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Mahanama, Gurukula record big victories

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2 years ago

2024/02/28

Sahan Weerasooriya

Under 19 Cricket

by Reemus Fernando

Mahanama, Colombo, Gurukula, Kelaniya and St. Sylvester’s, Kandy scored notable outright victories in the Under 19 Division I Tier ‘A’ and ‘B’ tournament matches while St. Anthony’s Katugastota and St. Joseph Vaz’s Colleges fought back to force draws to their encounters.

For Mahanama, Inuka Karannagoda bagged seven wickets including a five wicket haul in the second innings to lead Mahanama to innings and two runs victory. He was also the top scorer for Mahanama (79). It was Mahanama’s fourth outright victory.

At Uyanwatta, Thathsara Eshan and Poorna Kalhara shared bowling honours for Gurukula to beat St. Servatius’ by innings and 114 runs.

At Darley Road, St. Anthony’s in their second innings were five wickets down for 79 runs at one stage with a deficit still to be covered but Thisara Ekanayake dropped anchor with an unbeaten century and put on an unfinished stand of 139 runs with Induwara Galapitage to force a draw to the tournament match.

In a traditional match, Lumbini registered an outright victory against President’s.

Match Scores and Results

Mahanama beat Maris Stella by innings and two runs
at Kirimandala Mawatha

Scores:

Maris Stella

137 all out in 48.1 overs (Levin Fernando 32, Hasidu Perera 25, Ramith Bandara 24; Chamika Heenatigala 4/28, Inuka Karannagoda 2/25) and 108 all out in 27.4 overs (Inuka Karannagoda 5/38, Rashmika Perera 3/29)

Mahanama

193 for 6 overnight 247 all out in 62.5 overs (Dulnith Sigera 65, Inuka Karannagoda 79, Eshan Withanage 30, Rashmika Perera 27, Koojana Perera 22; Nilesh Perera 3/53)

Gurukula in innings and 114 runs win at Uyanwatta

Scores:

St. Servatius’

132 all out in 26.3 overs (Risinu Kithmuka 52; Thathsara Eshan 5/23, Poorna Kalhara 3/27) and 111 for 9 in 43.4 overs (Viran Chamuditha 29; Thathsara Eshan 4/40, Poorna Kalhara 5/55)

Gurukula

302 for 6 overnight 357 for 9 decl. in 80.2 overs (Poorna Kalhara 33, Mohomed Mursad 62, Denura Dimansith 80, Thathsara Eshan 61, Janith Mihiranga 48n.o.; Viran Chamuditha 6/113)

Lumbini in innings win at Colts Ground

Scores:

President’s

84 all out in 37.4 overs (Daham Usindu 23; Shahan Kaushalya 5/20) and 126 all out in 44.5 overs (Isara Kanchana 46; Praveen Maneesha 5/52)

Lumbini

377 for 6 overnight 514 for 9 de. in 89.3 overs (Bimsara Weerasinghe 57, Shahan Kaushalya 206, Praveen Maneesha 31, Pasindu Maheesha 42, Ashan Shanilka 76; Sithum Oshanda 4/123)

Isuru, Dasun help St. Joseph Vaz’s force a draw at Kadirana

Scores

Ananda 366 for 8 decl. in 79 overs (Kithma Withanapathirana 130, Kenul de Zoysa 100, Ravishan Perera 35; Himal Ravihansa 3/91, Vishwa Rajapaksa 2/75)

St. Joseph Vaz’s

52 for 2 overnight 209 all out in 69.3 overs (Hansa Mihiranga 57; Yasandu Kiriella 3/49, Ashinsa Nainayaka 3/42) and 149 for 5 in 41 overs (Isuru Jayasekara 42, Dasun Perera 82; Ashinsa Nainayaka 4/21)

St. Sylvester’s pull off four wickets win
at Pannipitiya

Scores:

Dharmapala

147 all out in 56 overs (Thimoth Pathinayake 31n.o.; Isuru Gunasekara 3/25, Nimesha Silva 3/42) and 192 for 8 decl. in 47 overs (Praveen Ranhiru 76)

St. Sylvester’s

125 for 7 overnight 162 all out in 50.1 overs (Adithya Waduge 35, Akila Wickramasinghe 47; Chithum Baddage 4/58) and 181 for 6 in 42 overs (Kashyapa Dissanayake 93, Arusha Jayasinghe 29n.o.)

