Kalana leads DSS to the top

D.S. Senanayake College’s Under 13 cricket team top their Group in the ongoing Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association organised Under 13 cricket series Division I. DSS so far played three matches with one win. The other two matches ended in no-decisions. They beat Trinity College, Kandy and drew with Mahanama College and Tissa M.V., Kalutara.

Kalana Jayawardene spearheaded the D.S. Senanayake attack with his wily off-spinners claiming 17 wickets in the three matches played so far with two five wicket hauls.

In the first match against Mahanama Vidyalaya, DSS batting first scored 171 in 61 overs. Kalindu Ransika (32), Lahiru Samaranayake (27) Maneendra Jayatilleke (20) were the main contributors while Yasiru Kasthuriarachchi and Nipul Yanseth were the most successful Mahanama bowlers to claim 4/37 each.

Despite a fighting 53 by Vinuka Arachchige, Mahanama were struggling to save the match with 117 for 8 at the close in 44 overs. Kalana Jayawardene was the main destroyer to claim five wickets for twenty runs and was well supported by right arm leg spinner Lahiru Samaranayake (2/25) and Gayathra Shehan (1/3).

In the second match played ay Kandy DSS scored a close 37 run win on the first innings over Trinity College. Its Kalana Jayawardene again destroyed the Trinity batting line to claim 5/14 and were dismissed for 63 in 45 overs and in the second innings they were 72 for 4 with Kalana capturing 3/22 which gave him a match bag of 8 wickets for 36 runs. The lads from Colombo too didn’t find things easy and were dismissed for 100 runs in 36 overs.

Against Tissa M.V., Kalutara DSS batting first were dismissed for 156 in 57 overs. Maneendra Jayatilleke top scored with 46 while Dhanushka Ellawala 35, Teron Baskaran 21 and Lahiru Samaranayake 17 were the main scorers. In their turn Tissa M.V. were 130 for 8 at the close in 47 overs. Again the spin trio of DSS headed by Kalana Jayawardene (3/54), Lahiru Samaranayake (2/28) and Gayathra Shehan (1/17) trouble the Kalutara lads.

Chief Scores:

(Kulindu Ransika 32, Lahiru Samaranayake 27, Maneendra Jayatilleke 20, Yasiru Kasthuriarachchi 4/37, Nipul Yanseth 4/37)

(Vinuka Arachchige 53, Kalana Jayawardene 5/20, Lahiru Samaranayake 2/25, Gayathra Shehan 1/3)

(Kalana Jayawardene 5/14, Missaka Nadun 3/9) and 72/4 at close (Tharindu Balasuriya 35 n.o., Kalana Jayawardene 3/22)

(Missaka Nadun 21, Kalhara Herath 2/19)

(Maneendra Jayatilleke 46, Dhanushka Ellawala 35, Teron Baskaran 21, Lahiru Samaranayake 17, Hasinu Harindra 4/24, Harsha Madusanka 2/27)

(Romesh Danushka 35, Hasinu Harendra 44, Kalana Jayawardene 3/54, Lahiru Samaranayake 2/28, Gayathra Shehan 1/17)