Here’s a roundup of the concluded Singer Schools Cricket U17 Division A tournament matches.
Ashoka Vidyalaya Colombo vs Ananda Shastrala College Kotte
Ashoka Vidyalaya won their A division fixture against Ananda Shastralaya by 91 runs in a 47 over match at the Shashthralaya grounds. Having batted first, Ashoka Vidyalaya scored 178 runs before being dismissed in 45.4 overs. Lasitha Vithanage top scored for Ashoka with 41 runs while Kusal Gunawardana and Kaushal Perera chipped in with 21 runs each. Chasing down the modest target, Ananda Shashthralaya were bundled out for 88 runs in 25.5 overs.
Ashoka Vidyalaya, Colombo – 178 (45.4) (Lasitha Vithanage 41, Kusal Gunawardane 21, Kaushal Perera 21, Damindu Perera 20*, Kasun Devinda 4/26, Manuja Silva 2/31, Danaja Edirisinghe 2/41)
Ananda Shastrala College, Kotte – 88 (25.5) (Manuja Silva 29, Chirath Thiwanka 2/11, Shakya Ranasinghe 2/12, Dinith Jayathilake 2/02)
ASHOKA WON BY 91 RUNS
Sri Devananda College, Ambalangoda vs Kalutara Vidyalaya, Kalutara
Sri Devananda College Ambalangoda suffered another loss at their home grounds against Kalutara Vidyalaya. Having won the toss, Kalutara Vidyalaya opted to bowl first dismissing the Devananda team for 108 runs in 31.4 overs. Pujitha Sanjana top scored with 27 runs while Deelaka Fernando picked up 4 wickets for 29 runs.
Chasing the target, Kalutara Vidyalaya made the target in 26.2 overs with 7 wickets remaining. Sithum Sanjana top scored with 38 runs and Krishan Viranga remained unbeaten on 31.
Sri Devananda College, Ambalangoda – 108 (31.4) (Pulitha Sanjana 27, Deelaka Fernando 4/29, Avishka Lakshan 2/21)
Kalutara Vidyalaya, Kalutara – 110/3 (26.2) (Sithum Sanjana 38, Krishan Viranga 31*)
KALUTARA VIDYALAYA WON BY 7 WICKETS
De la Salle College, Colombo 15 vs Thurstan College Colombo
The game between De la Salle Colombo and Thurstan ended up without a result. Having batted first De la salle made 153 in 42.4 overs with Ravindu Sandeepa being the only batsman to score big with a half century. Thurstan College chasing the target were halted at 36 for the loss of 1 wicket rain forced the game to be abandoned.
De la Salle College, Colombo 15 – 153 (42.4) (Ravindu Sandeepa 56, Imeshaka Perera 30, Bawantha Jayasinghe 4/18)
Thurstan College, Colombo – 36/1 (5.4)
NO RESULT
Maris Stella College Negambo vs Sri Jayawardanapura Kotte
Maris Stella College Negambo won their game against Sri Jayawardanapura Maha Vidyalaya by 146 runs. Having won the toss Jayawardanapura opted to field first. The Maris Stella batsman made the best use of the good batting track, scoring 250 runs in 39.4 overs before the lower and the lower middle order fell away cheaply. Chasing down the target Jayawardenapura were bundled out for 104 runs in 29.4 overs. Tharindu Maduwantha picked up 4 wickets running through the top order with ease.
Maris Stella College, Negombo – 250 (39.4) (Kavinda Fernando 51, Pasindu Perera 50, Nidula Abeyrathna 43, Amantha Perera 37, Sampath Nissanka 4/20, Chamod Supun 2/66)
Sri Jayawardanapura Maha Vidyalaya, Kotte – 104 (29.4) (Chamod Supun 29, Joseph Senevirathna 29, Tharindu Maduwantha 4/13, Danuka Rajapakshe 2/11, Sahan Hettiarachchi 2/11)
MARIS STELLA WON BY 146 RUNS