Royal win first innings points
at Reid Avenue

Scores:

Royal

251 all out in 83.2 overs (Sineth Jayawardena 102, Ovina Ambanpola 46, Ramiru Perera 57; Manuga Guruge 3/23, Pesandu sanjana 2/55) and 48 for 3 in 9 overs (Ramiru Perera 36)

St. Thomas’ Matara

23 for 1 overnight 241 all out in 101 overs (Kumesh Nuwanjana 58, Loshitha Diksith 57n.o.; Ranuka Malaviarachchi 2/51, Ramiru Perera 2/60, Rayan Sugathadasa 2/45)

Thisara, Induwara save St. Anthony’s
at Darley Road

Scores:

St. Anthony’s

206 all out in 61 overs (Kaveesha Piyumal 54n.o.; Yenula Dewthusa 3/63, Dinuk Serasinghe 3/37, Lahiru Amarasekara 3/52) and 218 for 5 decl. in 51 overs (Thisara Ekanayake 101 n.o., Induwara Galapitage 61n.o.; Lahiru Amarasekara 2/50, Yenula Dewthusa 3/79)

St. Joseph’s

290 all out in 82.3 overs (Abishek Jayaweera 57, Senuja Wakunugoda 87, Dinuk Serasinghe 41; Bimash Vidudaya 3/51, Kaveesha Piyumal 5/92)

Dimantha half century powers Trinity
at BOI ground

Scores

Trinity

196 all out in 73.5 overs (Dimantha Mahavithana 50, Supun Waduge 39; Sihath Ramanayake 3/31, Malith de Silva 2/47, Yuri Koththigoda 2/19)

Richmond

40 for no loss in 17 overs

Dewminda anchors St. Sylvester’s at Galle

Scores

Dharmasoka

183 all out in 55.4 overs (Chanuka de Silva 49; Dulsath Nimviru 5/62)

St. Aloysius’

138 for 5 in 44 overs (Deneth Dewminda 56n.o.)

Twenty-three wickets fall on day one
at Mahinda Ground

Scores:

Mahinda

89 all out in 38.5 overs (Pramesh Madhubhashana 27; Nimna Fernando 5/35, Tharuka Manaram 3/15) and 78 for 3 in 29 overs (Tharusha Dilshan 31, Chandupa de Silva 27)

St. Sebastian’s, Katuneriya

75 all out in 26.1 overs (Sadev Nethmina 4/36)

Thomians amass 300 runs against

Petes at Mount Lavinia

Scores:

S. Thomas’

300 for 8 decl. in 87.3 overs (Akash Fernando 65, Mahith Perera 47, Sadev Soysa 24, Senadhi Bulankulame 28, Nathan Caldera 36, Darien Diego 27n.o., Ashen Perera 22n.o.; Shannon Rodrigo 3/70, Vishen Helambage 3/76)

St. Peter’s

26 for no loss in 10 overs at stumps

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De Klerk comes clutch as RCB steal last-ball thriller against Mumbai Indians

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1 hour ago

2026/01/10

Priyan

Nadine de Klerk showed off her finishing prowess on RCB debut ( BCCI)

Nadine de Klerk’s sensational late onslaught, eerily reminiscent of the heist that turned the tables on India at the 2025 ODI World Cup, catapulted RCB to a sensational opening-night win over defending champions Mumbai Indians at the DY Patil Stadium.

That de Klerk pulled it off without Smriti Mandhana, Grace Harris or Richa Ghosh – all gone inside eight overs with RCB still needing 90 – made it even more sensational.

