Under 15 Cricket

Dissanayake, Algama steer St. Benedict’s to big win

By M. Shamil Amit

A masterly knock of 106 by Mevan Dissanayake and a four wicket haul by Haren Algama guided St. Benedict’s College, Kotahena to record a 165 run victory over Ananda Sastrayala Kotte in the Under 15 inter-school cricket encounter played at Kotahena.   

St. Benedict’s taking first lease of the wicket made a formidable 298 runs and Algama’s four spearheaded them to bowl out the Sastralians for a low score of 133 runs.   

Sri Sumangala College Panadura, Royal College,Panadura, S. Thomas’ College, Mt. Lavinia Sri Devananda MV Ambalangoda along with Nalanda College, Colombo and Moratu MV emerged victorious in the other matches of the same tournament. 

Results
At Kotahena: St. Benedict’s won by 165 runs
St. Benedict’s 298 (49.4) (Mevan Dissanayake 106, Tehan Bitar 66, Shanujan Shanmuganathan 25, Chalana Perera 2 for 35)   
Ananda Sastralaya Kotte 133 (36.2) (Nelith Nimdiya 21, Venura Shanthuma 22 n.o., Haren Algama 4 for 21, Mevan Dissanayake 2 for 12, Nadun Fernando 2 for 33)   
At Panadura: Sri Sumangala won by 138 runs
Sri Sumangala Panadura 374 for 9 (50) (Duranka Silva 93, Bevin Perera 58, Neksha Iddamalgoda 101 n.o., Charinu Fernando 2 for 40, Hirusha Peiris 2 for 67, Prabath de Mel 2 for 68, Thithira Fernando 2 for 102)   
St. John’s Panadura 236 for 9 (50) (Himasha Adithya 113 n.o., Nevindu Kumarasiri 3 for 25, Mindev Hansana 3 for 58, Bevin Perera 2 for 28)   
At Panadura: Royal Panadura won by 70 runs
Royal Panadura 300 for 6 in 50 overs (Rusith Jayawardena 100, Ranmira Fernando 92, Kaveesha Perera 62 n.o.)   
Royal Colombo 230 (46.3) (Okitha Mudunkotuwa 42, Abiru Kannangara 37, Udantha Gangawatte 31, Didula Jayasuriya 29, Mahith Rajapakse 21, Sadev Romal 6 for 25, Rusith Jayawardena 2 for 33)   
At Ananda Mawatha: S. Thomas’ won by 67 runs
S. Thomas’ 264 for 8 (50) (Avinash Fernando 83, Kavindu Dias 49, Bometh Perera 49: Ashinsa Nainayake 3 for 29, Binara Seneviratne 2 for 65)   
Ananda 197 for 9 (44.3) (Ameesha Perera 46, Daniru Ranasinghe 28, Dinada Athalage 25, Manuth Jayasinghe 22, Bometh Perera 2 for 28, Kavindu Dias 2 for 30, Achintha Rumean 2 for 37)   
At Ambalangoda: Sri Devananda MV won by 52 runs
Sri Devananda MV Ambalangoda 283 for 8 (50) (Nishan Sanjeewa 73, Minidu de Silva 33, Sithum Vihanga 32, Sandalu Rashmika 31, Danidu Inosha 21, Malith Mihiranga 3 for 40, Sethika Nuhansith 2 for 47, Gayan Sandaruwan 2 for 51)   
Revatha MMV Balapitiya 231 (45.3) (Sethika Nuhansith 62, Maneesha Pasindu 42, Maleesha Mihiranga 36, Nishan Sanjeewa 2 for 9, Sithum Vihanga 2 for 40, Minidu de Silva 2 for 56)   
At Mount Mary: Nalanda won by three wickets
Carey 172 (45.5) (Thabith Rasfikaar 34, Sadeesha Fernando 25, Kavindu Gimhana 25, Malsha Fernando 4 for 25, Thimath Herath 2 for 8, Pawan Jayawardena 2 for 27)   
Nalanda 173 for 7 (32.1) (Thimath Herath 20, Manupa Manmitha 84 n.o., Dinoth Gallage 4 for 53)   
At Wijerama Mawatha: Moratu MV won by four wickets
DSS 130 (46.1) (Manishka Kumaranayake 24, Neluka Maduapperuma 20, Janidu Dulara 2 for 14, Nishitha Dilanjaya 2 for 15, Malith Shehan 2 for 16, Lahiru Aloka 2 for 21)   
Moratu MV 133 for 6 (25) (Isuru Nidarshana 41, Dineth Sithumina 26, Roshel Dulaj 23, Randisha Bandaranayake 2 for 29)