Royal College, Colombo and Ananda College, Colombo recorded massive wins in today’s (17) U19 Inter School Cricket matches played around the Island.
The Royalists wrecked D. S. Senanayake College, Colombo at Reid Avenue as they registered a 10-wicket win in the Tier ‘A’ tournament fixture between the schools.
After undoing the D. S. batters for 137 runs, the Royalists made a mammoth total of 327 runs, courtesy of Rehan Peiris’ 150 runs, as well as healthy support from the all-rounder Ramiru Perera and the Skipper Dasis Manchanayake. Peiris remained unbeaten on his century and a half, while Perera and Manchanayake shone with fruitful knocks on 84 and 63 runs.
When D. S. came out to save the game in their second innings, Perera sprung into action once again as he accounted for a cluster of D. S. wickets. He saw off 7 of the D. S. Senanayake batters at the expense of 50 runs bowling 17 overs.
His scintillating spell left D. S. Senanayake College with just a 22-run lead, which the Royalists had no trouble chasing down.
Ananda College also recorded a win today by defeating St. Joseph Vaz College, Wennappuwa by an innings and 18 runs.
Opener Viduna Wijebandara (53) and middle-order batter Maleesha Perera (58) scored half-centuries to elevate Ananda College to 183 runs for their first-innings, 127 runs ahead of the first innings total of 156 runs posted by the Wennappuwa school.
A collectively excellent bowling performance by the Anandians restricted St. Joseph Vaz College for 109 runs in the second innings to ensure victory for their school.
In the rest of the games that ended in draws, Kaveen Fernando of Maris Stella scored 103 runs to earn first innings points for his alma mater against Zahira College.
Lakshan De Silva of Zahira College scored 83 runs in the same to rack up the number of half-centuries scored in the day.
Viranga Yeshan (63) of Mahanama College, Colombo, Ryan Dissanayaka (78) and Sanesh Fernando (64) of St. Sebastian’s College, Moratuwa, Shenel Samarathunga (53) of St. Benedict’s College, Kotahena are the other batsmen who scored over fifty runs in today’s play.
In the bowling front, M. I. Zayan of Zahira College picked up 7 wickets for 74 runs against Maris Stella College, Negombo.
Brief Scores
D. S. Senanayake College 137/10 (42.5) Gaviru Senhas 44, O M B Perera 37, Dasis Manchanayake 5/10
& 210/10 (63.4) Senura Silva 50, Gaviru Senhas 43, Chenul Pinsara 46, Ramiru Perera 7/50 Royal College 327/4 (76) Rehan Peiris 150*, Ramiru Perera 84, Dasis Manchanayake 63 & 22/0
Royal College won by 10 wickets
St. Joseph Vaz College 156/10 (56.5) Dasun Perera 59, Vishwa Rajapaksa 45, Ayesh Shashimal 4/27, Ashinsa Nainayake 3/32
& 109/10 (46.5) Menushs Perera 58, Kithma Sithmal 3/12, Ashinsa Nainayake 3/21
Ananda College 283/9 (87.2) Maleesha Perera 58, Viduna Wijebandara 53, Yehan Gunasinghe 44, Vishwa Rajapaksa 5/99
Ananda College won by an innings & 18 runs
Zahira College 171/10 (47.5) M.R.M.Ijaz 42, Shean Adithya 3/28, K C A Fernando 3/57 & 162/10 (43) Lakshan De Silva 83, Shean Adithya 5/20
Maris Stella College 187/10 (54.1) Kaveen Fernando 103, M I Zayan 7/74 & 104/4 (30) Shean Adithya 34, M I Zayan 3/36
Match drawn (Maris Stella won first innings points)
Mahanama College 213/10 (90.5) Viranga Yeshan 63, Mevan Dissanayake 3/55 & 135/3 (33) Sachira Weliwatta 50
St. Benedict’s College 160/10 (64) Shenel Samarathunga 53, Duvindu Ranathunga 4/39 Match drawn (Mahanama College won first innings points)
St. Anne’s College 81/10 (24.2) Buddima Sahan 41, Sajan Wijeratne 4/35
St. Sebastian’s College 353/8d (64) Ryan Dissanayaka 78, Sanesh Fernando 64, Mahen Silva 51
Stumps Day 1
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