Kaveesha, Sadew steer Royal, Panadura to big win

By M. Shamil Amit

Kaveesha Perera and Sadew Wijeratne shone for Royal, Panadura in their innings and 77-run win against Jaffna Central in their Under-19 Inter-Schools cricket encounter played at Jaffna.
Kaveesha slammed a run-a-ball 146 inclusive of 13 boundaries and seven sixes to help Royal, make a formidable 323 for nine declared while left-arm spinner Sadew Wijeratne’s matchbag of 10 wickets enabled Royal to bowl out Jaffna Central for 101 and 145.

Chief scores 

At Jaffna 
(Royal, Panadura won by innings and 77 runs)
Royal: 323/9 decl (Kaveesha Perera 146, Yasith Fernando 68, Johan Pathirana 31, Vikneswara Paruthi 3/78)
Jaffna Central: 101 (Thakuthas Abilash 37, Sadew Wijeratne 5/12, Sethika Dilmith 3/21) and 145 (Nishanthan Ajay 53, Thakuthas Abilash 58 n.o, Sadew Wijeratne 5/53, Sethika Dilmith 5/75).

At Dehiwala (St. John’s, Nugegoda won by innings and 141 runs)

Hindu College, Colombo: 66 (Piyumal Dewaranga 5/7) and 116 (Thivakaran Yaadhav 47, Piyumal Dewranga 4/28)
St. John’s: 323/8 decl (Obasha Malintha 119, Anusara Fernando 69).

At Wattala (Lyceum, Wattala won by seven wickets)

Christ the King, Ja-Ela: 169 (Lahiru Lakmal 73, Vidursha Wijeratne 3/14, Sadew Hettiarachchi 3/39) and 89 (Avishka Nirmal 44, Tharusha Ranasinghe 5/6, Sadew Hettiarachchi 4/28)
Lyceum: 173 (Shanujan Baskaran 52, Shalila Prabashwara 31, Ravindu Nimsara 4/34, Sayura Akash 3/15, Naduka Nethmina 3/38) and 86/3.

At Nattandiya (Harishchandra NS, Negombo won by 173 runs)

Harishchandara NS: 179 (Gimhana Jayasiri 37, Deneth Bimsara 32, Oshan Chanuka 30 n.o, Komin Sathyanjana 5/52) and 189/6 decl (Shakila Ashen 47, Randul de Silva 41 n.o)
Dhammissara NS, Nattandiya: 93 (Dinul Kumarage 37 n.o, Dumindu Nilan 3/16, Rashen Shalinga 3/30) and 102 (Rashen Shalinga 6/48).

At Muthuwella (De La Salle, Mutwal won by innings and five runs)

St. Thomas’, Kotte: 126 (Jananja Wasana 40, Mathew Solomons 38, Mishen Nilanka 6/20, Heshan Anuradha 3/53) and 169 (Mathew Solomon 83, Heshan Anuradha 5/43)
De La Salle: 300 (Nithindu Sankalpa 54, Mohamed Anaan 51, Mohamed Mushad 43, Heshan Anuradha 39, Sadil Nethmika 6/51).