Here’s a roundup of a few matches which concluded yesterday (04) in the Singer Schools Under 17 Division I Limited Over Tournament 2018.
Richmond College (A) Galle vs Revatha College (A) Balapitiya
Revatha College won the toss and asked the opposition to bat first at Karandeniya Central College grounds. The decision paid off as they managed to restrict the strong batting line-up of Richmond College to 131 runs. However, Revatha College batsmen could not handle the fast bowling of Harshana Sankalapa as they were bundled out for just 77 runs. The speedster Harshana Sankalpa picked up 7 wickets for 19 runs for Richmondites.
Brief Scores
Richmond College (A) 131 (36) Nirmal Udugampola 21, Inura Prabash 20, Sahan Sankalpa 3/22, Chamara Priyadarshana 3/28, Ramesh Madusanka 2/32
Revatha College (A) 77 (27.3) Sadeep Dulshan 26, Harshana Sankalpa 7/19
Result – Richmond College won by 54 runs
Tissa Central College (A), Kalutara vs Gurukula College, Kelaniya
Gurukula College won the toss and invited the opposition to bat first at Tissa College grounds. However, the hosts showed a poor batting performance as they were bundled out for just 84 runs. Sasitha Ashan was the star with the ball for the visitors as he grabbed 5 wickets for 15 runs. Kelaniya boys chased down the target within 20.1 overs with 4 wickets remaining.
Brief Scores
Tissa Central College (A) 84 (34.4) Sasitha Ashan 5/15
Gurukula College 87/6 (20.1) Praveen Imesh 24, Rashmika Mewan 24, Sithija Chamod 13*, Danuka Nishad 2/17, Rohan Sanjaya 2/18
Result – Gurukula College won by 4 wickets
Kalutara Vidyalaya, Kalutara vs Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda
The 48-over contest between Kalutara Vidyalaya and Dharmasoka College was worked off at Kalutara Public grounds. After been put into bat first, the hosts made only 107 runs all-out within 36.2 overs. Lads from down south chased down the target with ease with 7 wickets to spare. Kavindu Nadeeshan (41) and Sanula Gunarathne (32) top scored for the Sokians.
Brief Scores
Kalutara Vidyalaya 107 (36.2) Avishka Lakshan 28, Tharaka de Silva 1/01
Dharmasoka College 112/3 (26.5) Kavindu Nadeeshan 41*, Sanula Gunarathne 32*
Result – Dharmasoka College won by 7 wickets
Ananda College (A), Colombo vs Royal College (A), Pandadura
Ananda College won the toss and batted first on their home soil at Ananda College grounds. Due to the prevailing weather conditions, the match was reduced to a 32-over match and the hosts posted 199 runs all-out within 30.2 overs. Senela Kudagama (52) and Dasun Tharaka (45) top scored for the home side. However, it was a difficult task for the visitors to chase down the target of 200 runs as they were restricted to 111 runs.
Brief Scores
Ananda College (A) 199 (30.5) Senel Kudagama 52, Dasun Tharaka 45, Vinuja Wijebandara 33, Adeesha Perera 21, Milinda Fernando 3/46, Dhananjaya Silva 3/47, Dineth Senathilaka 2/25
Royal College (A) 111/9 (32) Lahiru Peiris 26, Dineth Fernando 26, Janindu Jayawardene 2/21, Kanishka Ranthilakage 2/23
Result – Ananda College won by 88 runs
