A few traditional matches of the U19 Schools Cricket Tournament were played today (28th March), at several venues in Sri Lanka.
St. Joseph’s College beat Mahinda College in a traditional match which was held today at Mahinda College Grounds, Galle.
The Mahindians showcased poor performances in both innings by being bowled out for 127 & 142 respectively, courtesy of Lahiru Amarasekara’s 11-wicket haul in the match.
The Josephians batted much better as they managed to post 255/9 before declaring the innings with Muditha Dissanayake and Skipper Sadeesh Jayawardene stroking valuable fifties. With the massive first innings lead, they needed only 15 to win and they got it in just 8 balls to record a 10-wicket win.
In the other traditional games, the Trinitians’ Kusal Wijethunga blasted a massive 165, along with Dinusha Peiris who scored 105, while Dinuka Thennakoon registered yet another 5-wicket haul against Maris Stella.
Brief Scores:
Mahinda College, Galle 127 (57) Ranmina Hettiarachchi 33, Chandupa De Silva 29, Lahiru Amarasekara 5/34, Yenula Dewtusa 3/32, Muditha Dissanayake 2/23 & 142 (51.4) Dulana Rajapaksha 32, Hareen Achintha 32, Lahiru Amarasekara 6/79, Yenula Dewtusa 3/23
St. Joseph’s College 255/9d Muditha Dissanayake 64, Sadeesh Jayawardene 51, Lahiru Amarasekara 41, Naren Muralitharan 41, Shehan Hasaranga 3/72 & 15/0 (1.2)
Result: St. Joseph’s College won by 10 wicket.
Moratu Maha Vidyalaya, Moratuwa 249 (93.1) Vihanga Nimsara 82, Rasindu Ilukshana 54, Akila Wickramasinghe 3/48, Isuru Gunasekara 2/28 & 99/4 (21) Vihanga Nimsara 38, Isuru Fernando 20, Akila Wickramasinghe 3/16, Yoshitha Isuranga 1/13
St. Sylvester’s College, Kandy 179 (59.3) Charuka Ayeshan 77, Isuru Fernando 2/27, Malith Shehan 2/29, Yohan De Alwis 1/14
Result: Match Drawn (Moratu Maha Vidyalaya won on 1st innings lead)
Maris Stella College, Negombo 268 (93.5) Shean Adithya 83, Ramith Bandara 33, Dinuka Thennakoon 5/74, Jayavi Liyanagama 2/40 & 30/0 (5.2) Kaveen Fernando 18*
Trinity College, Kandy 449 (83) Kusal Wijethunga 165, Dinusha Peiris 105, Sadew Hasthika 5/113, Chirath Adithya 3/51
Result: Match Drawn (Trinity College won on 1st innings lead)
St. Anthony’s College, Kandy 352/9d (78) Lahiru Abeysinghe 73, Kavindu Shehan 54, Thisara Ekanayake 54, Lashmika Perera 4/57
St. Peter’s College, Colombo 44/3 (14) Chamindu Perera 18*, Kaveesha Piyumal 2/2
Day 1 Stumps
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