Under 17 Cricket Nalanda maintain unbeaten record with fifth win

By M. Shamil Amit
An all-round performance by Thimath Herath and a half ton by Omith Ratnayake helped Nalanda College to record a massive 182 runs win over De La Salle College Mutwal in the first round of the Under 17 inter-school cricket encounter played at Campbell Place.   
The win saw Nalanda recording their fifth successive win of the tournament and maintaining their unbeaten record.   

The half tons by Thimath and Omith enabled Nalanda taking first lease of the wicket to make a formidable score of 253 and Thimath’s four scalps supported by Malsha Fernando and Hasith Rathnayake helped Nalanda bundle out their opponents for a paltry score of 71 runs.   
De Mazenod College recorded their fourth with an easy eight-wicket win over Henegama Central in another match of the same tournament played at Kandana. In the other matches that were played saw St. Sebastian’s College Moratuwa, St. Joseph Vaz Wennappuwa, Lumbini MV, Bandaranayake MMV Gampaha winning their matches.   

Results

At Campbell Place - Nalanda won by 182 runs
Nalanda 253 for 9 in 49.5 overs (Thimath Herath 51, Omith Ratnayake 50, Sandith Akmeemana 46, Malsha Fernando 27: Sandew Kaushika 2 for 41, Mohammed Mushad 2 for 45, Heshan Vithanage 2 for 49)   
De La Salle Mutwal 71 in 31.2 overs (Nithind Sankalpa 32: Thimath Herath 4 for 17, Malsha Fernando 2 for 7, Hasith Rathnayake 2 for 24)   
At Kandana - De Mazenod won by eight wickets
Henegama Central 69 in 31.3 overs (Thareen Sanketh 3 for 20, Dinosh Jelon 2 for 12)   
De Mazenod 70 for 2 7.2 overs (Janith Karindra 30 n.o.)   
At Moratuwa - (St. Sebastian’s won by seven wickets
Siri Piyarathana MV Padukka 109 in 26 overs (Kavinu Kithmuka 33: Nethuja Fernando 4 for 22, Loshendra Fernando 2 for 14, Akash Kashmina 2 for 25)   
St. Sebastian’s 11 for /3 in 11.4 overs (Lashen Fernando 32, Adesh Almeda 24 n.o.: Vikum Tharaka 2 for 50)   
At Wennappuwa - St. Joseph Vaz won by eight runs
St. Joseph Vaz Wennappuwa 147 in 40.3 overs (Mukthi Ranasinghe 26, Menthusa Fernando 25: Yan Avishka 4 for 21, Shanuka Sandew 2 for 30, Dinusha Sanchala 2 for 40)   
St. Xavier’s Marawila 139 in 47.1 overs (Yan Avishka 36, Nethsara Fernando 33, Dinusha Sanchala 21: Darshana Deneth 3 for 21, Nevin Sanketh 3 for 25, Thathsara Samindu 2 for 33)   
At BRC - Lumbini MV won by nine runs on Parabola
Lumbini MV 129 in 41.4 overs (Vishwa Chamathkara 42: Vihanga Rathnayake 2 for 10, Onesh Michael 2 for 21)   
St. Benedict’s 118 (Mevan Dissanayake 23, Nandun Fernando 20: Yashod Kavindu 5 for 21, Pasindu Mahisha 2 for 22)   
At Gampaha - Bandaranayake MMV won by 13 runs on Parabola)   
Galahitiyawa Central 157 in 42.5 overs (Dinith Sanjula 41, Sumudu Sathsara 33, Thilina Kaushika 21: Nethula Damsith 4 for 40, Sadina Sulakshana 2 for 23)   
Bandaranayake MMV Gampaha 148 for 6 in 31.3 overs (Dinuga Dulanmith 40: Rasith Nimsara 4 for 51)