LAKSHAN, DUNITH PUT ST. JOSEPH’S ON TOP
U-19 Cricket Tourney
Sri Lanka youth players Lakshan Gamage and Dunith Wellalage combined to put St. Joseph’s College on top against St. Aloysius’ College, Galle in their Under19 Inter-schools Cricket Tournament encounter which began at Darley Road yesterday.
Lakshan captured four wickets as St. Aloysius’ were bowled out for 88 runs in their first innings.
Later, Dunith struck an unbeaten half century for St. Joseph’s to end the day at 164 for five in reply.
Meanwhile, an unbeaten century by Sri Lanka youth player Kamil Mishara and a six-wicket haul by Prashan Kalhara helped Royal College, Colombo dominate day one proceedings against Isipathana College in their match played at Dombagoda.
At Darley Road St. Aloysius’: 88 (Shanuka Nikeshala 27 n.o, Lakshan Gamage 4/22, Dunith Wellalage 2/16, Johanne de Zilva 2/18) St. Joseph’s: 164/5 (Johanne de Zilva 51, Dineth Jayakody 24, Dunith Wellalage 52 n.o, Chamika Sandaruwan 2/19).
At Dombagoda Isipathana: 92 (Prashan Kalhara 6/23, Kavindu Pathiratne 2/18, Dishan Balasuriya 2/29)
Royal, Colombo: 157/3 (Sadeesha Rajapaksa 23, Kamil Mishara 102 n.o, Yasiru Kasthuriarachchi 2/35).
At Galle Ananda: 144 (Sonara Karunatunga 32, Janidu Jayawardena 29, Kalana Wijesiri 21, Kushal Madusha 3/26, Subanu Rajapaksa 2/27, Theekshana Sanjeewa 2/39)
Mahinda: 59/7 (Shakya Sampath 27, Thisuru Ayesh 3/7, Dasun Tharaka 2/20).
At Godigamuwa
Lyceum, Wattala: 301/9 declared (Vishal Perera 54, Hansaja Bandara 54, Yasiru Chathumal 44, Tuan Hashim 44, Duleepa Geethanjana 36, Ramesh Chanaka 3/36, Nimesh Priyadarshana 2/76)
Dudley Senanayake Central, Tholangamuwa: 67/7 (Ramesh Chanaka 21 n.o, Yasiru Chathumal 3/5, Shamindu Nilusha 2/10).
At Ibbagamuwa
Sir John Kotelawala MV, Kurunegala: 238 (Maduka Dilshan 69, Shehan Kokila 47, Yasiru Shiwantha 29, Mohamed Insamam 27, Nisal Nethsiri 3/55, Tharanga Premaratne 3/60, Yasiru Jayaratne 2/26)
Ibbagamuwa Central: 12/0.