Under 19 Girls Cricket Devapathiraja MMV record mammoth 557-run win

By M. Shamil Amit

Devapathiraja MMV Rathgama recorded a mammoth 557 run win against St. Anthony’s College Panadura in the Girls Under 19 limited over tournament encounter played at Baddegama.   
Devapathiraja MMV taking first lease of the wicket made a massive score of 578 for 5 which came on the back of two tons made by Imesha Dulani and Kavya Kavindi and half tons by Vihara Sewwandi and Sumudu Nisansala, both were unfortunate to miss out making tons.   

Dulani associated in two valuable partnerships that of 85 runs for the opening wicket with Rashmi Nethranjali, 173 runs for the second wicket with Kavindi who made 116 while Nisansala shared two partnerships of 137 runs for the fourth wicket with Vihara Sewwandi and 115 runs for the fifth wicket with Hiruni Hansika. St. Anthony’s girls in their run chase were bundled out for a paltry 21 runs.   

Vishmi Gunaratne made a 89 ball knock of 197 with 29 boundaries and eight sixes and shared a massive 323 runs stand for the second wicket with Sandali Weerasinghe to help Rathnavali BV Gampaha record a big 332 run win over Newstead Girls College Negombo in another match played at Sandalankawa.   
In the other matches that were played St. Joseph’s BV Kegalle and Nugawela Central winning their matches against Kegalu BV and Leliambe MV. 

Results 
At Baddegama – Devapathiraja MMV won by 557 runs
Devapathiraja MMV Rathgama 578 for 5 in 30 overs (Imesha Dulani 125, Kavya Kavindi 116, Vihara Sewwandi 93, Sumudu Nisansala 92, Rashmi Nethranjali 16, Hiruni Hansika 46 n.o.; Nethmi Prasadinee 3 for 68)   
St. Anthony’s College Panadura 21 in 10.2 overs (Kavya Kavindi 4 for 8, Sapna Madubhashini 3 for 1)   
At Sandalankawa – Rathnavali BV won by 332 runs
Rathnavali BV Gampaha 408 for 3 in 30 overs (Vishmi Gunaratne 197, Sandali Weerasinghe 124, Nethmi Gunaratne 26 n.o.)   
Newstead Girls College Negombo 76 in 22.3 overs (Dewmini Jayasinghe 23; Nipuni Navodya 2 for 11, Vidushika Perera 2 for 13)   
At Kegalle – St. Joseph’s Girls won by five wickets
Kegalu BV 180 for 5 in 30 overs (Binara Abeykoon 83, Dilshani Kumari 20; Deshani Weerakkody 2 for 16, Sathsarani Amarasuriya 2 for 47)   
St. Joseph’s BV Kegalle 181 for 5 in 27.5 overs (Danusha Sewwandi 69; Hiruni Perera 2 for 34)   
At Galagedera – Nugawela Central won by ten wickets
Leliambe MV Matale 32 in 15.1 overs (Tharushi Rajakaruna 5 for 4, Ishara Dhaemaseba 2 for 13)   
Nugawela Central 36 for 0 in 2.5 overs.