Thurstan record eighth outright win
Under-19 Cricket
Thurstan College warmedup for their Big Match as they coasted to their eighth outright win of the Under-19 Inter-schools cricket season with a convincing eight-wicket triumph over Richmond College at the Thurstan Grounds yesterday.
There were two other outright wins recorded yesterday with Sri Sumangala Panadura defeating Tissa MMV Kalutara by three-wickets at Kalutara and Sri Dharmaloka MV Kelaniya cruising to an innings and 38-run win over Sri Jayawardenapura MV Kotte at Kotte. CHIEF SCORES: At Thurstan (Thurstan won by eight wickets)
Richmond: 85 and 89 (Kamindu Mendis 26, Naveen Gunawardena 6/31, Thushal Madusanka 2/11)
Thurstan: (93/4 overnight) 141 (Yeshan Wickramaarachchi 35, Imesh Viranga 33, Charana Nanayakkara 31, Thilanga
Udeshana 6/38, Avindu Theekshana 2/33) and 34/2 (Imesh Viranga 24 n.o).
At Reid Avenue (Match drawn)
Dharmaraja: (106/9 overnight) 111 and 193 (Deshan Gunasinghe 52, Kasun Gunawardena 37, Sachintha Gunawardena 32, Gihan Vitharana 23, Ganith Sandeepa 5/57, Yuveen Herath 2/54)
Royal: 210/6 declared (Helitha Withanage 66, Kavindu Madarasinghe 54, Pasindu Sooriyabandara 22, Janith Sandeepa 34 n.o, Deshan Gunasinghe 2/35, Navinda Dilshan 2/51).
At Kalutara (Sri Sumangala won by three wickets)
Tissa MMV Kalutara: 207 and (73/7 overnight) 107 (Sachin Himasha 30, Kosala Ravindu 26, Rasanjana Aravinda 22, Anuka Jayasinghe 5/39, Janidu Induwara 2/28, Nipuna Deshan 2/30) Sri Sumangala Panadura: 109 and 208/7 (Nipuna Deshan 44, Harith Lakshan 26, Steven Susa 51 n.o, Charana Ghandara 46 n.o, Kosala Ravindu 2/25, Tharaka Sandaruwan 2/32).
At Rathgama (Match drawn) Sri Devananda MV
Ambalangoda: 237 and 313 (Chathura Milan 102, Amindu Udara 87, Sachindu Uddeepana 53, Kavindu Sohan 33, Avishka Perera 7/146) Holy Cross Kalutara: (180/5 overnight) 265/8 declared (Lahiru Thambawita 74, Pasindu Perera 62, Ruchira Fernando 31, Sajila Sankalpa 3/62) and 72/2 (Lahiru Thambawita 46).
At Kotte (Sri Dharmaloka MV won by innings)
Sri Jayawardenapura MV Kotte: 148 and 120 (Buddika Chaminda 35, Yugeesha Dilshan 3/37) Sri Dharmaloka MV Kelaniya: (112/3 overnight) 306 (Yugeesha Dilshan 100, Himalaka Induranga 69, Manura Akashra 40, Nazim Badurdeen 4/69, Kavindu Prabashan 2/16).