Under 19 Cricket Dimath spins Maliyadeva to victory

By M. Shamil Amit   

An impressive match bag figure of 9 for 65 by left arm spinner Dimath Abeysinghe helped Maliyadeva College, Kurunegala to record a comfortable eight wicket win over Mahinda College, Galle in a low scoring match of the Under 19 inter-school cricket encounter played at Kurunegala.   

P. de S. Kularatne MV Ambalangoda coasted to a convincing ten wicket win over Kalutara MV in another match played at Ambalangoda and the other matches that were played ended in first innings wins for Prince of Wales, St. Benedict’s and Bandaranayake MV Gampaha.   

Results:

At Kurunegala – Maliyadeva won by eight wickets

Mahinda Galle 89 (Tharusha Dilshan 30: Dimath Abeysinghe 5/36, Thaveesha Balasooriya 3/18) and 73 (Deneth Kaushalya 36: Gayana Weerasinghe 4/19, Dimath Abeysinghe 4/29)   
Maliyadeva Kurunegala 116 (Gayana Weerasinghe 21, Vinuka Galappaththi 44 n.o.: Kaveen Rukshan 4/20, Arosha Udayanga 4/32) and 52 for 2   

At Ambalangoda – P. de S. Kularatne MV won by ten wickets

Kalutara MV 78 (Shakila Hansaka 3/21, Janidu Chamika 2/14, Inuka de Silva 2/14) and 96 (Kaushila Amodya 33, Dinuga Kaushal 29: Shakila Hansaka 5/45, Inuka de Silva 3/26)   
P. de S. Kularatne MV Ambalangoda 158 (Dhanushka Madusanka 37, Dhammika Pushpalal 25: Adeesha Pabasara 4/25, Yuthika Dilruk 2/29, Lasanda Nimsara 2/36) and 17 for 0   

At Moratuwa – First innings win for Prince of Wales

Isipathana 231 (Ranmith Dinuwara 50, Lesandu Kalpage 49, Mohamed Asjad 35, Kevin Samuel 32, Ruchith Rodrigo 30, Maleesha Sandaruwan 28, Sithuka Gunawardena 26: Achala Perera 6/68) and 20 for 2   
Prince of Wales 373 (Suwas Fernando 95, Rivith Jayasooriya 86, Uneth Peiris 69, Rusanda Silva 39, Naveen Fernando 37: Sithuka Gunawardena 5/103, Dasith Senal 3/90)   

At Matara – First innings win for St. Benedict’s

St. Benedict’s 153 (Samidu Peiris 38, Steve Arshan 25, Janidu Nandasena 22, Trishane Silva 23 n.o.: Navija de Saram 5/34, Manuga Guruge 2/20, Pesandu Sanjan 2/36) and 116 for 9 declared (Steve Arshan 40, Mario Fernando 33: Pesandu Sanjan 5/41, Dimuth Iddamalgoda 2/14)   
St. Thomas’ Matara 146 (Ochintha Chamika 44, Kumesh Nawanjana 22: Dinath Senila 2/22, Mevan Dissanayake 2/42, Vihanga Deshapriya 2/42) and 28 for 2 (Dinath Senila 2/11)   

At Kotte – First innings win for Bandaranayake MV

President’s Kotte 244 (Dineth Arosha 63, Punsara Nethmina 59, Nadila Nethmitha 31, Sethila Sewhas 21, Malidu Ratnayake 21: Viman Nanayakkara 4/37, Ashen Wickramasinge 2/36, Dinuga Dulanmith 2/39) and 213 for 7 (Malindu Ratnayake 76, Dineth Arosha 60, Nadila Nethmitha 23, Navinda Thathsara 20: Manidu Herath 4/76, Ashen Wickramasinghe 2/52)   
Bandaranayake MV Gampaha 290 (Ashen Wickramasinghe 92, Manidu Herath 40, Dinuga Dulanmith 34, Pawan Buddika 22: Isara Kanchana 5/57, Dineth Arosha 2/60)