DSS going great guns
Unbeaten D.S. Senanayake College booked their berth to play in the ongoing Singer Under-15 All Island Schools Cricket tournament with four first innings wins in seven outings.
This allround outfit scored wins over Ananda Sasthralaya, Kotte, President’s College Maharagama, Asoka Vidyalaya Colombo 10 and Joseph Vaz College Wennappuwa and were held to no-decisions by Joseph Vaz, Nalanda and St. Sebastian’s College Moratuwa.
In the preliminary round matches prolific scorer and opening bat Teron Baskaran spearheaded the batting line while the bowling department was led by the pacespin combination of Missaka Nadun and Kalana Jayawardene.
DSS defeated St. Joseph Vaz College by three wickets in a match played at Kotte recently. Kalana Jayawardene (3 for 32) and Missaka Nadun (2 for 32) rattled the Wennappuwa lads to be dismissed for 150 in 54 overs. DSS had a plain sail to victory scoring 183 for 7 in 41.1 overs with main contributors being
(Berin Dulkith 35, Senura Fernando 38, Kalana Jayawardene 3 for 32, Missaka Nadun 2 for 32)
(Pumuditha Perera 38, Chamath Yatawara 36 n.o., Teron Shanel 33, Tharusha Fernando 4 for 53) (Chakila Perera 56, Dunith Wellalage 32, Janishka Perera 26, Sukith Prasanna 24, Missaka Nadun 2 for 56) (Teron Baskaran 100 n.o., Maneendra Jayatilleke 24)
With two first innings victories out of five outings made Bandaranayake College Gampaha qualifying to play in the second round of the Singer Under 15 Division I. Bandaranayake College defeated St. Peter’s College Colombo and St. Xavier’s College, Marawila in two matches played recently.
(Himsara Randeniya 57, Nipunaka Fonseka 48, Saviru Peiris 39n.o., Sandaru Pathirana 4 for 34, Janidu Jayawardene 2 for 40, Pumuditha Perera (38), Chamath Yatawara (36 n.o.), and Teron Shanel (33).
In the final match of the preliminary round against St. Sebastian’s College, Moratuwa was highlighted by an unbeaten century filled with elegant strokes by opener Teron Baskaran. Batting first Sebs closed their innings with the total standing at 201 for 7 with Chakila Perera top scored with a fine 56.
DSS were 133 for 2 at the close with Baskaran unbeaten on 100 consisting 19 sweetly timed boundaries. Pasindu Sankalana 2 for 43) and 52 for 4 at close
(Hasitha Gayashan 59, Piumal Rupasinghe 40, Janidu Jayawardene 32n.o., Lelasara Lakshman 20n.o., Monil Silva 2 for 41)
(Arosha Madushan 42, Hachitha Hemapriya 30, Sisitha Madanayake 23, Tharinda Dassanayake 23, Brimir Aman 4 for 54, Hasier Madushan 2 for 29, Ramesh Nethshan 2 for 17)
(Himesh Asiri 40, Raomi Anjula 21, Arosha Madanayake 3 for 29, Shairu Roshan 3 for 19)
Malindu Janith Perera, a fine right-arm leg spinner with 30 wickets in five matches was the architect for St. Thomas’s Kotte to enter the second round of the Singer Under 15 cricket tournament.
(Ravindu Udayanga 38, Malindu Janith 4 for 46, Nadeesh Bandara 3 for 12, Pahan Kaluarachchi 3 for 28) (Keerthi Prasanna 31, Rangana Lakshan 34, Malindu Janith 6 for 61, Nadeesh Bandara 2 for 19, Tharusha Chanuka 2 for 42)
(Sadeepa Madushan 53, Nadeesha Bandara 37, Y. Deshitha 4 for 30, K. Lakshan 4 for 33)
(Ashen Chamuditha 97, Janith Perera 86n.o., Nadeesh Bandara 20, Thinal Sewiru 2 for 18, Chatura Boteju 2 for 19, Kaveesha Wickremasinghe 2 for 93)
(Kaveesha Wickremasinghe 33, Shehan Attigala 32, Sampath Nissanka 23, Janith Perera 5 for 50, Pahan Kaluarachchi 2 for 19)
(Tharusha Chanuka 26, Malindu Perera 26, Rasitha Ranasinghe 7 for 46) and 57 for 5 (10) at close (Chamika Mendis 42n.o., Lakshan Amendra 39, Malindu Perera 6 for 48)
(Sudeepa Dananjaya 90, Manisha Rupasinghe 70, Shamika Dushan 50, Nilupul Nirmala 30, Malindu Perera 6 for 90) Madusghan 51n.o.) (Sadeepa