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SLC U19 Provincial Youth League Galle U19 Zone 2, Jaffna U19 record fifth successive wins

07 May 2024 - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}      

By M. Shamil Amit  
Galle U19 Zone 2 and Jaffna U19 continued their winning streak in the ongoing SLC U19 Provincial Youth League limited over tournament when they recorded their fifth successive victories to maintain their unbeaten record.  
Half tons by Nikil Jayaweera, Vinod Dhanushka and Shehan Madusanka helped Galle U19 Zone 2 to record a close seven runs win over Galle U19 Zone 3 in the match played at Galle while Jaffna U19 came out on by three wickets against Kilinochchi U19 in the match played at Jaffna and Polonnaruwa U19 defeated Mullaitivu U19 by 80 runs to chalk up their fourth win of the tournament in the match played at Jaffna.  

Results:
At Galle – Galle U19 Zone 2 won by seven runs
Galle U19 Zone 2 283 for 6 in 50 overs (Nikil Jayaweera 75, Vinod Dhanushka 58, Dasun Chamod 28, Shehan Madusanka 76 n.o.: Sithum Vihanga 3/35)  
Galle U19 Zone 3 276 in 48.2 overs (Randul Samarahewa 126, Sithum Vihanga 53, Mayura Malshan 31, Dhanushka Madusanka 15: Yuri Koththigoda 3/37, Thamindu Pradeeptha 2/48)  
At Jaffna – Jaffna U19 won by three wickets
Kilinochchi U19 149 in 38.2 overs (Tharmenthiram Abiraj 42, Kanapthi Robinshan 39: Rajithkumar Newton 4/29, Satharsan Subarnan 2/23, Vigneshwaran Akash 2/39)  
Jaffna U19 155 for 7 in 34.4 overs (Arumathurai Sinthujan 38, Nishanthan Ajay 20, Robinson Shiyanthson 37 n.o.Manimaran Kabishan 21 n.o.: Jeyaram Mathusan 3/55, Manokaran Johnson 2/20)  
At Jaffna – Polonnaruwa U19 won by 80 runs
Polonnaruwa U19 194 in 46.2 overs (Jinajith Dulmika 76, Milan Kaushalya 18, Sasindu Indunil 15, Madawa Ravindu 34 n.o.: Kuganeswaran Sarujan 4/36, Prabakaran Thanganilavan 2/24, Vikneswaran Paruthi 2/24)  
Mullaitivu U19 114 in 39.2 overs (Nagenthiram Sipiraj 32, Prabakaran Thangailavan 16: Jinajith Dulmika 3/18, Milan Kaushalya 2/2, Menura Nioroshana 2/20).