Isipatana conclude tournament as table leaders

Under 19 Division I Cricket

by Reemus Fernando

Isipatana concluded the group stage of the Under 19 Division I Tier ‘B’ cricket tournament as leaders of their group after the rain hampered encounter against Dharmaraja ended in a no decision at Colts ground on Monday.

The team captained by Lesandu Kalpage ended up with an aggregate of 93.31 points after their eighth and final group match produced no result. The no decision in their last encounter will however leave them in danger of losing the top position as Sri Sumangala and St. Aloysius’ who are following them closely have at least one more match in the tournament.

During the tournament proper, Isipatana beat St. Anthony’s Wattala by nine wickets, beat St. Sylvester’s by an innings and 44 runs and beat Wesley by nine wickets. Their other results included a first innings win against De Mazenod, a first innings defeat (Sri Sumangala) and a six wicket defeat at the hands of St. Aloysius’. Their match against Devapathiraja too ended in a no decision.

By finishing as table leaders, the team coached by Heshan Thilakaratne are certain of a quarter-final place.

The final match saw skipper Kalpage producing his best performance with the bat in the tournament as he top scored with 80 run for them to post 251 runs. In their essay Dharmaraja were 124 for four wickets at stumps.