Sajith, Najath guides Zahira to victory

A match bag of 9 for 34 runs by skipper Sajith Sameera and an unbeaten ton by Mohamed Najath who also cracked a half ton in the first innings helped Zahira record a massive outright win by 244 runs over Anuradhapura Central in the Under 19 inter-school cricket encounter concluded at Maradana yesterday.

Zahira 218 (Mohamed Samash 83, Mohamed Najath 60: Dilshan Lakshitha 3 for 24, Sithum Niluminda 2 for 20) and (40/4 overnight) 148 for 6 declared (Mohamed Najath 100 n.o.: Maduranga Chandraratne 3 for 39, Ravintha Prabashwara 2 for 54) Anuradhapura Central 58 (Chithraka Hirantha 17: Sajith Sameera 4 for 15, Hashmi Hussain 2 for 15) and 64 (Sandaru Madushan 17: Sajith Sameera 5 for 19, Hashmi Hussain 4 for 17) Shashthrananda MMV in massive innings win

Shashthrananda MMV Dehiwala recorded a massive innings and 556 run win over Madampe MMV Kuleegoda in the match which ended at Madampe yesterday.

Shashthrananda MMV Dehiwala made 729 for 9 declared which in all probability is a interschool record which came on the back of two double tons scored by Ruwan Lakshan who made a quick fire 168 ball knock of 272 that included 25 boundaries and 13 sixes and Isuru Chamara who hit 237 in 160 balls which had 28 boundaries and nine sixes with the pair being associated in a 210 run stand for the fourth wicket.

Madampe MMV Kuleegoda in their turn put up two pathetic batting performances succumbing to the bowling pair of Navod Madusanka and Sacihn Dilhara for scores of 89 and 84 runs respectively. Shashthrananda MMV Dehiwala 729 for 9 declared (Ruwan Lakshan 272, Isuru Chamara 237, Nadeepa Lakshitha 67: Sachin Dilshan 6 for 213) Madampe MMV Kuleegoda (35/1 overnight) 89 (Kavindu Viduranga 16: Navod Madusanka 5 for 22, Ruwan Lakshan 3 for 24) and 84 (Sachin Dilhara 5 for 13, Ruwan Lakshan 2 for 2)