Easy eight-wicket win for St. Sebastian’s
St. Sebastian’s College Katuneriya coasted to a comfortable eight-wicket win over St. Mary’s College Kegalle in the match which ended at Katuneriya. St. Sebastian’s in pursuit of 104 runs for victory reached the target in just 15.1 overs.
Despite tons scored by Pawan Ratnayake and Sonal Gamage the match between Mahanama College Colombo and Thurstan College played at Thurstan ground ended in a draw.
Sandaruwan Chinthaka’s all-round performance paved the way for Galahitiyawa Central to chalk up a massive win by 229run against Sandalanka Central played at Sandalankawa while St. Thomas’ College Kotte registered an easy first innings win over Siddhartha MV Balapitiya at Kalutara. Results:
At Katuneriya – St. Sebastian’s won by eight wickets
St. Mary’s Kegalle 147 (Gajitha Kotuwegoda 42, Sineth Weerasooriys 26: Sithum Akilanka 5 for 41, Dulaj Ashen 3 for 22) and 124 (Pasan Walisinghe 32, Gajitha Kotuwegoda 20: Dushan Pramod 4 for 30, Sithum Achiranga 3 for 36)
St. Sebastian’s Katuneriya (103/5 overnight) 168 (Ayon Abishek 44, Sithum Thiwanka 31, Methma Damsara 24: Thineth Weerasuriya 4 for 43, Akalanka Pethiyagoda 2 for 47) and 106 for 2 (Dilshan Madusanka 36, Dulaj Ashen 39 n.o.) At Reid Avenue – Match drawn Mahanama Colombo (295/5 overnight) 323 for 9 declared (Pawan Ratnayake 123, Sonal Gamage 108, Vinuka Rupasinghe 37, Pawantha Weerasinghe 28: Ayesh Harshana 5 for 112, Bawantha Jayasinghe 2 for 40)
Thurstan 163 for 8 (Yohan Liyanage 49, Pruthuvi Tharushka 40, Ranesh Silva 37 n.o.: Pathum Boteju 4 for 41, Sonal Gamage 2 for 30)
At Sandalankawa – Galahitiyawa Central won by 229 runs
Galahitiyawa Central 289 (Sandaruwan Chinthaka 84, Manujitha Ravishan 48, Esanda Sithum 36, Nimsara Sadhupa 30, Manoj Kumara 28: Inuwara Wijetileke 6 for 117) and 194 for 6 declared (Isuru Tharaka 41, Sandaruwan Chinthaka 34, Manoj Kumara 32, Senesh Nadeeshan 31, Nimsara Sadupa 21: Saumya Niwaratne 2 for 57, Induwara Wijetileke 2 for 69)
Sandalanka MV 119 (Saumya Niwaratne 34, Chamod Senaratne 26: Nimasara Sadupa 6 for 9, Sandaruwan Chinthaka 3 for 25) and 135 (Chathuranga Ratnayake 37, Senal Ashen 20: Sandaruwan Chinthaka 6 for 39, Nimsara Sadupa 2 for 25)
At Kalutara – First innings win for St. Thomas’ Kotte
Siddhartha MV Balapitiya 121 (Prasanna Kumara 24, Ravindu Madushan 21: Tharanga Pramod 3 for 21, Adithya Sooriyabandara 2 for 17, Sachintha Williamson 2 for 27, Jehan David 2 for 29) and 219 for 6 (Kavindu Kalhara 82, Miyuru Dilshan 46, Dinushka Madusanka 43 n.o.: Janith Perera 4 for 39)
St. Thomas’ Kotte 302 for 9 declared (Ashen Chamuditha 115, Adithya Sooriyabandara 53, Sakith Perera 36, Sachintha Williamson 31: Sasindu Nimesha 3 for 70, Ravindu Madusanka 2 for 28, Thushara Dilshan 2 for 40)