Four matches in the Singer Schools U-19 Division 1 two-day cricket tournament 2017/18 were conducted today around the island.
St. Sebastian’s College, Moratuwa vs D.S. Senanayake College, Colombo
St. Sebastian’s College, one of the strong contenders in Division 1 managed to record another first innings victory against D.S. Senanayake College in a Group A fixture which concluded today at Army grounds, Mattegoda. St. Sebastian’s College declared their first innings today at 331 runs for 8 wickets without adding any run to their overnight score.
D.S batsmen were bowled out cheaply for 117 runs in their first innings, while handing first innings points to Sebastian’s College. Vinuja Ranasinghe was the pick of the bowlers for the lads from Moratuwa, as he picked up 4 wickets for 34 runs. In addition, Tharusha Fernando and Gihan Senanayake picked up 2 wickets each.
Brief scores
St. Sebastian’s College 331/8d (95) Janishka Perera 82, Shanal Fernando 81, Tharusha Fernando 52, Praveen Cooray 42, Gihan Senanayake 31*, Dasun Perera 2/31, Nethushan Kumara 2/55, Pasindu Adithya 2/64
D.S. Senanayake College 117 (41.3) Sandaru Chanditha 22, Vinuja Ranasinghe 4/34, Tharusha Fernando 2/17, Gihan Senanayake 2/19
Result – Match Drawn (St. Sebastian’s won first innings points)
St. Sylvester’s College, Kandy vs Ananda College, Colombo
Group D fixture between Ananda College and St. Sylvester’s College concluded today at Ananda College grounds. Even though the match ended in a draw, a strong batting line up gave Ananda College the crucial first innings points. Ananda College resumed day two on 18 runs for no wicket and batted really well to post 374 runs for 5 wickets on the board.
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Right handed batsman Dushan Hettige top scored with a magnificent knock of 102 runs while Kamesh Nirmal (88) and Asel Sigera (67) chipped in with two valuable half-tons. Ananda batsmen made batting look very easy on their home turf scoring at a run rate of more than 5 runs per over in the innings.
Brief scores
St. Sylvester’s College 308 (89.4) Manoharan Pavithran 85, Nimsara Attanagalla 48, Pasan Hettiarachchi 24, Nadeera Balasuriya 23, Usindu Nissanka 22, Chamika Gunasekara 2/44, Gishan Wishwajith 2/49, Shamal Hirushan 2/52, Asel Sigera 2/79
Ananda College 374/5 (67.2) Dushan Hettige 102, Kamesh Nirmal 88, Asel Sigera 67, Kanishka Ranthilakage 31, Lahiru Hiranya 39*, Nimsara Attanagalla 2/79
Match Drawn (Ananda won first innings points)
Thurstan College, Colombo vs Nalanda College, Colombo
Traditional fixture between Nalanda College and Thurstan College concluded today at Nalanda College grounds without a result. After being asked to bat first, Thurstan batsmen did really well to post a solid 278 runs on the board for their first innings.
Right handed stroke maker Janushka Fernando top scored for Thurstan College with 70 runs. In reply, Nalanda College batsmen scored 179 runs for 6 wickets at stumps on day two. Right handed batsman Avishka Perera stoked 61 runs while Dilhara Polgampola contributed with a valuable 54 runs. Janushka Fernando, the top scorer for Thurstan with the bat showed his all-round skills picking up 3 wickets for 35 runs.
Brief scores
Thurstan College 278 (101.3) Janushka Fernando 70, Nipun Lakshan 30, Nimesh Lakshan 26, Yeshan Wickramarachchi 24, Ayesh Harshana 24, Yohan Sachitha 20, Maheema Weerakoon 2/30, Kaveesha Madurapperuma 2/38, Lakshitha Manasinghe 2/57
Nalanda College 179/6 (62.4) Avishka Perera 61, Dilhara Polgampola 54, Lakshitha Rasanjana 25, Chamindu Wijesinghe 22*, Janushka Fernando 3/35
Match Drawn (No Result)
Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda vs Maliyadeva College, Kurunegala
Traditional fixture between Dharmasoka College and Maliyadeva College commenced today at Maliyadeva College grounds. After winning the toss, Sokian skipper opted to bat first and finished day one on 126 runs for 6 wickets. Dinuka Dilshan top scored for the lads from down south with 64 runs and remained unbeaten at stumps. Supun Nissanka picked up two quick wickets for 9 runs for the lads from Kurunegala. Match will continue tomorrow for day two.
Brief scores
Dharmasoka College 126/6 (41.1) Dinuka Dilshan 64*, Supun Nissanka 2/09
