First innings win for Joseph Vaz

Joesph Vaz Wennappuwa registered a first innings win over Mahanama Colombo in their Under 19 cricket match concluded at the Albert Peiris Stadium in Wennappuwa yesterday.

Joseph Vaz in reply to Mahanama’s score of 269 resuming on their overnight score of 17 for no loss went on to post a formidable score of 330 for 7 with Sewwinda Silva making an unbeaten 120.

Mahanama Colombo 269 (Kalindu Lakshan 43, Kavindu Munasinghe 39, Nayana Prabath 35, Subuddhi Kaushalya 32, Senura Welagedera 25, Gihan Sanjeewa 22: Avishka Fernando 2 for 36, Shavinda Deemantha 2 for 48, Primash Obris 2 for 57)

Joseph Vaz Wennappuwa (17/0 overnight) 330 for 7 (Dulashan Perera 55, Shavinda Deemantha 43, Rukshan Fernando 26, Shehan Madusanka 22, Janappriya Fernando 19, Sewwinda Silva 120 n.o.: Gihan Sajeewa 5 for 105)

Devapathiraja MMV on first in-

nings

The Under 19 match between Debarawewa National School and Devapathiraja MMV Rathgama played at Debarawewa ended in a first innings win for the home team.

Devapathiraja MMV Rathgama 177 (Ramindu Dilshan 43, Raveen Yasas 23, Dilshan Kanchana 21, Lahiru Maduwantha 21, Prasanna Karunawansa 20, Nilanka Rukshitha 15: Tharindu Sachintha 4 for 18, P. Madushan 4 for 38) and 108 (Prasanna Karunawansa 24, Nilanka Rukshitha 23, Chathura Lakshan 15: Lanka Hemanayake 6 for 25, Isuru Chandana 2 for 9)

Debarawewa NS (40/3 overnight) 102 (Sasindu Priyashan 52, Deemantha Wimalaweera 15: Dilshan Kanchana 4 for 39, Chathura Lakshan 3 for 22, Umesh Kasun 2 for 1) and 122 for 7 (Dharshana Lakmal 25, Isuru Chandana 18, Sasindu Priyashan 17, Tharindu Sachintha 17 n.o.: Raveen Yasas 2 for 8)