First innings win for St Peter’s
St Peter’s had to be satisfied with a first innings win over D.S. Senanayake College in the match concluded at Kadirana.
St Peter’s 205 (Dushan Hemantha 93, Kavinda de Tissera 26: Harith Maduwantha 2 for 28, Uvin Bandara 2 for 31, Binura Fernando 2 for 45) and 228 (Lahiru Milantha 52, Oshan Karunaratne 42, Julian de Zylva 36, Kavinda de Tissera 26, Chemila Obeysekera 20: Harith Maduwantha 3 for 34, Supun Madusanka 2 for 37)
DSS (93/9 overnight) 125 (Shifran Muthaliph 50, Uvin Bandara 38: Dushan Hemantha 7 for 36, Janith Liyanage 2 for 28) and 27 for 2 (Chemila Obeysekera 2 for 5)
Royal Panadura on first innings
Bad light hampered Royal Panadura from recording an outright win over Lumbini MV at the Panadura Espalanade. Lumbini MV resuming on their overnight score of 51 for 4 were bowled out for 175 and made to follow on they were struggling on 96 for 7. This was in reply to Royal Pan- adura’s 318.
Royal Panadura 318 for 9 declared (Madawa Nimesh 110, Dulip Gayan 28, Ashan Padmakumara 24, Akila Lakshan 103 n.o.: Janith Dias 4 for 101)
Lumbini MV
(51/4 overnight) 175 (Dhammika Derana 52, Mohamed Aslam 25, Chamara Nishantha 20, Janith Dias 20: Rusiru Ravishankar 3 for 22, Thenuka Dhananjaya 3 for 65, Hasitha Fernando 2 for 32) and 96 for 7 (Chamara Nishantha 22: Hasitha Fernando 3 for 23)
The match between St Joseph’s and Royal played at Darley Road fizzled out to a tame draw.
Royal 171 (Poorna Aluthge 50, Sampath de Silva 23: Moditha Weerasinghe 3 for 62, Aravinda Akurugoda 2 for 13, Sachin Hewawasam 2 for 16, Piyumal Perera 2 for 29) and 169 (Poorna Aluthge 49, Imal Liyanage 33, Hashen Ramanayake 25: Priyamal Perera 5 for 52, Sachin Hewawasam 3 for 32)
St Joseph’s
Match drawn at Darley Road
(142/6 over- night) 172 (Fabian Fernando 30, Sachin Hewawasam 23, Sadeera Samarawickrama 19, Pathum Madusanka 53 n.o.: Poorna Aluthge 4 for 35, Anupa Tilekeratne 3 for 35, Harith Samarasinghe 3 for 50) and 52 for 1 (Priyamal Perera 17, Pathum Madusanka 32 n.o.)
A win for St Servatius’
The match between Revatha MMV Balapitiya and St Servatius Matara played at the Surrey Village ground in Maggona ended in a first innings win for the latter.
St Servatius’ Matara 218 (Savindu Umesh 64, Gihan Nimsara 63, Yohan Chanuka 29: Deshan de Silva 6 for 47) and 176 (Kushan Eranga 56, Savinu Umesh 32, Ramesh Nimantha 27: Poorna Mendis 6 for 57, Deshan de Silva 2 for 56)
Revatha MMV (119/6 overnight) 165 (Lakmal de Silva 47, Lakshan de Silva 21: Sanjika Ridma 6 for 37, Ramesh Nimantha 2 for 23) and 34 for 2 (Lakmal de Silva 16)
Rain hampers match at Matale
Rain hampered the match between St Thomas’ Matale and Carey played at Matale which ended in a draw.
Carey (173/5 overnight) 226 (Pandula Jananatha 61, Sajeewa Karunaratne 42, Thenuka Silva 40.: Dilshan Heendeniya 4 for 72, Nushan Seneviratne 2 for 20, Ishara Kumarasiri 2 for 38)
St Thomas’ Matale 166 for 9 (Ishara Kumarasiri 55, Sachithra Jayaweera 21, Sasika Thilakasiri 21: Ravindu Lakmal 5 for 4, Peshan Rakasekera 3 for 44)
March drawn at Galle
The drawn match at Galle between St Aloysius’ Galle and Isipathana underwent the same fate.
Isipathana 199 (Kaminda Perera 43, Shalinda Perera 32, Chameera Dissanayake 28: Ashen Bandara 5 for 54, Pramod Chathuranga 3 for 35)
St Aloysius’ Galle 66 for 1 (Akila Gimhana 22, Ruchika Sandakelum 30 n.o.)