Under 19 Cricket St. Servatius’ record third successive win

By M. Shamil Amit

St. Servatius’ College Matara recorded their third successive win with a convincing 114-run win over Dharmasoka MV Ambalangoda in the Under-19 inter-school limited over cricket tournament encounter played at Matara recently.   

St. Servatius’ took first lease of the wicket and helped by a knock of 89 by Kushan Wijerama made a modest score of 216 runs. Later a five-wicket haul by Tharush Damindu enabled them to bundle out the Sokians for a low score of 102 runs.   

 In the other matches that were played Wesley College along with Royal Colombo,  St. Peter’s College, St. Joseph Vaz Wennappuwa, St. Aloysius’ College Galle, Mahanama College, Colombo and Karandeniya Central came out on top. 

Results

At Matara - St. Servatius’ won by 114 runs

St. Servatius’ Matara 216 in 50 overs (Kushan Wijerama 89, Damindu Sankalpa 27, Chirath Neththaru 23, Chathum Kulasekara 20: Chanaka Jananga 3 for 37)  
Dharmasoka MV Ambalangoda 102 in 31 overs (Malitha Mendis 21; Tharush Damindu 5 for 21, Thisan Dewmith 2 for 12, Vishwa Supun 2 for 15)

At Kandana – Wesley won by 76 runs

Wesley 294 for 8 in 50 overs (Chamath Gomez 150, Disula Yapa 38, Uvin Perera 27, Anuga Pahansara 25; Sithum Fernando 3 for 50)   
De Mazenod 218 for 9 in 50 overs (Sandeshika Abeykoon 36, Maleesha Mihishan 33, Sithum Fernando 30, Mishen Fernando 26, Hasith Sanedeepa 24, Kenul Dhananjaya 21; Shakesh Minon 3 for 39, Linal Subasinghe 2 for 31)   

At Reid Avenue – Royal Colombo won by eight wickets

St. Anne’s Kurunegala 180 for 7 in 50 overs (Mahima Kotuwila 62, Mannan Muzzamil 37, Buddima Nadasiri 30; Sineth Jayawardena 4 for 22)   
Royal Colombo 181 for 2 in 22.3 overs (Sineth Jayawardena 102 not out, Uvindu Weerasekera 43 not out)   

At Bambalapitiya – St. Peter’s won by five wickets

Isipathana 189 in 49.1 overs (Yasith Kalupahana 71, Kevin Samuel 20; Shenon Rodrigo 5 for 30, Lakindu Sachin 3 for 38)   
St. Peter’s 190 for 5 in 45.2 overs (Oveen Salgado 94, Dilana Dansara 37 not out; Sahan Viraj 2 for 43)   

At Kadirana – St. Joseph Vaz won by 126 runs

St. Joseph Vaz Wennappuwa 190 in 48.5 overs (Vishwa Rajapakse 57, Dasun Perera 40, Janith Shehan 26, Tharindu Eshan 21; Malith Randika 3 for 35, Mahith Merhdinu 2 for 32)   
Moratu MV 64 in 28.1 overs (Shehara Sandesh 17; Raveen Chethana 4 for 19, Tharindu Eshan 2 for 9, Menusha Perera 2 for 12, Janith Shehan 2 for 23)   

At Galle – St. Aloysius’ won by three wickets

Zahira Colombo 208 for 9 in 50 overs (Venkat Rajendran 54, Chamod Lakshan 41, Mohamed Rizwan 30, Raeed Careem 26, Mohamed Yasir 20; Kalana Pathum 4 for 53, Vishwa Indunil 2 for 41)   
St. Aloysius’ Galle 209 for 7 in 43.5 overs (Charya Yasara 53, Vidura Lakshan 40, Bashana de Silva 40, Hasitha Saranga 32 not out; P Mohamed Rizwan 5 for 42)   

At Mattegoda – Mahanama Colombo won by seven wickets

St. Benedict’s 86 in 39.5 overs (Chamath Chathurya 33; Duvindu Ranatunga 5 for 23, Dulmith Sigera 3 for 24, Inuka Karannagoda 2 for 17)   
Mahanama Colombo 88 for 3 in 15.4 overs (Koojana Perera 21, Dulnith Sigera 38 not out; Dilan Thabrew 2 for 36)

At Karandeniya - Tissa Central won by five wickets

Karandeniya Central 154 in 41 overs (Srilal Dananjaya 39, Danusha Lakshan 35, Dinuka Dananjaya 27, Ishan Pushpika 22; Shareen Dhananjaya 4 for 29, Kavindu Thathsara 2 for 33)   
Tissa Central Kalutara 155 for 5 in 37.5 overs (Ishara Malith 21, Hirusha Nethsara 76 not out; Tharusha Dulanjana 3 for 36, Deshan Shashintha 2 for 15)