St Anthony’s Wattala record second successive win

St Anthony’s Wattala recorded their second successive outright win with a crushing innings and 190-run win over Sri Jayawardenapura MV in the Under 19 cricket encounter concluded at Wattala yesterday.

The second day’s play saw the Antonians declaring their innings on their overnight score of 401 for 5. Sri Jayawardenapura MV batting the second time with a massive deficit of 302 runs succumbed to a score of just 113 runs.

Sri Jayawardenapura MV 99 (Buddika Ruwan 25, Kanishka Lakmal 17, Yasindu Ulantha 16 n.o.: Supun Dias 5 for 31, Rukmal Perera 3 for 19, Shamsul Muneer 2 for 14) and 113 (Dushan Perera 49, Buddika Ruwan 22: Shamsul Muneer 3 for 30, Samal Udawatte 2 for 15, Supun Dias 2 for 16)

St Anthony’s Wattala 401/5 de- clared (Charitha Buddika 105, Jacob Sachin 90, Achira Wageesha 71, David Daniel 36, Teshan Prasanna 34, Shalith Fernando 29: Nimesh Kavishanka 2 for 42)

Tharushan, Thanuka, Wasana crack half tons

Tharushan Iddamalgoda along with Thanuka Dabare and Wasana Madusanka cracked half tons to put Lumbini MV in the box seat against Holy Cross Kalutara on day one in the Under 19 inter-school cricket match played at the BRC ground.

The trios half tons helped Lumbini MV taking first lease of the wicket make a formidable score of 310 for 9 declared. Later Janith Dias and Tharushan who together shared six wickets combined have their opponents struggling on 109 for 8. The match will be continued today.

Lumbini MV 310 for 9 declared

(Tharushan Iddamalgoda 70, Thanuka Dabare 57, Chamara Nishantha 41, Jammika Drana 33, Wasana Madusanka 65 n.o.: Praveen Jayawickrama 4 for 69, Avishka Perera 3 for 74, Nirmal Shanaka 2 for 35)

Holy Cross Kalutara 109 for 8 (Saminda Ravinath 22,Avishka Perera 18, Pasindu Perera 16: Janith Dias 4 for 20, Tharushan Iddamalgoda 2 for 20)

St Benedict’s dominate day one

St Benedict’s dominated the proceedings against St Anne’s Kurunegala on the opening day’s play in their Under 19 match played at the Welagedera Stadium in Kurunegala.

St Benedict’s invited to take first lease of the wicket made a modest score of 185 and then right arm spinner Geethika Jayatileke with a five wicket had St Anne’s in a spot of bother with the score on 84 for 7. The match will be continued today.

St Benedict’s 185 (Thulina Dilna 46, Mahel Jayalath 16, Sithum Wijesinghe 16, Chathura Sumanatileke 16, Yohan Soysa 29 n.o.: Gayesh Kumarasinghe 4 for 32, Mohamed Afshal 2 for 67)

St Anne’s Kurunegala 84 for 7 (Janith Perera 17, Malshan Perera 25 n.o.: Geethika Jayatileke 5 for 25)

Even exchanges at Matara

Exchanges were even at the end of the first day’s play in the Under 19 match between Rahula College Matara and Sri Devananda College Ambalangoda played at Matara. The match will be continued today.

Rahula Matara 91 (K. Hasanga 30: N. Mendis 5 for 21, S. de Silva 2 for 11) and 24 for no loss

Sri Devananda Ambalngoda 100 (C. Milan 39 n.o.: S. Madukalpa 4 for 17, H. Ekanayake 2 for 14, V. Sanjula 2 for 16)