Kalana steers S. Thomas’ to an innings win

Left-arm pacie Kalana Perera ended with an impressive matchbag of 10 for 54 to help S. Thomas’ College record an innings and 119-run win over Mahanama College, Colombo in their Under-19 Inter-schools Cricket Tournament encounter which concluded at Mount Lavinia yesterday.

Meanwhile, St. Peter’s College dominated proceedings against Royal College in their drawn match at Bambalapitiya.

At Mount Lavinia (S. Thomas’ won by innings and 119 runs)

S. Thomas’: 395/5 declared Mahanama (37/4 overnight): 68 (Kalana Perera 6/33, Dilmin Ratnayake 3/11) and 208 (Pathum Boteju 62, Pawantha Weerasinghe 60, Sonal Dinusha 32, Kalana Perera 4/21). At Bambalapitiya (Match drawn) St. Peter’s: 329/6 declared

Royal: 125 (Isiwara Dissanayake 30, Kanishka Maduwantha 5/28, Santhush Gunatileke 3/18) and 177/3 (Ahan Sanchitha 58, Kamil Mishara 30, Isiwara Dissanayake 30, Pasindu Sooriyabandara 33 n.o).

At Matara (1st innings win for St. Servatius’, Matara)

St. Servatius’: 231

St. Joseph Vaz, Wennappuwa (81/4 overnight): 131 (Nipun Dhananjaya 66, Chethaka Denuwan 3/22, Shashika Dilshan 3/23) and 21/0.

At Wattala (Christ the King, Ja-ela) won by 75 runs)

Christ the King: 254 and 64 (Nisal Hettiarachchi 5/23, Lakindu Sachith 4/23)

Lyceum, Nugegoda (145/6 overnight): 180 (Kaushal Mendis 56, Nisal Hettiarachchi 35, Isuru Lakshan 5/33) and 63 (Isuru Lakshan 7/18).