There were six matches in the Singer U19 Division 1 Cricket Tournament 2018/19 on 28th January (today).
Dharmaraja College, Kandy vs St. Sebastian’s College, Moratuwa
Group C fixture commenced today at St. Sebastian’s College grounds, Moratuwa. Dharmaraja College captain, Sachintha Senanayake won the toss and elected to bat first but the home team’s opening bowlers got a dream start as the visitors were 5 for 2 inside the first 3 overs. Then, Dulaj Bandara’s well compiled half century guided Dharmaraja College to a decent 178. The home team were on 31/1 at stumps.
Brief Scores
Dharmaraja College – 178 (88.3) Dulaj Bandara 79, Mithila Gayashan 42, Kasun Gunawardane 23, Kalana Sandeep 2/21, Vinuja Ranasinghe 2/26, Nadeera Fernando 2/29
St. Sebastian’s College 31/1 (13) Dunith Jayathunga 19*
Stumps – Day 01
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St. Anthony’s College, Wattala vs Trinity College, Kandy
Asgiriya grounds saw a dominating performance from the home team, Trinity College, who remained on 114/0 at the end of the day as Shane Gunathilake scored an unbeaten half century. Earlier in the day, off-spinner Kavishka Senadeera’s six-fer restricted the visitors to 170 runs as the only fight came from Avishka Tharindu’s bat as he went on to score a well-deserving 85.
Brief Scores
St. Anthony’s College – 170 (71.5) Avishka Tharindu 85, Joel Pinto 26, Kavishka Senadeera 6/46, Uvindu Wimaladarma 2/31
Trinity College – 114/0 (26) Shane Gunathilake 66*, Pubudu Bandara 31*
Stumps – Day 01
Gurukula College, Kelaniya vs Richmond College, Galle
After being put into bat by the opposition, Richmond College was in all sorts of trouble as they were wrapped up for a 120 in 42 overs. Sri Lanka U19 national cap Sandun Mendis top scored for the visitors with a valuable 42. In reply, Gurukula College’s top order got to a brisk start as they erased 50 off 10 overs from Richmond’s 1st inning total. Continuing the good work by the openers, middle order batsmen Kemira Nayanatharu & Nuwan Chanaka saw the day off as Gurukula College was on a commanding 168/3 at stumps.
Brief Scores
Richmond College – 120 (42) Sandun Mendis 42, Vinuja Kiriella 22, Lakshan Sasanga 2/14, Vihanga Iranjana 2/0
Gurukula College – 168/3 (53) Kemira Nayanatharu 60*, Nuwan Chanaka 43*
Stumps – Day 01
St. Thomas College, Matara vs Thurstan College, Colombo
Opening day of the fixture between St. Thomas College, Matara and Thurstan College witnessed 31 wickets at the Uyanwatta Stadium today. The home team lasted 25 overs in the middle only to pile up 60 runs while the visitors could only better that performance by a mere one run as they too were bundled out for 61 runs in 25.2 overs. St. Thomas College’s second innings was destroyed by left-arm spinner Ayesh Harshana who bagged 8 wickets to restrict them to 70 runs in the 3rd inning.
Brief Scores
St. Thomas College – 60 (25) Bawantha Jayasinghe 4/10, Ayesh Harshana 3/10, Sandaru Dias 2/11 & 70 (35.3) Mihisal Amoda 35, Ayesh Harshana 8/19
Thurstan College – 61 (25.2) Jayavihan Pradeeptha 24, Seneth Sithara 5/13, Sachira Rashmika 3/08 & 16/1 (4)
Stumps – Day 01
Moratu Maha Vidyalaya, Moratuwa vs St. Mary’s College, Kegalle
Sri Lanka’s under 19 cap Nishan Madushka scored yet another blistering century to guide Moratu Maha Vidyalaya to a respectable 226 runs in the group C fixture at Kurunegala Welagedara Stadium. St Mary’s College was in trouble at stumps as 8 wickets had fallen in 42 overs, still 115 runs behind.
Brief Scores
Moratu Maha Vidyalaya – 226 (51) Nishan Madushka 114, Ashen Adithya 22, Ishan Weerasuriya 3/65, Akalanka Petiyagoda 2/22, Maleesha Senanayake 2/36, Jeewaan Abeywardhane 2/39
St. Mary’s College – 101/8 (42) Dishan Karunarathne 31, Nadith Mishendra 4/33, Eran Hansamal 2/24
Stumps – Day 01
Sri Lanka U19 opening batsman Nishan Madushka’s century
Sri Lanka U19 opening batsman Nishan Madushka stroked a brilliant 104 in 118 balls with 17 fours and 2 sixes…
St. Benedict’s College, Colombo vs St. Sylvester’s College, Kandy
After opting to field first, St. Benedict’s College’s bowlers didn’t disappoint their skipper as they bowled out the opposition for 97 runs within 40.1 overs. Malinda Perera who was the chief destroyer bagged 5 wickets for 13 runs. In reply, the home team were in a strong position at the end of play at 160/9.
Brief Scores
St. Sylvester’s College – 97 (40.1) Avindu Herath 29, Malinda Perera 5/13, Imesh Fernando 2/22
St. Benedict’s College – 160/9 (56.3) Bryan Oshwin 41, Kaviru Perera 30, Hasindu Kavirathne 27, Manoharan Pavithran 5/33, Pasan Hettiarachchi 2/22
Stumps – Day 01
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