Under-19 Cricket S. Thomas’ enter quarters with eighth win

By M. Shamil Amit

S. Thomas’ Mt. Lavinia ended the league matches of the ongoing Under-19 limited-over tournament with an unbeaten record when they cruised through to a convincing 90-run win over Richmond played at the Army Grounds in Dombagoda.

The Thomians taking first lease of the wicket made a modest score of 218/6, with Senadhi Bulankulame making a top score of 63.

Richmond, in their run chase, found the Thomians bowling trio of Akash Fernando, Abeeth Paranawidana, and Ashen Perera too hot to handle as they succumbed to a low score of 125 runs.

This was their eighth successive win, having begun the tournament with a no-decision against Nalanda and then chalking up wins against Wesley, Mahanama Colombo, St. Servatius Matara, St. Anthony’s Katugastota, St. Anne’s Kurunegala, Gurukula MV Kelaniya, and St. Sebastian’s Moratuwa, which ensured them a berth in the quarter-finals.
In the other matches that were played, St. Joseph’s, De Mazenod, Moratu MV, Isipathana, St. Anthony’s Wattala, Kingswood, Piliyandala Central, Jaffna Central, Vidyartha, and Nalanda Boys School Minuwangoda won their matches.

Results

At Dombagoda – S. Thomas’ won by 90 runs 

S. Thomas’ 218/6 in 43 overs (Senadhi Bulankulame 63, Thisen Eheliyagoda 38, Sadev Soysa 29, Darien Diego 25, Mahith Perera 21 n.o.; Minaga Ariyadasa 2/21, Malsha Tharupathi 2/35)
Richmond 125 in 38.3 overs (Chehan Subasinghe 48, Seneth Sisan 17; Akash Fernando 4/27, Abeeth Paranawidana 3/20, Ashen Perera 2/31)

At Darley Road – St. Joseph’s won by three wickets

DSS 125 in 43 overs (Chenul Pinsara 26, Pesandu Weerasinghe 21; Nushan Perera 3/25, Damian de Silva 2/18, Dunick Perera 2/29)
St. Joseph’s 126/7 in 17 overs (Aveesha Samash 56; Akmal Fazly 5/64, Chenuka Peiris 2/9)

At Kandana – De Mazenod won by 24 runs on Parabola 

De Mazenod 210 in 50 overs (Tharusha Indeepa 59, Uvindu Perera 42, Thareen Sanketh 39, Dinosh Jelon 35; Dimantha Nisanka 2/37, Gayana Weerasinghe 2/54)
Maliyadeva Kurunegala 174/9 in 43.1 overs (Gayana Weerasinghe 33, Dimath Abeysinghe 26, Chandupa Abeysinghe 54 n.o.; Dinidu Sasmith 3/31, Kavindu Kaushalya 2/26, Thareen Sanketh 2/31)

At Moratuwa – Moratu MV won by 16 runs 

Moratu MV 122 in 45.1 overs (Deneth Sithumina 55, Isuru Fernando 20; Tharusha Dilshan 3/13, Senuka Dangamuwa 3/38, Dinura Kalupahana 2/18, Arosha Udayanga 2/19)
Mahinda Galle 106 in 35.3 overs (Dinura Kalupahana 24, Hareen Achintha 19, Senuka Dangamuwa 15; S. Suwaris 2/8, Nishitha Fernando 2/14)

At BRC - Isipathana won by four wickets 

St. Joseph Vaz Wennappuwa 179 in 49.2 overs (Dominic Fernando 60, Vishwa Rajapakse 55; Tharusha Ashel 3/21, Chanul Dinoth 2/23, Maleesha Sandaruwan 2/30)
Isipathana 180/6 in 43.4 overs (Ruchitha Hansana 81, Tharusha Ashel 51)

At Katuneriya - St. Anthony’s won by 54 runs 

St. Anthony’s Wattala 180/9 in 40 overs (Therika Akash 37, Chamika Ranasinghe 33, Vishmitha Niroda 22, Ravindu Jayasanka 21; Sandaru Malshan 3/32, Deshan Premaratne 2/33)
Devapathiraja MMV Rathgama 126/9 in 40 overs (Yasiru Lakshan 27, Dharshaka Sandeep 19, Chamindu Padmika 17; Kavindu Senadi 3/23, Shanel Thimana 3/25, W. Sandeepa 2/19)

At Godigamuwa - Kingswood won by 185 runs 

Kingswood 284/9 in 50 overs (Dimith Ratnayake 73, Aadil Sheriff 47, Barana Ratnayake 46, Gunasekera 38, Kavija Gamage 29; Ashen Wickramasinghe 3/66, Viman Nanayakkara 2/21, Saditha Sulakshana 2/41)
Bandaranayake MV 99 in 37 overs (Nidula Jayakody 34; Yosath Abeykoon 3/18, Nikeshala Nanayakkara 2/5, Kavija Gamage 2/19)

At Piliyandala - Piliyandala Central won by seven wickets 

Rahula Matara 107/9 in 23 overs (Pasindu Shehan 34, Janiru Wijewardena 18; Shaveen Minosh 5/27, Romesh Lakshitha 2/18)
Piliyandala Central 108/3 in 17.4 overs (Sethika Dilmith 28, Bihan Yonath 21, Mihin Lakdinu 40 n.o.)

At Kotte - Jaffna Central won by two wickets 

President’s Kotte 109/8 in 20 overs (Sethila Sewhas 38, Kaveesha Yashmika 15; Murali Thisan 4/19)
Jaffna Central 113/8 in 18.1 overs (Kevin Derickson 18, Shakadevan Sayandan 41 n.o.; Malindu Nuwin 2/14, Chanul Jayawardena 2/17)

At Karandeniya - Vidyartha won by five sixes 

Karandeniya Central 146 in 27.5 overs (Supun Sudeera 43, Deshan Shasintha 32, Ashen Rasindu 19 n.o.; Anishka Sandaruwan 3/17, Pubudu Tharaka 2/17)
Vidyartha 147/5 in 27.5 overs (Pubudu Tharaka 79, Anishka Sandaruwan 16; Lasindu Chamod 2/8, Dhanusha Lakshan 2/24)

At Divulapitiya - Nalanda Boys School won by six wickets 

De La Salle Mutwal 71 in 24.4 overs (Heshan Vihanga 22; Lasith Sanjana 3/6, Imesh Mihiranga 3/13, Tharusha Nadun 3/21)
Nalanda Boys School Minuwangoda 72/4 in 12.3 overs (Tharusha Nadun 29, Kaveesha Manoj 15 n.o.; Nithindu Sankalpa 3/33)