Under 15 Cricket St. Joseph Vaz, St. Joseph’s, Mahanama, Christ King enter pre-quarters

The other matches ended in first innings wins for St. Joseph’s College, Mahanama College and Christ King College against St. Servatius’ College Matara, Sandalankawa Central and Tissa Central Kalutara

By M. Shamil Amit   
St. Joseph Vaz Wennappuwa along with St. Joseph’s Colombo, Mahanama College Panadura and Christ King College Ja-ela came out on top in their second round matches of the Under 15 Division One inter-schools cricket tournament and qualified to the pre-quarter finals. 

 
Results:
At Wennappuwa – St. Joseph Vaz won by five wickets
Harischandra NS 74 (Nethin Chamathka 28: Theshara Jayaweera 5 for 19, Raneesha Nimsara 2 for 9) and 83 (Minuga Nethsara 29: Theshara Jayaweera 4 for 25, Raneesha Nimsara 3 for 36)  
St. Joseph Vaz Wennappuwa 84 (Shehan Fernando 43: Udesh Silva 5 for 25, Minuga Nethsara 3 for 19) and 77 for 5 (Shehan Fernando 17: Udesh Silva 3 for 19)  
At Matara – First innings win for St. Joseph’s
St. Joseph’s 129 for 6 declared (Yenula Danthanarayana 29, Dinuda Perera 28: Kinal Dilmith 2 for 4, Binal Nethmika 2 for 21)  
St. Servatius’ Matara 110 (Praveen Madusanka 34, Chamod Mihiranga 3`: Senith Nethsara 2 for 14, Yenula Danthanarayana 2 for 26, Mario Suraweera 2 for 29)  
At Panadura – First innings win for Mahanama
Sandalankawa Central 78 (Sasanka Jayaweera 24: Thaviru Perera 3 for 18, Vimash Madanayake 3 for 22, Sanul Weeraratne 2 for 13)  
Mahanama Panadura 300 for 7 (Thaviru Perera 53, Yashen Gunatileke 44, Sanul Weeraratne 38, Kaushika Tilekeratne 28, Sineth Weeraratne 59 n.o.: Kathusha Binudika 2 for 42, Matheesha Nihan 2 for 71)  
At Kalutara - Christ King won by points
Tissa Central Kalutara 202 for 7 declared (Sadew Dilshan 47, Hashen Imsara 34, Anuhas Seeman 32: Lahiru Lakmal 3 for 52, Hasitha Lakshan 2 for 38)  
Christ King College Ja-ela 125 for 3 (Rishmika Nonis 56, Sayura Akash 17, Lahiru Lakmal 37 n.o.: Hashen Imsara 2 for 36)  (MSA)