Sebs take upper hand over Cambrians

By M. Shamil Amit
St. Sebastian’s College took the upper hand against traditional rivals Prince of Wales on day one of the Under-19 Division One Tier ‘A’ quarter-final encounter played at Narahenpita yesterday.
Meanwhile Rahula College, Matara advanced to the semi-final of the Under-19 Division Two Tier ‘A’ two-day tournament when they recorded a first innings win over Sri Devananda MV, Ambalangoda in the quarter-final encounter concluded at Karandeniya.

Chief scores
At Narahenpita
St. Sebastian’s: 173 (Koshendra Fernando 39, Tharindu Dilanka 39, Ryan Dissanayake 32, Achala Perera 4/75, Naveen Fernando 3/29, Prince Fernando 2/17)
Prince of Wales: 67/4 (Sachira Damien 30, Manuja Chanthuka 2/14).
At Karandeniya – First innings win for Rahula College
Rahula, Matara: 149 and 167/7 (Sasinu Battage 24, Selak Peiris 51 n.o, Imeth Manamperi 27 n.o, Thenuja Rashmin 3/27) Sri Devananda MV, Ambalangoda (72/5 overnight): 119 (Vihanga Malith 46, Sadew Rithmika 4/45, Minuga Lakvidu 3/29).