Ahan guides Royal to fifth successive win

By M. Shamil Amit

A fine knock of 70 by skipper Ahan Wickramasinghe paved the way for Royal College to record a comfortable 64-run win over D. S. Senanayake College in the Under 19 inter-school limited over cricket tournament encounter played at Reid Avenue yesterday.

Wickramasinghe’s knock helped Royal, who took first lease of the wicket, make a formidable score of 319 for 7 and DSS in their turn, despite a ton by Abishek Liyanaarchchi, were able to muster a score of only 255 runs.

The battle between two unbeaten teams, St. Peter’s College and Mahinda College, in another match of the same tournament played at Galle saw St. Peter’s helped by half tons from Shanuka Galagoda and Wanuja Kumara recording an easy six-wicket win to record their fourth successive win and inflict the first defeat for Mahinda College.

Results:

At Reid Avenue – Royal won by 64 runs

Royal 319 for 7 in 50 overs (Ahan Wickramasinghe 70, Sineth Jayawardena 49, Sadisha Rajapakse 33, Kavindu Pathuratna 30, Uvindu Weerasekera 22, Resandu Tilekeratne 42 n.o.: Imesh Adeesha 3 for 62, Amitha Dabare 2 for 60)

DSS 255 in 48.4 overs (Abishek Liyanaarchchi 107, Maneendra Jayatileke 68, Lasen Kenula 26: Dan Poddawela 4 for 37, Uvindu Weerasekera 2 for 24)

At Galle – St. Peter’s won by six wickets

Mahinda 230 in 48 overs (Navod Paranavithana 91, Rashmika Madusanka 26, Sandev Induwara 25, Dhanuja Induwara 24 n.o.: Jesuran Benjamin 4 for 41, Vinuda Liyanage 2 for 42)

St. Peter’s 236 for 4 in 45.1 overs (Shanuka Galagoda 63, Shenal Botheju 41, Lahiru Chethaka 36, Rusanda Gamage 27, Wanuja Kumara 57 n.o.: Kavindu Lakshan 2 for 30)

At BRC – Isipathana won by ten wickets

Ananda 66 in 31.4 overs (Maoshada Fernando 19: Sithuka Gunawardena 5 for 15, Amaan Thaha 3 for 14)

Isipathana 68 for 0 in 9.1 overs (Thanush Nethsara 38 n.o., Naveen Kanishka 20 n.o.)

At Kandana – De Mazenod won by 29 runs

De Mazenod 261 for 9 in 50 overs (Lester Jayaweera 100, Salindu Pathirana 44, Senash Fernando 28, Thareen Sanketh 24 n.o.: Denuwana Mendis 3 for 47, Thenuka Perera 2 for 29, Anudith Wickramasinghe 2 for 59)

Wesley 232 in 45.5 overs (Semila Liyanage 48, Denuwana Mendis 33, Sahil Dias 32, Rakith Fernando 39 n.o.: Thareen Sanketh 2 for 29, Senash Fernando 2 for 45)

At Galle – Thurstan won by 78 runs on Parabola

Thurstan 237 for 7 in 50 overs (Dhanaja Silva 100, Bawantha Jayasinghe 64, Ruvinda Dilshan 34: Sandun Madusanka 2 for 35, Mihiranga Nimsara 2 for 36)

St. Aloysius’ Galle 146 for 5 in 43 overs (Omal Sadith 33, Bashana de Silva 52 n.o., Dineth nimsara 36 n.o.: Ranga Rasanka 3 for 43)