Dinuja steers Colombo North-2 to victory

By: M. Shamil Amit

(Daily Mirror) - A fine all-round performance by Dinuja Samararatne helped Colombo North-2 to record a 25-run win over Colombo North-1 in their Under-15 Inter-Provincial Youth Limited Overs Cricket Tournament encounter played at Campbell Place.

Dinuja, who scored 31, ended with an impressive match return of six for 20 as Colombo North-1 were restricted to 142 for nine.

Chief scores

• At Campbell Place (Colombo North-2 won by 25 runs)

Colombo North-2: 167/8 in 50 overs (Dinuja Samararatne 31, Buddima Tharupathi 33 n.o)

Colombo North-1: 142/9 in 50 overs (Vishen Gunasekera 30, Dinuja Samararatne 6/20).

• At Ananda Mawatha (Kalutara Zone-2 won by 15 runs on Parabola)

Kalutara Zone-2: 124/9 in 43 overs (Cheul Withanachchi 3/19)

Colombo South Zone-2: 58/4 in 20 overs.

• At Bandaragama (Colombo South Zone-3 won by three runs on Parabola)

Kalutara Zone-1: 145 in 42.3 overs (Kalana Dinhas 31, Rusanda Silva 4/17)

Colombo South Zone-3: 123/8 in 34.1 overs (Janul Damhira 5/28).

• At Giriulla (Puttalam won by seven wickets)

Mannar: 91 in 30.4 overs (Komin Wijetunga 5/15)

Puttalam: 92/3 in 16.2 overs

• At Giriulla (Kurunegala Zone-1 won by 36 runs on Parabola)

Kurunegala Zone-1: 140 in 35 overs (Ishan Khan 40, Thejan Bandara 3/28)

Polonnaruwa: 51/4 in 21.2 overs.

• At Batticaloa (Ampara won by five wickets)

Kegalle: 105 in 35.1 overs (Sanuka Senhas 3/21)

Ampara: 106/5 in 25.4 overs (Shamal Maleesha 40, Kaveesha Kalhara 3/24).