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Colombo South-2 cruise to eight-wicket win

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By M. Shamil Amit

Colombo South-2 cruised to a convincing eight-wicket win over Colombo South-3 in their Under-15 Inter-Provincial Youth League Limited Overs Cricket Tournament encounter played at Pannipitiya.


Colombo South-2 taking first lease of the wicket were restricted to 105 and Colombo South-2 helped by an unbeaten half century by Jason Fernando, reached their target in the 27th over. 


Chief scores


At Pannipitiya (Colombo South-2 won by eight wickets)


Colombo South-3: 105 in 33 overs (Janith Panditharatne 3/13)
Colombo South-2: 108/2 in 26.1 overs (Jason Fernando 54 n.o, Reshon Solomon 38 n.o).

At Bandaragama (Kalutara Zone-1 won by 44 runs)


Kalutara Zone-3: 149/9 in 50 overs (Hansana Hiduranga 30, Chathushka Chamara 4/23)
Colombo South-1: 105 in 27.5 overs (Ranumitha Sehas 31, Vihanga Oshada 4/6, Nethula Dinamuthu 3/34).

At Negombo (Gampaha Zone-3 won by six wickets)


Gampaha Zone-1: 72 in 34.3 overs (Janith Sadew 3/10)
Gampaha Zone-3: 75/4 in 23.2 overs.

At Hikkaduwa (Galle Zone-3 won by four runs)


Galle Zone-3: 81 in 33.1 overs (Ludeesha Nimsara 47, Sandaru Malshan 3/9, Sasika Nethuranga 3/18)
Galle Zone-2: 77 in 31.5 overs (Kavika Madusanka 4/12, Tenuja Rashmin 4/17).

At Batticaloa (Ampara won by 15 runs)


Ampara: 82 in 34.3 overs (Nipun Sandaru 3/14)
Trincomalee: 67 in 27.1 overs (Vishwa Heshan 4/14.

At Batticaloa (Kegalle won by seven wickets)


Batticaloa: 60 in 28 overs (Ohas Adithya 3/8, Sanjana Sachindra 3/15)
Kegalle: 61/3 in 12.2 overs (Ohas Adithya 41 n.o).