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Cambrian Rusandu spins Colombo South to victory
SLC Under 15 Youth League
by Reemus Fernando
Prince of Wales College left-arm spinner Rusandu Silva captured five wickets for Colombo South Under 15s to record a 23 runs victory over Colombo North Under 15s in the Sri Lanka Cricket conducted Under 15 Youth league tournament match at MCA ground on Wednesday.
Chasing 122 runs to win Colombo North were dismissed for 98 runs as Silva grabbed five wickets for 14 runs in nine overs. His spell included two maidens. Himaru Deshan who took five wickets in their first victory on Tuesday picked up two wickets.
Sahan Rashmika and skipper Lithum Senuja were the only batsmen to reach double figures for Colombo North. Despite losing wickets at regular intervals, Colombo North were optimistic as skipper Lithum Senuja anchored one end. But he ran out of partners and remained unbeaten on 37 runs when they were bowled out in the 36th over.
On Tuesday, Colombo South beat Galle by 166 runs. Deshan with a five wicket haul and Rehan Peiris with a century excelled for the winners.
Meanwhile, on Wednesday Galle overcame Dambulla with 28 runs victory in a weather affected match.
Results
Colombo South beat Colombo North by 23 runs at MCA ground
Colombo South U15s
121 all out in 43.5 overs (Hirun Matheesha 18, Jason Fernando 17, Rusandu Silva 18, Himaru Deshan 18; Sadeesha Silva 2/12, Lahiru Lakmal 3/29)
Colombo North U15s
98 all out in 35.4 overs (Sahan Rashmika 24, Lithum Senuja 37n.o.; Rusandu Silva 5/14, Himaru Deshan 2/14, Janul Damhiru 2/19)
Galle beat Dambulla at DSS ground
Scores:
Galle
U15s 137 for 7 in 23 overs (Sisuru Jayanada 20, Arosha Sithumina 22, Yasiru Lakshan 27, Ludeesha Nimsara 35; Kavindu Abeyratne 2/34, Pudasara Premawansha 2/18)
Dambulla
U15s 100 for 8 in 21 overs (Akein Amarajeewa 20, Praveen Rukunayaka 21, Shenon Fernando 24; Praveen Madusanka 3/24, Kavika Madushanka 2/14)
A 36 ball 63 by Sahan Arachchige and three wickets each by Eshan Malinga [3-13] and Tharindu Rathnayake [3-19] helped Galle Gallants defeat Jaffna Kings by 60 runs in the 10th match of the Lanka Premier League 2026. Galle Gallants lead the points table with three wins from four outings.
Scores:
Galle Gallants 193/8 in 20 overs [Chris Lynn 46, Sahan Arachchige 63, Dasun Shanaka 12, Dinura Kalupahana 10, Mohammad Nawaz 27; Mohamed Shiraz 1-23, Dunith Wellalage 1-13, Shakib Al Hasan 1-27, Dilshan Madushanaka 2-35, Lizaad Williams 2-37]
Jaffna Kings 133 in 17.5 overs [Kamil Mishara 15, Ibrahim Zadran 11, David Weise 22, Dunith Wellalage 56; Dasun Shanaka 1-21, Tharindu Rathnayake 3-19, Akif Javed 1-22, Eshan Malinga 3-13, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth 1-32]
Half centuries by Rubin Hermann and Janith Liyanage and a three wicket haul by Mujeeb Ur Rahman helped Colombo Kaps defeat Kandy Royals by 24 runs in the 9th match of the Lanka Premier League 2026 played at Dambulla on Thursday [23rd July]’
Scores:
Colombo Kaps 192/9 in 20 overs [Rubin Hermann 53, Sharujan Shanmuganathan 14, Janith Liyanage 52*, James Neesham 24, Binura Fernando 21; Vijay Shankar 1-0, Shaheen Shah Afridi 2-34, Nuwan Thushara 1-31, Moeen Ali 2-31, Dushan Hemantha 2-20]
Kandy Royals 169/8 in 20 overs [Kusal Perera 19, Dale Phillips 38, Vijay Shankar 30, Angelo Mathews 39*, Dushan Hemantha 11*; Shahnawaz Dahani 1-35, Wanuja Sahan 1-24, Mujeeb Ur Rahman 3-34, Malsha Tharupathi 1-29, James Neesham 1-07]
Hosts Sri Lanka made a winning start to their Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Group IV campaign, edging out Qatar 2-1 in a closely contested opening-day tie at the Sri Lanka Tennis Association courts in Colombo on Wednesday.
The visitors struck first when Mubarak Alharrasi defeated Sri Lanka’s Apna Perera 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 in a hard-fought opening singles encounter, giving Qatar an early 1-0 lead.
Sri Lanka bounced back in the second singles as Thehan Wijemanne produced a spirited comeback to overcome Mossa Alharrasi 3-6, 6-4, 6-4. After dropping the opening set, Wijemanne showed great composure to win the next two sets and level the tie at 1-1.
The decisive doubles match proved to be a tense affair, with Apna Perera returning to partner Saha Kapilasena. The Sri Lankan duo held their nerve in two tie-breaks to defeat Jabar Al Mutawan and Mossa Alharrasi 7-6, 7-6, sealing the tie 2-1 for the hosts.
Sri Lanka’s ability to recover from the opening singles defeat highlighted the team’s resilience as Wijemanne’s comeback victory and the doubles pair’s clutch performance ensured a successful start to their campaign. The hosts will now look to build on the opening-day victory as they continue their quest for promotion in the Asia/Oceania Group IV competition.
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