The 2019 edition of the My Dad, My Superstar cricket tournament kick-started on 23rd Saturday at Colts and BRC grounds.
Twelve matches were completed during the weekend with both venues hosting 6 matches each. The Group A, B & C matches were played at Colts while Group D, E & F matches were played at BRC.
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Several former national stars proved to be still in good shape as they came up with brilliant performances for their respective teams.
With most of the league matches being concluded this weekend the remaining league matches along with the quarter finals are scheduled to be played next weekend at the same venues.
Scores and best performances from the twelve completed matches are listed below,
1st Match, Group A: St. Anne’s vs S. Thomas’ at Colts – Feb 23, 2019
Toss – S. Thomas’
St. Anne’s – 137/6 (15)
S. Thomas’ – 118/6 (15)
St. Anne’s won by 19 runs
Man of the Match – Lanka De Silva (St. Anne’s) – 51 (32)
2nd Match, Group D: St. Sebastian’s vs Rahula at BRC – Feb 23, 2019
Toss – St. Sebastian’s
Rahula – 79/9 (15)
St. Sebastian’s – 83/1 (7.3)
St. Sebastian’s won by 9 wickets
Man of the Match – Anjula Dissanayake (St. Sebastian’s) – 3/11 (3 Overs)
3rd Match, Group B: Nalanda vs Prince of Wales at Colts – Feb 23, 2019
Toss – Nalanda
Nalanda – 107 (15)
Prince of Wales – 108/4 (11.1)
Prince of Wales won by 6 wickets
Man of the Match – Suranga Wijenayake (Prince of Wales) – 4/14 (3 Overs)
4th Match, Group E: Trinity vs Maliyadeva at BRC – Feb 23, 2019
Toss – Maliyadeva
Trinity – 118/5 (15)
Maliyadeva – 119/4 (11.4)
Maliyadeva won by 6 wickets
Man of the Match – Jeewantha Kulatunge (Maliyadeva) – 38 (17)
5th Match, Group C: Isipathana vs Royal at Colts – Feb 23, 2019
Toss – Isipathana
Royal – 97/3 (15)
Isipathana – 98/3 (11.1)
Isipathana won by 7 wickets
Man of the Match – Nuwan Zoysa (Isipathana) – 32 (13)
6th Match, Group F: D.S. Senanayake vs St. Anthony’s at BRC – Feb 23, 2019
D.S. Senanayake – 97 (15)
St. Anthony’s – 98/7 (13)
St. Anthony’s won by 3 wickets
Man of the Match – Daminda Kolugala (St. Anthony’s) – 4/15 (3 Overs)
Photo Album – My Dad My Superstar Cricket Tournament 2019 | Day 01
7th Match, Group A: Ananda vs S. Thomas’ at Colts – Feb 24, 2019
Toss – Ananda
Ananda – 119/5 (15)
S. Thomas’ – 120/7 (14.4)
S. Thomas’ won by 3 wickets
Man of the Match – Arjuna Ranatunge (Ananda) – 35* (36) & 1/32 (3 Overs)
8th Match, Group D: Richmond vs Rahula at BRC – Feb 24, 2019
Toss – Rahula
Richmond – 160/7 (15)
Rahula – 161/5 (15)
Rahula won by 5 wickets
Man of the Match – Pramodya Wickramasinghe (Rahula) – 34 (18) & 2/27 (3 Overs)
9th Match, Group B: St. Peter’s vs Prince of Wales at Colts – Feb 24, 2019
Toss – St. Peter’s
St. Peter’s – 153/5 (15)
Prince of Wales – 95 (12.2)
St. Peter’s won by 58 runs
Man of the Match – Saman Jayantha (St. Peter’s) – 63 (25)
10th Match, Group E: Trinity vs Combined Schools at BRC – Feb 24, 2019
Toss – Combined Schools
Trinity – 63/6 (15)
Combined Schools – 67/3 (9)
Combined Schools won by 7 wickets
Man of the Match – Janaka Kumudu (Combined Schools) – 40 (26)
11th Match, Group C: St. Joseph’s vs Royal at Colts – Feb 24, 2019
Toss – St. Joseph’s
Royal – 115/7 (15)
St. Joseph’s – 119/3 (13.3)
St. Joseph’s won by 7 wickets
Man of the Match – Dilan Ramanayake (St. Joseph’s) – 35* (15) & 1/23 (3 Overs)
12th Match, Group F: Mahinda vs St. Anthony’s at BRC – Feb 24, 2019
Toss – St. Anthony’s
Mahinda – 174/9 (15)
St. Anthony’s – 108/6 (15)
Mahinda won by 66 runs
Man of the Match – T. Palliyawatte (Mahinda) – 47* (19) & 1/29 (3 Overs)
Photos: My Dad My Superstar Cricket Tournament 2019 | Day 02
The points tables of the 6 respective groups after the first set of matches reads as below,
| Group A | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Points |
| St. Anne’s | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| S. Thomas’ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Ananda | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Group B | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Points |
| St. Peter’s | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Prince of Wales | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Nalanda | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Group C | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Points |
| Isipathana | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| St. Joseph’s | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Royal | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Group D | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Points |
| St. Sebastian’s | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rahula | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Richmond | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Group E | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Points |
| Combined Schools | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Maliyadeva | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Trinity | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Group F | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Points |
| Mahinda | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| St. Anthony’s | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| D.S. Senanayake | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
