Peterites cruise to thrilling one-run win

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St Peter’s College recorded a thrilling one-run win over Isipathana College in a low-scoring match of the Under-19 Inter-Schools Limited Overs Cricket Tournament encounter played at the BRC Grounds in Colombo.

Meanwhile, a half century by Anush Polonowita and a four-wicket haul by Thamod Yasodhya helped Royal College pull off an easy 90-run win over D. S. Senanayake College at Reid Avenue.

In the other matches, St. Servatius’, Matara along with St. John’s, Panadura, Lyceum, Wattala, Sri Pangnananda NS, Raddoluwa and Ananda Sastralaya, Kotte won their respective matches. (M. Shamil Amit)

Chief scores

• At BRC (St. Peter’s won by one run):

St. Peter’s: 128 in 43.5 overs (Chamindu Perera 30, Savi Fernando 26, Sithuka Gunawardena 2/21, Mohamaed Asjad 2/23, Tharushka Ashel 2/29)

Isipathana: 127 in 41.3 overs (Maleesha Sandaruwan 26, Lashmika Perera 3/19, Virul Amarapala 2/23).

• At Reid Avenue (Royal won by 90 runs)

Royal: 222/8 in 50 overs (Anush Polonowita 64, Yasidu Dissanayake 34, Ranuka Mallawaarachchi 23, Gaviru Senahas 3/26, Randisha Bandaranayake 2/24)

D. S. Senanayake: 132 in 32.4 overs (Gaviru Senahas 48, Malitha Perera 33, Thamod Yasodhya 4/15, Bulan Weeratunga 3/25, Nethwin Dharmaratne 2/15).

• At Campbell Park (St. Servatius’ won by 15 runs)

St. Seravatius’: 198 in 42.4 overs (Diniru Abeywickramsinghe 66, Vishwa Supun 41, Mithila Charles 29, Uvin Perera 3/33, Sanithu Amarasinghe 3/38, Jetton Wyman 2/23)

Wesley: 183/9 in 50 overs (Deneth Sagara 50, Sanithu Amarasinghe 23, Uvin Perera 40 n.o, Viran Chamuditha 3/21, Vishwa Supun 2/29).

• At Panadura (St. John’s, Panadura won by 132 runs)

St. John’s: 264/7 in 50 overs (Deneth Prasanga 106, Shehan Medis 69, Himash Adithya 24, Geethma Himasara 21, Arjun Abishek 4/47, Heshan Udara 2/55)

Sri Jayewardenepura MV, Kotte: 132 in 40.1 overs (Ashen Randima 51, Heshan Udara 24, Shehan Medis 6/29, Lasindu Chamod 2/14).

• At Kalutara (Lyceum, Wattala won by four wickets)

Kalutara MV: 127 in 44.4 overs (Kaushika Amoda 40, Liviru Senmith 32, Shavindu Silva 4/12, Bimsara Weerasinghe 4/22)

Lyceum: 128/6 in 26.1 overs (Bimsara Weerasinghe 28, Omalka Hapuarachchi 20, Tharusha Ranasinghe 22 n.o, Udan Thejaka 2/13, Shevon Malindu 2/17).

• At Raddoluwa (Sri Pagnananda NS, Raddoluwa won by 107 runs)

Sri Pangnananda NS: 260 in 49.4 overs (Dineth Mihiranga 60, Sachintha Sandaruwan 40, Haritha Dinendra 35, Rushantha Buwanaka 31, Ranidu Nimsara 34 n.o, Dasun Nethsara 3/19, Uvindu Punsara 2/49)

Sandalankawa Central: 153 in 34.1 overs (Dasun Nethsara 28, Arusha Malith 27, Dameesha Sakun 22, Dineth Mihiranga 3/41, Sasin Anjana 2/11, Pushpitha Buwaneka 2/15).

• At Kotte (Ananda Sastralaya, Kotte won by 22 runs)

Ananda Sastralaya: 189 in 38 overs (Janitha Rulshan 71, Poshitha Madanayake 44, Chandeepa Rulshan 4/40, Risindu Santhila 3/47)

Bandaranaike Central, Veyangoda: 167 in 40.3 overs (Tharusha Malintha 54, Yonan Kaveesha 22, Hesara Wijewardena 21, Chanuka Eshan 2/36).