Ayesh, Minaga steer Ananda to fourth win

A half ton by Ayesh Shashimal and a four wicket haul by Minaga Perera paved the way for Ananda College to record a convincing 131 run win over St. Sylvester’s College in the Under 19 inter-schools limited over tournament encounter played at Ananda Mawatha.

Shashimal’s half ton helped Ananda taking first lease of the wicket to ,make a modest score of 220 runs and with Perera’s spell enabled Ananda to bowl out their opponents for a low score of 89 runs to record their fourth win of the tournament.

In the other matches that were played saw Sri Dharmaloka MV Kelaniya, Bandaranayake MV Gampaha, Wadduwa Central and Skandavarodaya College Jaffna coming out victorious. (M. Shamil Amit)

Results:

At Ananda Mawatha - Ananda won by 131 runs

Ananda 220 in 47.5 overs (Ayesh Shashimal 58, Kaveesha Mendis 38, Kenul De Zoysa 37, Iruth Gimshan 37, Kithma Vidanapathirana 20: Punsith Bandara 4/ 33, Isuru Gunasekara 2/40, Arusha Mendis 2/41, Nimesha Silva 2/ 42)

St. Sylvester’s 89 in 34.4 overs (Arusha Mendis 22, Yasitha Isuranga 22: Minaga Perera 4/ 14, Dinada Athalage 2/ 21)

At Kalutara - Sri Dharmaloka MV won by nine wickets

Kalutara MV: 57 in 30.5 overs (Melan Hansaka 4/10, Mewan Randeepana 2/12, Sathidu Prabodha 2/13)

Sri Dharmaloka MV Kelaniya: 60 for 1 in 8.5 overs (Saniru Nirmal 28 n.o.)

At Gampaha - Bandaranayake MV won by two wickets

Henegama Central 161 in 36.2 overs (Dimuthu Deshan 45, Daham Nirmal 45: Manidu Herath 3/47)

Bandaranayake MV Gampaha 162 for 8 in 36.2 overs (Manidu Herath 40, Ashen Wickramasinghe 38, Nidula Jayakodi 21: Duvindu Methmal 2/ 22, Suraj Sandeep 2/28, Mithila Vishwajith 2 for 51)

At Horana – Wadduwa Central won by 219 runs

Wadduwa Central 301 for 8 in 50 overs (Chandupa Perera 55, Sahan Perera 49, Rumesh Silva 46, Pansilu Rashmika 44, Deshan Madusanka 38, Oshada Manara 35 n.o.: Dhanuja Sejan 4/48, Kasun Sandaruwan 2/53)

Sri Palee MV Horana 82 in 26.2 overs (Kavishka Rulshan 15: Pansilu Rashmika 5/14, Rashmika Udayanga 2/8, Sahan Perera 2/36)

At Jaffna - Skandavarodaya College won by 61 runs

Skandavarodaya College Jaffna 161 in 48.2 overs (K. Dilakshan 54, L. Kajanan 24: Kumanan Tharanisan 3/26).

Hindu College Jaffna 100 in 31.1 overs (Krishanthan Pareshishith 53: S. Tharmilan 3/7, K. Nithusan 3/13, S. Kethusan 2/19).