Under 19 Cricket Sajitha, Minod steer Nalanda to victory

By M. Shamil AMit  
Skipper Sajitha Vithanage and Minod Caldera shared 15 wickets between them to help Nalanda College record a nine wicket win over Dharmasoka MV Ambalangoda in the Under 19 inter-school cricket encounter played at Campbell Place.  
A quick fire unbeaten knock of 75 in just 25 balls inclusive of three boundaries and ten sixes by Vinod Dhanushka who shared an unbroken 82 runs for the second wicket enabled Sri Sumangala Hikkaduwa to post a nine wicket win against Royal Panadura at Hikkaduwa and Maris Stella Thimbirigaskatuwa defeated Harischandra NS Negombo by eight wickets in the match played at Wennappuwa.  

Results
At Campbell Place – Nalanda won by nine wickets
Dharmasoka MV Ambalangoda 97 (Senura Sandayuru 25, Chanuka de Silva 25: Minod Caldera 5/28, Thisara Dewdunu 2/17, Sajitha Vithanage 2/21) and 57 (Chanuka de Silva 20: Sajitha Vithanage 6/21, Minod Caldera 2/26)  
Nalanda 138 (Sajitha Vithanage 41, Manupa Manmitha 39: Ishan Anuradha 3/1. Dineth Gimhana 3/29, Senitha Helambage 2/47) and 17 for 1  
At Hikkaduwa – Sri Sumangala won by nine wickets
Royal Panadura 167 (Kaveesha Perera 60, Ranmira Fernando 36, Gaveen Yatawara 25, Sathsara Sugathadasa 20: Shehan Chamika 3/17, Ransara Deshan 3/21, Shanuka Denuwan 2/33) and 92 (Yasith Fernando 24: Tharun de Silva 5/14, Shehan Chamika 2/17, Shanuka Denuwan 2./23)  
Sri Sumangala Hikkaduwa 132 (Vinod Dhanushka 28, Tharun de Silva 24, Deneth Supun 24.: Sathika Dilmith 5/33, Yasith Fernando 2/17) and 130 for 1 (R. Theekshana 23, Tharun de Silva 21, Vinod Dhanushka 75 n.o.)  
At Wennappuwa – Maris Stella won by eight wickets
Harischandra NS Negombo 95 (Shakila Ashen 27, Devinda Dharshana 21: Vishwa Peiris 6/18, Malindu Dissanayake 2/8) and 118 (Shakila Ashen 42, Sithum Avishka 24 n.o.: Yohan Fernando 7/45, Vishwa Peiris 2/42)  
Maris Stella Thimbirigaskatuwa 96 (Nadeesha Rajakaruna 23: Rashen Shalinga 4/35, Shakila Ashen 2/8) and 118 for 2 (Sonal Nethmina 30, Yohan Fernando 50 n.o.)