiarachchi 31, Amesh Thennakoon 22, Dilum Sudeera 3/70, Amshi De Silva 2/50, Sadun Mendis 2/74
