Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)

Mahanama overcome Vijaya College

- BY L.D. CHANDRASIR­I, MATALE CORR.

Mahanama College Colombo beat Vijaya College Matale by there wickets in their under 15 (division 2) second round match played at Bernard Aluvihare stadium Matale on Thursday August 15th.

Elected to bat first Vijaya College were all out for 95 runs in 38.1 overs, with Nirovin Karunaratn­e doing the damage to claim 5/9 runs Mahanama college in their run chase, reached the target in the 31st over with there wickets in hand.

Vijaya – 95 all out (38.1 overs) (Bowantha Prematilak­e 50, T.N. Abeyratne 11, Nirovin Karunaratn­e 5/09, Pemith Shanuka 2/21

Mahanama College – 98/7 (30.5 overs) (K.B.P. Mendis 23, M.R.S. Priyashan 20 n.o, S. Gamage 18, T.N. Abeyratne 2/27, D.C. Jayaratne 2/18

Matale Thomians trounce Janadhipat­hi Vidyalaya

St. Thomas’ Matale posted a 67 run win over Janadhipat­hi Vidyalaya, Maharagama in their under 15 Division one second round cricket fixture played at the Bernard Aluvihare Stadium in Matale last week (Wednesday,

Elected to bat first Vijaya College were all out for 95 runs in 38.1 overs, with Nirovin Karunaratn­e doing the damage to claim 5/9 runs Mahanama college in their run chase, reached the target in the 31st over with there wickets in hand.

August 14th). St. Thomas’ taking first lease of the wicket made 240 for 9 wickets in their allotted 50 overs with Chandika Sithuruwan making a top score of 51. Janadhipat­hi Vidyalaya in their turn were able to muster 173 runs in 45.4 overs.

St. Thomas’ Matale 240/9 (50 overs) (Chandika Sithuruwan 51, Asiri Jayatilake 38, Bhanuka Fernando 36, Taraka Devapriya 18, Sahan Hennayake 16, D.C. Lakshan 3/36, T.A. Madushanka 3/36).

Janadhipat­hi Vidyalaya, Maharagama 173 all out (C.D. Jayakody 46, S. Ishan 22, Chanuka Brabath 23, Taraka Devapriya 3/38, M. Ismail 2/35). (LDC- 267)

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