Sports
Gimshan hammers 149 runs as Ananda beat DSS
Under 17 Division I Cricket
by Reemus Fernando
Centuries by Iruth Gimshan of Ananda College and Dhanuja Induwara of Mahinda College and a five wicket haul by left-arm spinner Jerom Thilina of De La Sale were the highlights as Ananda, Mahinda and Royal won their Inter School Under 17 Division I encounters played on Friday.
Gimshan scored 149 runs in 141 balls inclusive of 15 fours and six sixes and Sachin Jayasinghe came up with all round performances for Ananda as the visitors romped to a huge 177 runs victory over D.S. Senanayake in their match played at D.S. Senanayake College ground.
Sachin took two wickets after cracking a quick fire 67 runs which came in 48 balls. His knock included seven fours and a six.
In the match played at Galle International Stadium, Mahinda posted 263 runs against Sri Devananda as Induwara top scored with 122 runs. Devananda were dismissed for 102 runs.
At Reid Avenue, Royal cruised to a 92 runs victory over De La Sale as the latter were restricted to 112 runs. De La Sale conceded as many as 55 extras but left-arm spinner Jerom Thilina gave some consolation as he produced impressive figures picking up five wickets (8.5-1-32-5).
Match Results
Ananda beat DSS at D.S. Senanayake College Grounds
Scores:
Ananda
315 for 5 in 50 overs (Viduna Wijebandara 46, Iruth Gimshan 149, Sachin Jayasinghe 67)
DSS
138 all out in 32.5 overs (Manura Peiris 80; Sachin Jayasinghe 2/13, Ayesh Sashimal 3/28)
Royal beat De La Sale at Reid Avenue
Scores:
Royal
204 all out in 43.5 overs (Sineth Jayawardena 30, Ovina Ambanpola 24, Venusha Akash 40, Sandesh Ramanayake 24; Buddika Randunu 3/32, Alexander Romesh 2/31, Jerom Thilina 5/32)
De La Sale
112 all out in 40.1 overs (Rushan Salinda 19; Venusha Aakash 2/13, Duneth Sugunawardena 2/17, Sineth Jayawardena 3/13)
Mahinda beat Sri Devananda at Galle
Scores:
Mahinda 263 for 7 in 50 overs (Dhanuja Induwara 122, Ranmina Hettiarachchi 36, Tharusha Dilshan 29n.o., Pramesh Madubashana 25n.o.; Kaveesha Hansaka 3/60, Wanith De Silva 2/38)
Sri Devananda
102 all out in 40.1 overs (Kanchana de Livera 28, Mithila Achinthaka 19, Vihanga Malith 18; Dinura Kalupahana 3/28, Ninura Deelaka 2/11, Ranmina Hettiarachchi 2/08)
Sri Lanka elected to bat first in the second ODI against England at the R Premadasa International Stadium
Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kamil Mishara, Kusal Mendis (wk), Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Janith Liyanage, Pavan Rathnayake, Dunith Wellalage, Pramod Madushan, Jeffrey Vandersay, Asitha Fernando
England: Rehan Ahmed, Ben Duckett, Joe Root, 4Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook (capt), Jos Buttler (wk), Will Jacks, Sam Curran, Jamie Overton, Liam Dawson, Adil Rashid
Tanzid Hasan’s century propelled Rajshahi Warriors to their first BPL trophy, after they beat Chattogram Royals by 63 runs in the final.
Tanzid became the third batter after Tamim Iqbal and Chris Gayle to score a century in the BPL final, helping Rajshahi to a competitive 174 for 4 after batting first.
Chattogram, the underdog side of the tournament which came good despite not having a proper team owner, were bowled out for 111 runs in 17.5 overs. Sri Lanka fast bowler Binura Fernando took four wickets, and left-arm spinner Hasan Murad took three wickets.
It was Rajshahi’s batting that set the tone for the win. They got an early boost when openers Tanzid and Sahibzada Farhan added 83 runs for the first wicket in 10.2 overs. Farhan made a run-a-ball 30 with two fours and a six, but it was Tanzid who held Rajshahi’s innings together. He added 47 runs with Kane Williamson, before reaching his third T20 century, off 61 balls. Tanzid struck seven sixes and six fours, before falling for 100 in the penultimate over.
Shoriful Islam took his BPL tally to 26 wickets for the season with two wickets, while Mukidul Islam was Chattogram’s best bowler on the day, taking 2 for 20 from his four overs.
Fernando gave Rajshahi another good start with the ball, removing Mohammad Naim and Mahmudul Hasan Joy in the third over. He returned to remove Asif Ali and Shoriful Islam to finish with excellent figures of 4 for 9.
Murad then struck, first with the big wicket of Hassan Nawaz, followed by wickets of Chattogram captain Mahedi Hasan and Mirza Baig. Chattogram’s chase never really took off, as the rest of the Rajshahi bowlers took control after Murad’s four overs.
Brief scores:
Rajshahi Warriors 174 for 4 in 20 overs (Tanzid Hasan 100, Sahibzada Farhan 30, Kane Williamson 24, Najmul Hossain Shanto 11; Shoriful Islam 2-33, Mukidul Islam 2-20) beat Chattogram Royals 111 in 17.5 overs (Mirza Baig 39, Hasan Nawaz 11, Zahiduzzaman 11, Asif Ali 21; Binura Fernando 4-90, James Neesham 2-24, Abdul Gaffar Saqlain 1-24, Hasan Murad 3-15) by 63 runs
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Bangladesh cruised to a seven wicket victory to close out their group stage, with a three-for from Iqbal Hossain Emon, and an 82-ball 64 from captain Azizul Hakim leading the way against USA.
Batting first, USA lost opener Amrinder Gill and No. 3 Arjun Mahesh by the end of the third over. But a more applied approach from Sahil Garg and Utkarsh Srivastava took them out of the powerplay to the relative safety of 33 for 2.
The scoring rate was slow throughout their innings, with Bangladesh’s Al Fahad, Shariar Ahmed and Rizan Hossan all taking two wickets, and keeping the scoring rate around a touch below four. When Adnit Jhamb walked out at No. 7 in the 30th over, he kicked into a higher gear. He hit just three boundaries and a six during his knock of 68, but rotated the strike much better than any other USA batter on the day. Alongside the lower order, Jhamb dragged their total up to a respectable 199.
Bangladesh, however, remained in cruise control during the chase. Opener Zawad Abrar was particularly brutal, hitting five fours and three sixes as he raced away to a 42-ball 47. He fell to a caught-and-bowled effort off Garg, but by that point, Bangladesh were 78 for 1, and more than a third of the way to their target.
Another big partnership followed after his dismissal: Hakim hit the sole half-century of the match, stitching together an 88-run partnership with Kalam Siddiki. By the time he was the third batter to be dismissed, the result was a foregone conclusion.
Rizan Hossan hit two sixes in back-to-back overs in the company of Siddiki. The second one closed out the match, giving Bangladesh their first win of the tournament, and pushing USA out of contention for the Super Sixes
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Bangladesh Under 19s 201 for 3 in 41.3 overs (Azizul Hakim 64, Zawad Abrar 47; Rifat Beg 30, Kalam Siddiki 30*; Ritvik Appidi 1-27) beat USA Under 19s 199 in 50 overs (Adnit Jhamb 68*, Utkarsh Srivastava 39; Iqbal Hossain Emon 3-41, Al Fahad 2-38, Shahriar Ahmed 2-32, Rizan Hossan 2-27) by seven wickets
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