Devapathiraja prevail over St. Joseph Vaz

Devapathiraja MMV, Rathgama prevailed with a close first innings win over St. Joseph Vaz College Wennappuwa in their Under-19 Inter-schools Cricket Tournament encounter which concluded at the Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium in Hambantota yesterday.

Meanwhile, the match between D. S. Senanayake (DSS) College and Dharmaraja College ended in a draw at Mattegoda.

At Hambantota (1st innings win for Devapathiraja MMV)

St. Joseph Vaz: 131 (Brian Pathirana 31, Irushka Thimira 3/30) and (0/0 overnight) 234/9 declared (Nipun Dhananjaya 96, Avindu Shehara 41)

Devapathiraja MMV: 154 (Kalpa Chethiya 36, Sudeera Weeraratne 35, Nipun Dhananjaya 5/40) and 133/4 (Jeewaka Shasheen 37, Sudeera Weeraratne 35).

At Mattegoda (Match drawn) DSS: 283/6 declared (Muditha Lakshan 54, Amitha Dabare 39, Abishek Liyanarachchi 35, Sandaru Sandika 50 n.o, Chamath Yatawara 40 n.o)

Dharmaraja (58/0 overnight): 265/9 (Mithila Gayashan 59, Lakshan Dayananda 56, Navinda Dilshan 44).

At Bentota (Gamini NS, Bentota won by 227 runs)

Gamini NS: 210 (Akash Nanayakkara 57, Hashan de Silva 43, Maleesha Sahan 3/56) and (80/5 overnight) 156 (Omila Nilupul 42 n.o, Kulaksha Dinuka 3/26, Adeesha Nethmina 3/47)

Welapura MV, Kalutara: 55 (Chamila Kithmal 4/14, Ushmika Prasanjith 4/24) and 84 (Chamila Kithmal 4/31).