Mahinda advance to quarter-finals

Mahinda College after conceding a first innings lead fought back to record a six wicket outright win over St. Peter’s College in their Under-19 Division One Cricket Tournament pre quarter-final encounter which concluded at Galle yesterday.

Meanwhile, a matchbag of 13 wickets by Samith Isuru paved the way for Karandeniya Central to record a massive 150-run win over P. de S. Kularatne MV, Ambalangoda in their match which ended at Karandeniya.

At Galle (Mahinda won by six wickets)

St. Peter’s: 143 and 115 (Kushan Madusanka 6/46)

Mahinda (93/5 overnight): 124 (Hansika Welihina 72) and 137/4.

At Karandeniya (Karandeniya Central won by 150 runs)

Karandeniya Central: 281/9 declared and 59/4 declared

P. de S. Kularatne MV, Ambalangoda (31/4 overnight): 118 (Samith Isuru 5/54) and 72 (Samith Isuru 8/45).

At Kadirana (1st innings win for Maris Stella)

Maris Stella: 207 and 107/8 declared

St. Aloysius’, Galle: 116 (Naveen Fernando 5/30) and 87/6.

At Kotte (Ananda Sastralaya, Kotte won by innings and 10 runs) Ananda Sastralaya: 231 Asoka MV, Colombo: 119 (Abilash Wellalage 5/31) and 102 (Vinuk Hettiarachchi 6/35).

At Panadura (Sri Sumangala MV, Panadura won by five wickets)

Kalutara TC: 244 and 128 (Janidu Inuwara 5/35)

Sri Sumangala MV (166/6 overnight): 178/9 declared (Mihiranda Fernando 52, Kavindu Jayawickrama 5/17) and 197/5 (Imesh Gampola 52, Janidu Inuwara 89 n.o).

At Horana (1st innings win for Siri Piyarathana MMV, Padukka)

Siri Piyarathana MMV: 373/7 declared and 293/9 declared (Ashan Jayasinghe 152)

Sri Palee MV, Horana (24/1 overnight): 141 (Madushan Peiris 5/43) and 85/7.

At Debarawewa (Debarawewa NS won by 10 wickets)

St. Thomas’ Bandarawela: 71 and (15/2 overnight) 186 (Savith Basnayake 75, Chathura Jayanath 5/62)

Debarawewa NS: 196 (Chathura Jayanath 86, Mafaz Naushad 7/59) and 62/0 (Chathura Jayanath 50 n.o).