Antonians record crushing win over Nalanda

By: M. Shamil Amit

Colombo, Feb. 20 (Daily Mirror) - St. Anthony’s College, Katugastota continued their match winning spree as they coasted to a comfortable 10-wicket win over Nalanda in their match ended at Campbell Place.

This was also their sixth outright win of the current season.

Chief scores

• At Campbell Place – St. Anthony’s won by 10 wickets.

Nalanda: 103 and 186 (Sadew Senanayake 51, Sahan Lithmina 41, Kevan Ramika 3/21, Thisara Ekanayake 3/28)

St. Anthony’s (196/5 overnight): 277 (Charuka Ekanayake 39, Kaushika Kumarasinghe 36, Januka Ratnayake 33, Thisara Ekanayke 102 n.o) and 14/0.

• At Kurunegala – Mahanama, Colombo won by nine wickets.

St. Anne’s, Kurunegala: 120 and 103 (Sanuja Niduwara 48, Chamika Heenitigala 5/36)

Mahanama (168/9 overnight): 171 (Rashmika Perera 76, Inuka Karannagoda 48, Geethika de Silva 3/35, Shehan Kumara 3/43) and 53/1.

• At Bambalapitiya – St. Peter’s won by 30 runs

St. Peter’s: 100 and (45/0 overnight): 235 (Vishen Helambage 79, Dulsath Nimsara 5/89)

St. Aloysius’, Galle: 105 and 200 (Charya Paranawidana 80, Theekshana Tharuka 30, Shennon Rodrigo 4/I9, Isira Ayupala 3/10).

• At Wijerama Mawatha – St. Sebastian’s, Moratuwa won by four wickets.

D. S. Senanayake: 265 and 118 (Malintha Silva 8/51)

St. Sebastian’s (173/7 overnight): 241 and 143/6 (Ryan Dissanayake 48 n.o, Gaviru Senhas 3/36).

• At Kadirana - First innings win for Richmond.

Richmond: 299 and 79/1 (Nikil Jayaweera 52 n.o)

Royal, Colombo (24/0 overnight): 270 (Rehan Peiris 95, Isula Geeganage 56, Sharon Abishek 5/90, Malsha Tharupathi 4/62).

• At Katunayake - First innings win for Lumbini MV.

Lumbini MV: 197 and 62/4 (Dinitha Prabanka 35 n.o)

St. Joseph Vaz, Wennappuwa: 76 and (11/0 overnight): and 275 (Vishwa Rajapakse 67, Hansa Mihiranga 36, Isuru Jayasekera 34, Dominic Fernando 32).

• At Moratuwa - First innings win for Moratu MV.

Moratu MV: 212 and 160/4 decl (Hasindu Gimsara 51 n.o, Isuru Fernando 50 n.o)

Dharmaraja (55/3 overnight): 117 (Lakwin Abeysinghe 36, Vihanga Nimsara 4/25) and 93/3 (Pulindu Perera 56 n.o).