Three games of Singer U19 Division 1 Cricket Tournament came to a close today, 30th January 2020.
Nalanda College, Colombo vs S. Thomas’ College, Mt. Lavinia
The game was played at Nalanda grounds where they won the toss and opted to field first. The Thomians were undone for 235 runs in their first innings. Gavin Boteju was the star of the innings with 69 runs to his name. Next came Umayanga Suwaris, who struck 46 runs. Left-arm spinner Chamodya Rajapakshe was the pick of the bowling as he picked 4 wickets for 57 runs.
Nalanda skipper Avishka Perera led that attack for Nalanda as the explosive right-handed opener smashed 104 runs. No.3 batsman Rashan Dissanayake scored a vital 67 runs. Thevin Eeriyagama, Yasiru Rodrigo and Dilmin Rathnayake all bagged 2 wickets each for St. Thomas’.
The boys from Mount Lavinia came out during the second-innings to uphold their pride. They batted out the rest of the game scoring 158 runs for the loss of 3 wickets. Gavin Boteju was yet again the top-scorer with an unbeaten 62 runs.
Brief Scores
S. Thomas’ College 235 (71) Gavin Botheju 69, Umayanga Suwaris 46, Maneesha Rupasinghe 21, Caniston Gunaratnam 28, Yasiru Rodrigo 24*, Chamodya Rajapaksha 4/57, Ranindu De Silva 2/27, Dineth Samaraweera 2/40 & 158/3 (34) Gavin Botheju 62*, Ryan Fernando 45, Dilmin Rathnayaka 22
Nalanda College 299 (88) Avishka Perera 104, Rashan Dissanayake 67, Mahima Weerakoon 42, Raveen De Silva 33, Thevin Eriyagama 2/39, Yasiru Rodrigo 2/68, Dilmin Rathnayaka 2/81
MATCH DRAWN (NALANDA COLLEGE WON FIRST INNING POINTS)
Royal miss out an outright win by a whisker
Two matches of Singer U19 Division 1 Cricket Tournament 2019/20 came to a close today, 28th January 2020.
St. Thomas’ College, Matara vs Wesley College, Colombo
The hosting Matara school dominated at their adopted home, Uyanwatte stadium. Winning the toss and leaving the visitors to bat first, St. Thomas College got rid of the Wesleites for 212 runs. Sahil Dias was the top-scorer with 56 runs to his name while Sachira Rashmika stole the limelight with wrecking 7 wickets for 62 runs.
Sachira’s hunt for glory was not over yet as he came back with a brilliant knock of 78 runs. Hirantha Lakshan (58) and Harindu Jayasekara (56) made half-centuries to give their schools a huge leap. Thomians ended the innings at 315 runs. They sealed points for the first-innings lead and the game ended in a draw after seeing 19 more overs for the formality
Brief Scores
Wesley College 212 (86.1) Sahil Dias 56, Nimthaka Induwara 27, Rakith Fernando 22, Denuwana Mendis 20, Sachira Rashmika 7/62 & 61/2 (19) Sahil Dias 35
St. Thomas’ College 315 (82.4) Sachira Rashmika 78, Hirantha Lakshan 58, Harindu Jayasekara 56, Ashen Shavinda 24, Woshitha Amarasinghe 23, Denuwan Mendis 3/29, Thenuka Perera 5/72
MATCH DRAWN (ST. THOMAS’ COLLEGE WON FIRST INNING POINTS)
Abishek Anandakumar plays the protagonist in another Trinitian showdown
Trinity College recorded their 6th outright win…
St. Servatius’ College, Matara vs St. Sylvester’s College, Kandy
The two group ‘C’ teams locked horns at the Welegedara Stadium in Kurunegala. St. Servatius’ College skipper won the toss and decided to bat first. The Sri Lanka U19 representative, Chihan Kalindu led by examples with a well-made 68 runs to his name. He got the assistance of Madushan de Silva (53) and Chethaka Nilanduwa (51) who made useful half-centuries. Shashika Basnayake was the main wrecker with the ball with figures of 5 for 89.
St. Sylvester’s College continued their poor run with the batting. Maleesha Silva top-scored for the Kandy school with a half-century while Damindu Sankalpa topped the bowling card with 4 wickets for 43 runs. Madushan de Silva and Kokum Induma picked up 3 wickets each to assist Sankalpa in the assault.
Following on, the boys from Kandy were at 83 for 6 after the match.
Brief Scores
St. Servatius’ College 278 (76) Chihan Kalindu 68, Madushan De Silva 53, Chethaka Nilanduwa 51, Pushpitha Dilshan 47, Dinura Dilmith 21*, Sashika Basnayake 5/89, Abishek Kumar 2/14, Maleesha Silva 2/27
St. Sylvester’s College 177 (74.3) Chandula Jayakodi 38, Maleesh Silva 53*, Abishek Kumar 25, Madushan De Silva 3/41, Damindu Sankalpa 4/43, Kokum Induma 3/58 & F/O 83/6 (40) Malith Lakshan 28, Chirath Nethsaru 2/20, Dananjaya Amarasinghe 3/31
MATCH DRAWN (ST. SERVATIUS’ COLLEGE WON FIRST INNING POINTS)
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