Under 19 Cricket Tharinda, Thamindu put Richmond on top

Tharinda Nirmal cracked 76 inclusive of nine boundaries and Thamindu Pradeeptha made 59 with six boundaries and two sixes to put Richmond College on top against St. Servatius’ College Matara at the end of the first day’s play in the Under 19 interschool cricket encounter played at the Uyanwatte Stadium in Matara yesterday.

The pair shared a valuable 128 runs stand for the second wicket for Richmond taking first lease of the wicket to make a formidable score of 264 for 7 declared. St. Servatius’ in their turn was made to work had for their runs as they ended the day struggling on 67 for 7.

Eveen Kalhara made an unbeaten knock of 70 with eight boundaries and a six as he came to the rescue of Maris Stella College Negombo when they were in a bad position of 116 for 6 to end with a respectable score of 223 runs against St. Joseph’s College who ended day one 70 for 1 in the match played at Darley Road.

Dharmaraja College helped by a knock of 81 from Sachintha Dissanayake made 194 against Maliyadeva College who ended the first day’s play on 23 for no loss in the match played at Kurunegala.

The matches will be continued today.

M. S.A

Results:
At Matara
Richmond: 264 for 7 declared (Tharinda Nirmal 76, Thamindu Pradeeptha 59, Hansamana de Silva 45, Janeth Kaushal 34,)
St. Servatius’ Matara: 67 for 7 (Vishwa Supun 15: Thamindu Pradeeptha 2 for 8, Malsha Thirupathi 2 for 11, Kalpa Nethsara 2 for 20)
At Darley Road
Maris Stella Negombo: 223 (Hansaja Hiruna 33, Eveen Kalhara 70 n.o.: Lahiru Amarasekera 4 for 63, Shevon Daniel 3 for 38, Yenula Dewthusa 3 for 49)
St Joseph’s: 70 for 1 (Shevon Daniel 22 n.o., Hirun Matheesha 20 n.o.)
At Kurunegala
Dharmaraja: 194 (Sachintha Dissanayake 81, Pulindu Perera 33, Dulara Bandulasena 16 n.o.: Hasindu Ruwanpura 3 for 29, Sakindu Wijeratne 3 for 46, Thimira Viraj 2 for 31)
Maliyadeva: 23 for 0 (Jayamin Muthukumarana 18 n.o.)