Under 19 Cricket Pasan, Hiran crack tons in drawn game

By M. Shamil Amit

A career best knock of 156 inclusive of eight boundaries and nine sixes by St. Benedict’s College skipper Pasan Suwahas and an unbeaten ton by Hiran Jayasundara were the highlights of the drawn Under 19 inter-school cricket encounter concluded at Darley Road yesterday.

Suwahas’ knock helped St. St. Benedict’s  College resuming from their overnight score of 181 for 5 made 242 while Jayasundara’s ton which had five boundaries and four sixes. He put on an unbroken stand of 139 runs for the fourth wicket with Muditha Lakshan who made 55 enabled St. Joseph’s College in their turn to end the day with a formidable score of 280 for 3.
Nalanda College and Trinity College also featured a draw in another match concluded at Campbell Place yesterday. The second day’s play saw Trinity resuming from their overnight score of 267 for 9 making 275, Nalanda in their turn found Manula Kularatne who ended with a six wicket haul too hot to handle and was bowled out for 143 runs.  Nalanda College made to follow on with a deficit of of 127 runs helped by a knock of 67 from Vinuja Ranpul fared better to end the day on 153 for 7.

Results:

At Darley Road – Match drawn

St. Benedict’s (181/5 overnight) 242 (Pasan Suwahas 156, Sharujan Shanmuganathan 30: Shevon Daniel 4 for 35, Kaven Pathirana 3 for 67)
St. Joseph’s 270 for 3 (Shevon Daniel 55, Sadeesh Jayawardena 35, Naren Muralidaran 20, Hiran Jayasundara 106 n.o., Muditha Lakshan 56 n.o.)

At Campbell Place – Match drawn

Trinity (267/9 overnight) 275 (Ranuda Somaratne 91, Rahal Amarasinghe 75, Viduka Gamage 23, Dinuka Tennekoon 15, Manula Kularatne 30 n.o.: Raveen de Silva 5 for 106, Lisura Sigera 2 for26)

Nalanda 143 (Eranga Jayakody 46, Raveen de Silva 27: Manula Kularatne 6 for 68, Dinuka Tennekoon 3 for 23) and 153 for 7 (Vinuja Ranpul 67, Rusiru Vilochana 19, Eranga Jayakody 16: Supun Waduge 5 for 46)