St. Aloysius’ fight back to record outright win

18 March 2024 06:58 pm Views - 142

By: M. Shamil Amit

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Mar. 18 (Daily Mirror) - St. Aloysius' College Galle fought their way back after conceding a first innings lead to record an outright win by four wickets over Holy Cross College Kalutara in the Under 19 inter-school cricket encounter played at Weeraketiya.

An allround performance by Biyanka Thameera helped Sri Jayawardenapura MV Kotte to coast to an outright win by eight wickets against St. Peter’s Negombo at Kotte.

Sri Pangnananda MMV Raddoluwa along with President’s College Maharagama and De La Salle Mutwal too recorded outright wins against Karunaratne Buddhist School Welisara, Nalanda National School Minuwangoda and Harishchandara National School Negombo while Sri Sumangala Panadura secured a first innings win over Devapathiraja MMV Rathgama.

Results:

• At Weeraketiya – St. Aloysius' won by four wickets

Holy Cross Kalutara 166 (Sonal Awadika 39, Sanuka Cheran 30, Himaru Deeshan 20: Vidura Lakshan 4/20, Dulsath Nimviru 4/66) and 87 (Sanuka Cheran 44 n.o.: Oshada Devinda 5/18, Dulsath Nimviru 4/31)

St. Aloysius' Galle 112 (Hasitha Suranga 31: Hivin Kenula 4/31, Himaru Deeshan 3/19) and 142 for 6 (Charya Paranavithana 32, Oshada Devinda 30 n.o.: Himaru Deeshan 3/71, Akash Dewmina 2/34)

• At Kotte – Sri Jayawardenapura MV won by eight wickets

Sri Jayawardenapura MV Kotte 284 (Venuka Bandara 68, Biyanka Thameera 51, Taleesha Silva 31, Sachin Shehan 25, Sathsara Hasanjana 22, Sachintha Nirmal 20: Lahiru Dhananjaya 5/90, Abdul Rahuman 3/97, Naveen Athishta 2/43) and 109 for 2 (Biyanka Thameera 57 n.o., Venuka Bandara 38 n.o.: Abdul Rahuman 2/44)

St. Peter’s Negombo 131 (Naveen Athishta 63: Biyanka Thameera 4/19, Taleesha Silva 4/44) and 258 (Rayan Himasha 98, Sathiw Matsitha 33, Yohan Primosh 24, Akeel Shenesh 40 n.o.: Biyanka Thameera 6/59, Manuth Malsuka 2/62)

• At Raddoluwa – Sri Pangnananda MMV won by innings and 13 runs

Sri Pangnananda MMV Raddoluwa 250 (Harithra Dinendra 76, Sachintha Sandaruwan 50, Achina Kanil 38, Thurushan Semira 21: Vimukthi Shehan 6/86, Vishwa Vinodh 4/76)

Karunaratne Buddhist School Welisara 140 (Vishwa Vinodh 63, Pasan Migara 22: Tharuka Dunuwara 5/35, Pushpitha Buwaneka 2/4, Vihanga Nethmina 2/26) and 97 (Shamila Saubagya 20: Sachintha Sandaruwan 4/14, Dineth Mihiranga 4/24)

• At Horana – President’s won by 54 runs

President’s College Maharagama 190 (Nethuja Dewneth 54, Udan Perera 50, Maleesha Udayanga 32, Vihanga Pathirana 23: Nisala Shyamal 2/8, Tharusha Vishwajith 2/25, Tharusha Nadun 2/36) and 144 (Maleesha Udayanga 45, Udan Perera 26, Namidu Umesh 23: Lasith Sanjana 5/35, Imesh Mihiranga 3/40, Tharusha Vishwajith 2/42)

Nalanda NS Minuwangoda 147 (Ashan Vinura 38, Gayathma Nirman 32, Kaveesha Manoj 26: Nayana Kaushalya 4/39, Vihanga Pathirana 4/69, Maleesha Udayanga 2/9) and 133 (Gayathma Nirman 52, Kaveesha Manoj 31: Nayana Kaushalya 5/59, Vihanga Pathirana 4/50)

• At Mutwal – De La Salle won by seven runs

De La Salle Mutwal 134 (Kanishka Dilan 41, Mohamed Naushad 32: Minuga Nethsara 5/51, Rashen Shalinga 4/34) and 135 (Mohamed Mushad 37, Ashen Ranasinghe 25: Rashen Shalinga 6/57, Minuga Nethsara 4/54)

Harishchandara NS Negombo 196 (Vidurana Panchala 23, Sithum Avishka 20; Mishen Nilanka 3/17, Rashintha Kaushan 3/27) and 156 (Shakila Ashen 60, Thevindu Silva 56: Heshan Vihanga 3/30, Rashmitha Kaushan 2/54)

• At Maggona – First innings win for Sri Sumangala

Devapathiraja MMV Rathgama 164 (Puljith Wathsuka 47, Yasiru Lakshan 22, Pathum Shaminda 26 n.o.: Mevindu Kumarasiri 6/54, Rusith Jayawardena 2/24) and 166 for 6 (Arosha Sithumina 51, Puljith Wathsuka 35, Yasiru Lakshan 25, Chamindu Padmika 24: Mevindu Kumarasiri 4/90, Manmitha Kahapolaararchchi 2/5)

Sri Sumangala Panadura 275 (Kavindu Gayathra 39, Senira Wijegunasinghe 39, Sandeep Wijeratne 38, Duranka Silva 35, Neksha Iddamalgoda 28, Vidusha Peiris 48 n.o.: Sandaru Malshan 5/110, Gimhan Rasanjana 2/30)