Kavinu shines in Siri Piyaratana MMV’S win
Kavinu Kithmuka shone with an allround performance in Siri Piyaratana MMV’S outright win by six wickets against Kalutara MV in the Under 19 Division Two Tier ‘A’ relegation match played at St. John’s ground in Panadura.
Kithmuka cracked a half ton in the first innings and followed it up with an unbeaten 119 in 121 balls including eight boundaries and ten sixes. Kalutara MV with this defeat will be demoted to the lower division.
Meanwhile Sri Pagnananda MMV skipper Sachintha Sandaruwan slammed a quick fire 72 ball knock of 114 inclusive of 12 boundaries and eight sixes and shared a valuable 143 runs stand for the fifth wicket with Pushpitha Buwenaka to help them to record an easy first innings win over Maliyadeva Model School, Kurunegala in the second round match to secure a berth to the pre-quarter finals.
Royal Central Polonnaruwa too recorded a first innings win over Sir John Kothalawala College Kurunegala in a high scoring match of the same tournament played at Kurunegala to advance to the per-quarter finals.
RESULTS:
At Panadura – Siri Piyaratana MMV won by six wickets
Siri Piyaratana MMV Padukka 220 and 172 for 4 (Kavinu Kithmuka 119 n.o.: Adeesha Pabasara 2/41)
Kalutara MV 94 and 297 for 8 declared (Yuthika Dilruk 83, Nithika Madhawa 68, Liviru Senmith 56, Deshan Aloka 23, Adeesha Pabasara 41 n.o.: Haritha Tharuka 2/42, Hirusha Praneetha 2/43, Kavinu Kithmuka 2/44)
At Raddoluwa – First innings win for Sri Pagnananda MMV
Sri Pagnananda MMV Raddoluwa 318 (Sachintha Sandaruwan 114, Pushpitha Buwenaka 54, Achina Kamil 49, Haritha Dinendra 26: Sayura Jayatileke 3/68, Nipun Mendis 3/92)
Maliyadeva Model School Kurunegala 232 (Ashinsa Indusara 97, Rajith Navodya
69, Sayura Jayatileke 25, Nipun Mendis 15: Tharuka Dunuwara 4/32, Roshen Sasmitha 3/19)
At Kurunegala –First innings win for Royal Central
Sir John Kothalawala College Kurunegala 255 (Bhagya Ishan 82, Tharusha Randika 62, Chamath Janandana 38, Gimhan Bhanuka 24: Menura Lakshan 5/27)
Royal Central Polonnaruwa 304 (Milan Kaushalya 90, Hasiru Lalintha 34, Shanuka Srimal 31, Umesh de Silva 28, Thisara Lanka 27, Malisha Deshan 23, Nihindu Nethuwara 35 n.o.: Semina Yasas 6/70, Gimhan Bhanuka 2/125)