Kaveesha shines in Richmond’s four wicket win

By: M. Shamil Amit

Colombo, Jan 22 (Daily Mirror) - Kaveesha Induwara shone with a match bag of ten wickets in Richmond’s outright win by four wickets against Maliyadeva in the Under 19 inter-school cricket encounter played at Kurunegala.

An unbeaten 89 by Omalka Hapuarachchi paved the way for Lyceum International School Wattala to record a comfortable seven wicket win over St. John’s Panadura at Panadura while a ton by Sonal Nethmina and a match bag of 13 wickets by Vishwa Peiris helped Maris Stella Thmibirigaskatuwa coast to an innings and 96 run win over Revatha MMV Balapitiya played at Thimbirigaskatuwa.

Results:

• At Kurunegala – Richmond won by four wickets

Maliyadeva 134 (Praveen Rukunayake 44, Vinuka Galappaththi 28: Kaveesha Induwara 5/54, Sharon Abishek 2/41) and 91 (Dimantha Nissanka 26, Vinuka Galappaththi 25: Kaveesha Induwara 5/44, Sharon Abishek 4/44)

Richmond 170 (Chehan Subasinghe 52, Sharon Abishek 45, Thamindu Pradeeptha 23: Dimath Abeysinghe 6/57, Thaveesha Balasooriya 3/71) and 56 for 6 (Sharon Abishek 20 n.o.: Dimath Abeysinghe 3/27, Thaveesha Balasooriya 2/29)

• At Panadura – Lyceum IS won by seven wickets

St. John’s Panadura 175 (Deneth Peiris 46, Nuwan Bologna 44, Sandun Medis 29: Shavidu Silva 4/43, Vidunsha Wijeratna 3/15) and 114 (Sandun Medis 47, Nuwan Bologna 31: Dinev Punchihewa 3/14, Theekshana Madurawala 2/15, Shavidu Silva 2/24, Tharusha Ranasinghe 2/26)

Lyceum IS Wattala 132 (Ashavidu Silva 23, Danidu Navaratne 23, Shalila Prabashwara 22: Charinu Fernando 3/16, Madusha Mendis 3/37, Lasindu Bandara 2/19) and 163 for 3 (Tharusha Ranasinghe 23, Omalka Hapurachchi 89 n.o)

• At Thimbirigaskatuwa – Maris Stella won by innings and 96 runs

Revatha MMV Balapitiya 126 (Gimhan Mendis 34, Dinura Nethmina 29: Vishwa Peiris 5/41, Yohan Fernando 3/20) and 104 (Yohan Senura 33 n.o.: Vishwa Peiris 8/58)

Maris Stella Thimbirigaskatuwa 326 for 8 declared (Sonal Nethmina 102, Nimsara Senarathe 43, Shaven Perera 37, Yohan Fernando 33, Ravindu Rajapakse 24, Chamod Santhisa 27 n.o.: Dinura Nethmina 3/106)

• At Matugama – First innings win for CWW Kannangara Central

St. Mary’s Matugama 153 (RaniduNipun 31, Nirosh Imalka 29, Lithum Ransika 25: Dulen Damhiru 3/29, Amila Dhasrhana 2/33) and 151 for 4 (Yasith Sathsara 61, Janith Seniya 27, Lithum Ransika 31 n.o,: Bhandu Winuwara 2/32)

CWW Kannangara Central Matugama 260 (Nuran Bhathiya 80, Amila Dharshana 52, Yasiru Sandaru 34, N. Krithik 4/64, Subath Sandeepa 3/25, Lithum Ransika 2/61)