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Lumbini’s Kaushalya smashes double century in 173 balls

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8 months ago

2024/02/27

Sahan Weerasooriya

Shahan Kaushalya scored a double century as Lumbini posted 377 for six wickets at stumps.

Under 19 Cricket

by Reemus Fernando

Shahan Kaushalya excelled with a five wicket haul and a double century as Lumbini took complete control of the Under 19 match against President’s College, Rajagiriya at Colts ground on Monday.

Kalushalya’s five wicket haul was key to dismissing President’s for 84 runs.

In their reply, Lumbini reached 377 for six wickets at stumps with Kaushalya top scoring with 206 runs.

Kaushalya hammered 31 fours and three sixes in his knock which came in 173 balls.

His was not the only century of the day as Sri Lanka Under 19 captain Sineth Jayawardena scored a century against St. Thomas’, Matara for them to post 251 runs in their Division I Tier ‘A’ match at Reid Avenue.

At Darley Road an unbeaten half century by Kaveesha Piyumal helped St. Anthony’s College, Katugastota top 200 runs against St. Joseph’s. The home team were 132 for five wickets at stumps on day.

In a Division I Tier ‘B’ match between Ananda and St. Joseph Vaz’s a fifth wicket stand of 183 runs between Kithma Withanapathirana (130) and Kenul de Zoysa (100) was the highlight as Ananda went on to post 366 runs for eight wickets declared.

Match Scores and Results

Lumbini dominate at Colts Ground

Scores:

President’s

84 all out in 37.4 overs (Daham Usindu 23; Shahan Kaushalya 5/20)

Lumbini

377 for 6 in 62 overs (Bimsara Weerasinghe 57, Shahan Kaushalya 206, Praveen Maneesha 31, Pasindu Maheesha 42; Sithum Oshanda 3/78)

Ananda amass 366 runs for eight wickets 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 in 12 overs

Hard fought first innings win for Moratu MV at Karandeniya

Scores:

Moratu MV

246 all out in 85.2 overs (Deneth Sithumina 99n.o., Nidharshana Fernando 62; Vihanga Indusara 2/28, Sandaru Malshan 2/35, Darshaka Sandeep 4/55) and 39 for 1 in 18 overs

Devapathiraja

219 all out in 104.1 overs (Gimhan Rasanjana 59, Vihanga Indusara 31; Himash Tharushka 3/29, Nishitha Fernando 2/56, Vihanga Nimsara 3/51)

Dharmapala 147, St. Sylvester’s 125/7 at Pannipitiya

Scores:

Dharmapala

147 all out in 56 overs (Thimoth Pathinayake 31n.o.; Isuru Gunasekara 3/25, Nimesha Silva 3/42)

St. Sylvester’s

125 for 7 in 41.4 overs (Adithya Waduge 35; Chithum Baddage 3/37)

Tier ‘A’

Sineth century helps Royal 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)

St. Thomas’ Matara

23 for 1 in 12 overs

Mahanama take first innings advantage 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)

Mahanama

193 for 6 in 43 overs (Dulnith Sigera 65, Inuka Karannagoda 51n.o., Rashmika Perera 27, Koojana Perera 22; Nilesh Perera 3/53)

Gurukula in box seat at Uyanwatta

Scores:

St. Servatius’

132 all out in 26.3 overs (Risinu Kithmuka 52; Thathsara Eshan 5/23, Poorna Kalhara 3/27)

Gurukula

302 for 6 in 70 overs (Poorna Kalhara 33, Mohomed Mursad 62, Denura Dimansith 80, Thathsara Eshan 61; Viran Chamuditha 4/94)

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October 18 at the Women’s T20 World Cup: West Indies take on New Zealand in a battle of underdogs

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48 mins ago

2024/10/18

Priyan

West Indies celebrate their semi-final qualification (Cricinfo)

New Zealand vs West Indies

Sharjah, 6pm local time

Stefanie Taylor missed the England game with a knee injury. In her absence, Qiana Joseph opened the innings and smashed 52 off 38 balls to give West Indies a memorable win. New Zealand, meanwhile, brought in left-arm spinner Fran Jonas for offspinner Leigh Kasperek for their match against Pakistan. Jonas picked up 1 for 8 in her two overs in a winning cause.

West Indies have won just five out of the 23 T20Is they have played against New Zealand. Two of those five wins came in the T20 World Cup, in 2012 and 2016. The 2016 game was also a semi-final , where West Indies defended 143 before going on to beat Australia to lift the trophy.

New Zealand squad:

Sophie Devine (capt), Suzie Bates, Eden Carson, Isabella Gaze (wk), Maddy Green, Brooke Halliday, Fran Jonas, Leigh Kasperek, Amelia Kerr, Jess Kerr, Rosemary Mair, Molly Penfold, Georgia Plimmer, Hannah Rowe, Lea Tahuhu

West Indies squad:

Hayley Matthews (capt), Aaliyah Alleyne, Shamilia Connell, Deandra Dottin, Shemaine Campbelle (wk), Ashmini Munisar, Afy Fletcher, Stafanie Taylor, Chinelle Henry, Chedean Nation, Qiana Joseph, Zaida James, Karishma Ramharack, Mandy Mangru, Nerissa Crafton

Tournament guide:

New Zealand started the tournament with a big win against India. Following a loss against Australia, they went on to win the next two matches, against Sri Lanka and Pakistan, to seal a semi-final spot in a Women’s T20 World Cup for the first time since 2016. West Indies started their campaign with a loss but won their next three games. They knocked out one of the tournament favourites England in their last group-stage match to qualify for the semi-final.

