Five more games of the ongoing Schools U19 Limited Overs Cricket Tournament 2022/23 were worked off today (17).
In a Tier A fixture of the ongoing First XI Cricket season, Royal College defeated Prince of Wales College by 137 runs at Reid Avenue.
Royalist right-hander Uvindu Weerasekara led the batting front of the onslaught as he constructed a knock of brilliance, scoring 94 runs off 90 deliveries. He carted the Cambrian bowlers for 10 fours and 4 sixers around the huge Royal College Cricket Grounds.
He was supported by the opener Sineth Jayawardena, who also posted a fine fifty to ensure Weerasekara got enough support at the other end. He also rose to the second spot in the top run-getters list in the tournament with that knock.
Skipper Dasis Manchanayake took care of the wicket-taking business as the left-arm spinner bagged 4 wickets for 24 runs, helping his team wrap up the visitors for 118 runs.
Lahiru Amarasekara of St. Joseph’s College had an absolutely stunning day at the office as the right-arm offie cast spells upon St. Benedict’s College batters in their own den.
He picked 5 wickets for 12 runs in just the 5.3 overs that he operated.
The Bens were crushed down to just 79 runs, while the Joes happily cruised past it with 5 wickets intact. This is also just the second fifer of the Tier A tournament so far.
Kavindu Amameth and Anjala Bandara stitched up a 118-run partnership, with both batters getting vital half-centuries to record a massive 159-run victory over St. Thomas’ College, Matara.
Amameth made 78 runs off 120 deliveries, while the Sri Lanka Youth Cricketer Bandara made 66 off 75.
Mohamed Yasir of Zahira College scored 67 runs against Devapathiraja College but unfortunately ended up on the losing side.
Brief Scores
Royal College, Colombo vs Prince of Wales College, Moratuwa
Royal College 255 (50)
Uvindu Weerasekara 94, Sineth Jayawardena 61, Isula Geeganage 26, Sanvidu Senaratharachchi 22, Meshith De Silva 3/37, Uneth Peiris 3/45
Prince of Wales College 118 (34.2)
Meshith De Silva 22, Dasis Manchanayake 4/24, Ranuka Malaviarachchi 2/09, Ramiru Perera 2/14
ROYAL COLLEGE WON BY 137 RUNS
St. Benedict’s College, Colombo vs St. Joseph’s College, Colombo
St. Benedict’s College 79 (26.3)
Shenel Samarathunga 19, Lahiru Amarasekara 5/12
St. Joseph’s College 80/5 (23.4)
Sadeesh Jayawardena 41*, Mevan Dissanayake 3/18
St.JOSEPH’S COLLEGE, COLOMBO WON BY 5 WICKETS
Mahanama College, Colombo vs St. Thomas’ College, Matara
Mahanama College 249/6 (50)
Kavindu Amameth 78, Anjala Bandara 66, Sachira Weliwatta 42, Inuka Karannagoda 24*, Banauka Insamal 3/38
St. Thomas’ College 90 (29.5)
Dumindu Sakshara 25, Abdul Majid 21, Inuka Karannagoda 3/09, Rashmika Perera 3/20, Dulnith Sigera 2/35
MAHANAMA COLLEGE WON BY 159 RUNS
St. Anne’s College, Kurunegala vs Trinity College, Kandy
St. Anne’s College 121 (40.3)
Mahima Kotuwila 30, Theeraka Ranathunga 3/18, Manula Kularatne 2/17, Dinuka Thennakoon 2/25
Trinity College 123/8 (39.5)
Janith Ravishka 36*, Theeraka Ranathunga 24, Manaan Muzammil 3/21, Kavindu Bandara 2/29
TRINITY COLLEGE WON BY 2 WICKETS
Devapathiraja College, Rathgama vs Zahira College, Colombo
Devapathiraja College 220 (44.5)
Pawan Sandesh 42, Jeewaka Shaheen 39, Irushka Thimira 28, Darshaka Sandeep 24, Miqdhadh Akram 4/41, Abdul Azeez 2/44
Zahira College 187 (40.2)
Mohamed Yasir 67, Lakshan De Silva 41, Raeed Rizwan 25, Matheesha Saranga 3/13, Chaminda Sandaruwan 2/27
DEVAPATHIRAJA COLLEGE WON BY 33 RUNS
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