St. Peter’s, Gurukula MV, St. Joseph’s, St. Sebastian’s enter quarters

By M. Shamil Amit

St. Peter’s College along with Gurukula MV Kelaniya, St. Joseph’s College Colombo and St. Sebastian’s College Moratuwa advanced to the quarter-finals of the Under 17 Division One inter-school cricket tournament when they recorded convincing wins over Wesley College, St. Benedict’s College, Mahanama College Colombo and St. Anne’s College Kurunegala in the pre-quarter final encounters played at Bambalapitiya, Kandana,Darley Road and Moratuwa.

Results:

At Bambalapitiya – St. Peter’s won by seven wickets

Wesley 119 in 36.4 overs (Ravindu Sigera 32, Manuth Samarakoon 23: Lashmika Perera 5 for 29, Sasindu Silva 4 for 14)
St. Peter’s 123 for 3 in 30.5 overs (Ovin Salgado 37, Nethan David 50 n.o., Lashmika Perera 18 n.o.: Jathon Wieman 2 for 32)

At Kandana – Gurukula MV won by ten wickets

St. Benedict’s 71 in 28.2 overs (Nilakshana Nawam 16: Daham Vimukthi 3 for 18, Tharusha Kodikara 3 for 20, Thathsara Eshan 2 for 5)
Gurukula MV Kelaniya 74 for 0 in 10.2 overs (Thathsara Esara 39 n.o., Poorna Kalhara 28 n.o.)

At Darley Road – St. Joseph’s won by seven wickets

Mahanama Colombo 124 in 40.3 overs (Eshan Withanage 53: Yenula Dewthusa 3 for 9, Dunick Perera 2 for 15, Manasa Madubashana 2 for 26)
St. Joseph’s 125 for 3 in 22.4 overs (Sahan Dabare 43, Abishek Jayaweera 20, Kenneth Liyanage 33 n.o.: Chamika Heenitagala 2 for 28)

At Moratuwa – St. Sebastian’s won by eight wickets

St. Anne’s Kurunegala 102 in 35.1 overs (Buddima Nandasiri 33, Nimantha Jayasundara 20: Navod Fernando 3 for 27, Rayan Dissanayake 2 for 11, Jene de Silva 2 for 15, Akash Dissanayake 2 for 26)
St. Sebastian’s Moratuwa 104 for 2 in 20.2 overs (Adesh Almeida 58, Rayan Dissanayake 39 n.o.: Jashmin Jayasundara 2 for 23)