Needing 18 off the final over, de Klerk played out two dot balls, before going 6,4,6 to bring the equation down to 2 off 1. Then with the field in to save the single, she backed away to drill Nat Sciver-Brunt back over the bowler to clinch an improbable win.

De Klerk finished 63 not out along with her 4 for 26 to deliver an MVP performance that left the opponents shell shocked. Harmanpreet Kaur could only muster a wry smile that conveyed more than words could. For her, it was deja vu all over again.

MI could have killed the game at the start of the 19th over with RCB needing 29. Sciver-Brunt putting down a straightforward chance at long-off first ball. Off the fourth, MI missed two opportunities – Amelia Kerr spilled de Klerk’s miscued swipe at deep square, and G Kamal8ni failed to gather the return cleanly for a run out as de Klerk tried to scramble back for a second.

Amid the chaos, Prema Rawat, not called upon to bowl a single over of legspin, still found a way to contribute, walloping two priceless boundaries, including one in the penultimate over, to finish 8 not out.

She couldn’t lay bat on ball earlier in the game, but Kerr’s wickets of Radha Yadav and the dangerous Richa Ghosh in quick succession left RCB – playing a batter short – gasping at 65 for 5 in the eighth over. RCB’s fiery start – they hit seven fours and a six in the first three overs alone – courtesy Grace Harris and Smriti Mandhana, was suddenly being undone. It needed a 52-run partnership from de Klerk and Arundhati Reddy – who made 20 off 25 – to bring RCB’s chase back within the realms of possibility, before de Klerk cut loose.

Lauren Bell set the tone early with a spell of high-class swing bowling. Kerr, opening in Hayley Matthews’ absence due to an illness, was beaten eight times in her first ten deliveries as she failed to combat Bell’s late outswing. She finally scraped off the mark only off her 11th ball.

Bell was trusted with a third over in the powerplay and she finished the job by sending back Kerr with a hard-length delivery she sliced to cover, making 4 off 15. Bell’s figures of 4-1-14-1 underlined just how much she had suffocated MI.

Kamalini briefly dazzled, as did Harmanpreet. If the short-arm jab in front of square off Bell was a teaser, the lofted inside-out hit over extra cover off Shreyanka Patil was blockbuster. The signs were ominous, but a hack off de Klerk saw Harmanpreet nick one to Richa Ghosh to leave MI 67 for 4 in 11 overs.

Promoted ahead of the more accomplished Amanjot Kaur, Sajana survived two chances in as many overs – first by D Hemalatha at midwicket, then by substitute Sayali Satghare at mid-off. At the other end, the pressure was mounting on debutant Nicola Carey, who limped to 14 off 14. MI needed to flick a switch, and Sajana did.

Radha’s left-arm spin was taken for 15 in the 15th over. Then, she clinically took down de Klerk when she returned for her third by using long levers and brute force to muscle big hits in the arc between long-on and deep midwicket for three fours. Overs 14-17 fetched MI 41, and they were back on the move.

Between them, Carey, all timing, and Sajana, gloriously agricultural, contributed 85 to ensure MI would make a match of it, which they did, only to be pipped at the finish line.

Brief scores:

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women 157 for 7 in 20 overs (Nadine de Klerk 63*, Arundhati Reddy 20; Nat Sciver-Brunt 1-47, Shabnim Ismail 1-26, N8cola Carey 2-35, Amanjot Kaur 1-18. Amelia Kerr 2-13) beat Mumbai Indians Women 154 for 6 in 20 overs (Gunalan Kamalini 32, Harmanpreet Kaur 20, Sajeevan Sajana 45, Nicola Carey 40; Lauren Bell1-14, Nad8ne de Klerk 4-26, Shreyanka Patil 1-32) by three wickets

(Cricinfo)

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Thomians post 292 runs

Published

2 hours ago

2026/01/10

Thilina Walpola

Under 19 Cricket

Half centuries by Ludeesha Matarage and Reshon Soloman and useful contributions from top order batsmen helped S. Thomas’ post 292 runs against Wesley in the Under 19 traditional cricket encounter at Mount Lavinia on Friday.

