Kanishka restricts St. Benedict’s to 136
Left-arm spinner Kanishka Maduwantha took a five-wicket haul to help St. Peter’s College restrict St. Benedict’s College for 136 runs in their first innings on day one of their Under-19 Inter-schools Cricket Tournament encounter which began at Kotahena yesterday.
Meanwhile, half centuries by Ravishka Wijesiri and Sohan Dilshan enabled Lumbini MV take a first innings lead over Zahira College in their match played at Maradana. At Kotahena
St. Benedict’s: 136 (Shehan Fernando 41, Kaveesha Jayatileke 29, Kanishka Maduwantha 5/29, Ruvin Seneviratne 2/42)
St. Peter’s: 108/2 (Dinith Anjula 33, Bhanuka de Silva 29, Santhush Gunatilleke 34 n.o).
At Maradana
Zahira: 159 (Mohamed Slasa 63, C. Dilukshan 28, Mohamed Rishad 22, Ravishka Wijesinghe 4/45, Yasiru Jayasinghe 2/22, Sithum Dissanayake 2/23)
Lumbini MV: 241/7 (Ravishka Wijesiri 60, Vishwajith Wijesiri 31, Sohan Dilshan 95 n.o, Mohamed Slasa 3/59).
At Rathgama
P. de S. Kularatne MV, Ambalangoda: 177/8 (Lakila Tehan 59, Hirusha Dewmika 23, Manusha Theekshana 22, Ravishan Nethsara 28 n.o, Rusiri Randunu 3/25, Yugeesha Dilshan 3/60) vs Sri Dharmaloka MV, Kelaniya.
At Debarawewa Debarawewa NS: 129 (Hasala Abilasha 34, Ishan Aravinda 29, Prabath Madusanka 5/31, Anuka Jayasinghe 4/23)
Sri Sumangala MV, Panadura: 180 (Dineth Gampola 95, Shalana Ishara 27, Lakshitha Nayanajith 5/77, Chathura Jayanath 3/51, Vishwanath Ananda 2/10).
At Poragedera Methodist High School, Moratuwa: 215 (Sandun Tharanga 58, Rasantha Madushan 38, Seneth Roshen 34, Chamathka Sandgoni 31, Kevin Ranjesh 6/47)
St. Thomas’, Kotte: 52/2 (Tharin Gimhan 27 n.o, Seneth Roshen 2/16).