Joes miss out victory by a whisker

U-19 Cricket Tourney

St. Joseph’s College missed out the chance of forcing a victory by a whisker against Lumbini MV in their Under-19 Inter-schools cricket encounter which concluded at Darley Road yesterday.

St. Joseph’s set a target of 103 runs for an outright win in 12 overs fell short by just one run as they ended their second innings with a score of 102 for six wickets. At Darley Road (1st innings win for St. Joseph’s) Lumbini MV: 78 and 316 (Sandunil Wellalage 82, Vinu Hemal 66, Kaveen Peiris 50, Vimukthi Kulatunga 31, Lakshan Gamage 7/70)

St. Joseph’s: (285/8 overnight) 292 (Lakshan Gamage 75, Revan Kelly 44, Nipun Sumanasinghe 40, Dunith Wellalage 39, Jehan Fernandopulle 30, Vimukthi Kulatunga 5/93) and 102/6 (Johanne de Zilva 35, Sachintha Ravindu 33 n.o, Shashin Ravindu 3/47). At Galle (1st innings win for Mahinda) Mahinda: 266 and 59/0 (Navod Paranavithana 40 n.o) Ananda: (22/1 overnight) 189 (Lahiru Hiranya 44, Navod Paranavithana 3/39, Kavindu Ediriweera 3/69). At Reid Avenue (1st innings win for Mahanama) St. Anthony’s Wattala: 98 and 84/5 (Avishka Tharindu 43) Mahanama Colombo: (98/3 overnight) 224/6 declared (Heshan Hettiarachchi 31, Vinuka Rubasinghe 101 n.o). At Rathgama (Vidyaloka MV won by innings and 89 runs) Vidyaloka MV Galle: 272

Madampa MMV Kuleegoda: (114/8 overnight) 114 (Nadeera Ishan 5/44, Kumudu Kisal 4/25) and 69 (Nadeera Ishan 5/21). At Mount Mary (St. John’s won by innings and 55 runs) Carey: 114 and 103 (Mithila Poornajith 4/14, Tharusha Sandaruwan 4/29) St. John’s Nugegoda: 272 (Theshan Malinda 108, Hirusha Sandeepa 85, Nayana Bandara 6/63). At Panadura (Mahanama won by innings and 12 runs)

Lyceum Panadura: 95 and (15/2 overnight) 99 (Ravindu Nethpahan 4/27, Dilshan Madusanka 4/32)

Mahanama Panadura: 206/8 declared (Sudewa Peiris 52, Pubudu Roshan 38, Aran Timold 32).