Under 19 Provincial Youth League Colombo North Zone 1 record fourth win

By M. Shamil Amit   

Colombo North Zone 1 recorded their fourth successive win of the ongoing Under 19 Provincial Youth League limited over cricket tournament with a comfortable 47-run win over Colombo North Zone 2 in the match played at Maggona.Colombo South Zone 3 too recorded their fourth win as they inflicted the first defeat on unbeaten Colombo South Zone 2, when they coasted to an easy 56-run win in the match played at DSS ground in Wijerama Mawatha. 

The two teams now stand on four wins and a defeat from five matches.Meanwhile Anuradhapura maintained their unbeaten record when they overcame Polonnaruwa by 68 runs on the Parabola method to record their third successive win of the tournament while Kilinochchi got the better of Mannar by four wickets also to post their third win from four matches.Gampaha Zone 2 and Badulla defeated Gampaha Zone 3 and Hambantota in the matches that were played at Wattala and Badulla.

Results:

At Maggona – Colombo North Zone 1 won by 47 runs

Colombo North Zone 1 193 for 9 in 42 overs (Eranga Jayakodige 60, Rusiru Vilochana 35, Uvin Perera 21, Ashan Isira 20: Ruvishan Perera 4 for 41, Venkat Rajendran 2 for 40)   
Colombo North Zone 2 146 in 37.5 overs (Viduneth Wilson 23, Iruth Gimshan 22, Arshan Joseph 20, Chamath Chathurya 19: Ammar Rizan 3 for 19, Lahiru Amarasekera 2 for 22)   

At Wijerama Mawatha – Colombo South Zone 3 won by 56 runs

Colombo South Zone 3 196 in 49.1 overs (Sumalka Fernando 56, Rivith Jayasuriya 46, Deneth Sithumina 21, Vimath Dinsara 17, Sethika Dewmina 15: Akash Fernando 4 for 39, Charuka Peiris 2 for 34)   
Colombo South Zone 2 140 in 34.3 overs (Mahith Perera 35, Senesh Hettiarachchi 23, Rusanda Gamage 21, Thisen Eheliyagoda 15: Gavindu Weerasinghe 3 for 47, Sandesh Fernando 2 for 16, Uneth Peiris 2 for 26)   

At Polonnaruwa – Anuradhapura won by 68 runs on Parabola

Anuradhapura 238 in 48.2 overs (Theekshana Weerasinghe 70, Dimantha Arosha 29, Ashan Isuranga 24, Pramodya Rasanjana 22, Kanishka Lakshan 20, Dinal Ranasinghe 19: Shanuka Srimal 2 for 41, Jinajith Dulmika 2 for 44, Shivantha Eshan 2 for 45)   
Polonnaruwa 100 for 2 in 27 overs (Kavindu Umesh 21, Hasiru Lilantha 37 n.o., Matheesha Yehenith 32 n.o.)   

At Anuradhapura – Kilinochchi won by four wickets

Mannar 136 in 37.1 overs (A. Sajohn 47, T. Thajeepan 20, A. Daas 15: T. Abiraj 4 for 20, S. Majuran 3 for 35, G. Kowshikan 2 for 42)   
Kilinochchi 140 for 6 in 35 overs (T. Thamizhan 57, K. Robinson 20)   

At Wattala – Gampaha Zone 2 won by 61 runs

Gampaha Zone 2 228 for 9 in 50 overs (Janitha Shehan 54, Denura Demansith 25, Mohamed Muzard 23, Thathsara Eshan 21, Saniru Wickramasinghe 16, Chathum Adithya 36 n.o.: Aloka Nimesh 2 for 23, Shane Adithya 2 for 33, Samod Nimsara 2 for 46)   
Gampaha Zone 3 167 in 34.1 overs (Shane Adithya 81, Sonal Nethmina 40, Savindu Perera 23: Helanka Viduranga 6 for 30, Janitha Shehan 2 for 30)   

At Badulla – Badulla won by eight wickets

Hambantota 82 in 28.4 overs (Aditha Abilasha 30: Chathum Lakpriya 3 for 15, Niksha Perera 3 for 17, S. Kabileshwaran 2 for 27)   
Badulla 83 for 2 in 16 overs (Gimhan Keshara 39 n.o., Kushan Harshana 27 n.o.: Oshan Thenuka 2 for 32)