‎At Reid Avenue Rehan Peiris top scored with 82 runs as Royal scored 265 runs against St. Joseph’s on day one in their traditional match.

‎Ananda did well to restrict St. Anthony’s Katugastota to 163 runs but the home team lost two quick wickets for 16 runs in their response at Ananda Mawatha.

‎‎Scores

‎Thomians post 292 against Wesley

at Mount Lavinia

‎Scores

‎S. Thomas’ 292 in 79.6 overs

(Jayden Amaraweera 39, Ludeesha Matarage 73, Aaron Kodituwakku 28, Reshon Soloman 56, Shanil Perera 33; Rashmika Amararatne 4/58, Rasheed Nahyan 2/54, Methnula Mayadunna 2/46)

‎Wesley 28 for 1 in 13 overs

‎‎Royal 265, Joes 35/0 at Reid Avenue

‎‎Scores

‎Royal 265 all out in 78 overs

(Hirun Liyanarachchi 28, Rehan Peiris 82, Yasindu Dissanayake 24, Manuth Dasanayaka 25, Shehandu Sooriyaarachchi 20n.o.; Nushan Perera 3/100, Vishwa Peiris 5/60)

‎St. Joseph’s 35 for no loss in 12.2 overs

(Aveesha Samash 27n.o.)

‎St. Anthony’s restricted to 163 runs at Ananda Mawatha

‎Scores

‎St. Anthony’s 163 all out in 68.2 overs

(Praveen Gamage 21, Dinul Wijesinghe 65n.o., Ryan Gregory 21; Pasan Batugahage 2/22, Kithma Widanapathirana 3/58, Sharada Jayarathna 3/29)

‎Ananda 16 for 2 in 8 overs

‎Division I Tier B Cricket

‎‎Moratu MV on first inning, St. Anne’s

better in second innings at Moratuwa

‎Scores

‎Moratu MV 288 all out in 77.4 overs (Deneth Sithumina 54, Sanjana Senevirathne 111, Menuka Kothalawala 39n.o.; Sanuja Dissanayake 5/85, Yashmith Jayasundara 2/28, Nesad Weerasekara 2/93)

‎St. Anne’s 57 for 4 overnight 139 all out in 32.5 overs (Ishan Khan 28, Kushan Subasinghe 50n.o., ; Menuka Kothalawala 4/54, Vihanga Nethsara 3/27, Nipuna Sithum 2/34) and 300 for 8 decl. in 74 overs (Sanuka Kemsara 57, Methviru Abeysekara 30, Kushan Subasinghe 54, Yashmith Jayasundara 58, Sanuja Dissanayake 43; Sasindu Peiris 3/55, Sanjana Seneviratne 2/46, Sudharshana Suwaris 3/79)

‎‎St. Sebastians’ on first innings win at Katuneriya

‎‎Scores

‎St. Sebastians’ 145 all out in 35.1 overs (Dinindu Dilan 48, Maheesha Sithum 25; Thrindu Naveen 2/39, Menula Dambakumbura 5/40, Dimuthu Tharuka 2/13) and 130 all out in 46.2 overs (Maheesha Sithum 76; Menula Dambakumbura 7/55, Dasith Senal 3/49)

‎Isipatana 81 for 6 overnight 143 all out in 49.2 overs (Dewshan Deneth 26, Dasith Senal 20, Tharindu Naveen 24; Maheesha Sithum 3/48, Sachintha Sandeep 2/38, Damsith Subashan 2/28, Tharuka Manaram 2/11) and 83 for 7 in 28 overs (Maleesha Sandaruwan 26; Tharuka Manaram 2/27, Damsith Subashana 2/05) (RF)