Colombo North edge out Galle in a thriller

By M. Shamil Amit
Skipper Inuka Karannagoda along with Thanuja Rajapakse and Yohan Fernando cracked half centuries to steer Colombo North Under-19 to a thrilling three-wicket win over Galle Under-19 with three balls to spare in their Under-19 Sri Lanka Youth League Limited Over Cricket Tournament encounter played at Galle yesterday.
Colombo North Under-19 set a challenging target of 261 runs in 43 overs, reached their target in the last over of the innings.
Earlier, Galle Under-19, taking first lease of the wicket, made 260 for seven with Randul Samarahewa and Dharshaka Sandeep making half centuries. 
Meanwhile, Colombo South Under-19 overcame Kandy Under-19 by seven wickets in another match played at the Thurstan College Grounds. 

Chief scores
At Galle – Colombo North Under-19 won by three wickets.
Galle Under-19: 260/7 in 43 overs (Randul Samarahewa 64, Dharshaka Sandeep 53, Thamindu Pradeeptha 34, Charya Paranavithana 27, Vishwa Supun 38 n.o, Kithma Vidanapathirana 2/22, Inuka Karannagoda 2/64)
Colombo North Under-19: 262/7 in 42.3 overs (Thanuja Rajapakse 57, Yohan Fernando 50, Inuka Karannagoda 73 n.o, Mohamed Murshad 46 n.o, Sadew Ridmika 2/48, Kanishka Rangana 2/64).
At Thurstan Grounds – Colombo South Under-19 won by seven wickets.
Kandy Under-19: 87 in 17 overs (Lakvin Abeysinghe 23, Hirusha Fernando 3/14, Achela Perera 2/5, Akash Fernando 2/25, Sahan Kaushalya 2/25)
Colombo South Under-19: 88/3 in 12.4 overs (Rivith Jayasuriya 27, Gaviru Senhas 45 n.o).