Player to watch:

Few in women’s cricket can hit the ball as hard as Deandra Dottin and she has shown that at this World Cup too. She has the highest strike rate (167.30) and most sixes so far in this tournament. Against England, she smashed offspinner Charlie Dean for two sixes and a four in an over. Her quick knocks meant West Indies did not have to worry about their net run rate throughout the group stage.

Georgia Plimmer has contributed crucial runs at the top of the order for New Zealand. The 20-year-old scored a 53 off 44 against Sri Lanka to set up the chase. In New Zealand’s opening match, it was her 34 off 23 balls that took India by surprise. With 108 runs from four innings, at a strike rate of 122.72, she is currently New Zealand’s top run-getter in the tournament. Given the average first-innings total in Sharjah in this tournament has been only 119, another quick start from her could be decisive.

(Cricinfo)

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South Africa stun serial winners Australia to enter World Cup final

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7 hours ago

2024/10/18

Priyan

Anneke Bosch played plenty of sweeps in her unbeaten 74 (Cricinfo)

South Africa showed ’em all how it is done – with the papare band blaring at the Dubai International Stadium in front of a sparse crowd.

A collective bowling effort was followed by a strong batting show, led by a 96-run partnership between captain Laura Wolvaardt and Anneke Bosch. They registered an eight-wicket win in the first semi-final to send Australia packing from Women’s T20 World Cup 2024, thereby ending their run of seven successive finals in the competition.

Australia’s first ICC competition after Meg Lanning’s retirement ended up in the knockout stages, with the six-time champions also missing Alyssa Healy, who suffered a foot injury against Pakistan.

South Africa first restricted Australia to 134 for 5 despite a late surge, and then romped home by eight wickets with 16 balls to spare to make a massive statement and enter their second consecutive T20 World Cup final.

The clarity in South Africa’s thinking was evident at the toss, when they inserted Australia in a crunch game. Marizanne Kapp and Ayabonga Khaka got enough swing with the new ball. In fact, Khaka did not even have to find out about the purchase to pick up a wicket. Her first ball in the game was a length ball that shaped away a touch and Grace Harris slashed into the hands of backward point

Nonkululeko Mlaba and Co celebrate Tahlia McGrath’s wicket (Cricinfo)

Kapp had extracted enough movement both ways in the opening over. In her second, she saw a free hit being dispatched through square leg by Georgia Wareham. But she used the outswing to undo the batter, the DRS coming to South Africa’s aid. Kapp bowled one on good length around the fifth stump and Wareham couldn’t resist the slash. The on-field umpire missed the edge but Kapp and wicketkeeper Sinalo Jafta knew.

Kapp was getting so much assistance that Wolvaardt gave her a third straight over inside the powerplay. Australia managed only 35 for 2 in the first six overs, their lowest in the phase in this T20 World Cup, and ended up facing 19 dots.

Beth Mooney and Tahlia McGrath are called ‘McMooney’ by fans for their numerous rescue acts with the bat. They joined forces when Australia were 18 for 2 after three overs. McGrath ended the powerplay with two fours off Nonkululeko Mlaba’s over, but it felt the ball was not coming onto the bat. Wolvaardt exploited that by bringing spin on from both ends and McGrath’s next boundary was only in the 11th over. She fell a couple of overs later, hitting Mlaba straight to cover to end her 50-run stand with Mooney.

At that stage, it seemed Australia had the perfect base for take-off. Mooney, on 37 off 38 then, swiped one through square leg in the 16th over to end another boundary-less phase of 29 balls. In the process, she became the ninth woman – third from Australia – to 3000 T20I runs. But in a bid to steal a non-existent run – coupled with a Kapp brilliance – she was run out for 44 off 42 balls.

Despite that, Australia managed to get a strong finish, scoring 31 off the last three overs, thanks to Ellyse Perry and Phoebe Litchfield. But given what followed, it was not strong enough.

Like Australia, South Africa also faced 19 dot balls in the first six overs. But they hit five fours and a six in that phase to finish on 43 for 1, the highest by any team against Australia in this T20 World Cup. But while Australia scored 21 in their nine attacking shots in the powerplay, South Africa managed 32 off ten. It began with Tazmin Brits unafraid of using her feet against Ashleigh Gardner and then against Megan Schutt, too. Brits hit Gardner for a six, clearing the leaping Annabel Sutherland at the rope.

Sutherland, though, struck with her first ball, getting a length delivery to skid and rattle Brits’ off stump. The time was ripe for Australia to apply the squeeze, but Wolvaardt and Bosch had other ideas. The former first clubbed Sutherland over midwicket before Bosch hit back-to-back boundaries off Sophie Molineux in the sixth over. Wolvaardt also swung her Adelaide Strikers team-mate Darcie Brown over long-on for a massive six.

Intent was writ large throughout South Africa’s chase with Bosch attempting a couple of reverse hits and being nimble on her feet against spin. South Africa had hit a four in every over from the third to the eighth. It was followed by three boundary-less over but Bosch broke the shackles by hitting Wareham for a four and six off back-to-back deliveries. She then went 4, 2, 4 against Gardner in the next over to bring up her fifty.

Wolvaardt fell – holing out to long-off – with South Africa only 14 away. Bosch duly finished it off to remain unbeaten on 74, her best T20I score.

Only earlier this year, South Africa had defeated Australia for the first time in T20Is. Who knew that would be a precursor to something massive like this, and put them a step closer to their maiden world title?

Brief scores:

South Africa Women 135 for 2 in 17.2 overs (Anneke Bosch 74*, Laura Wolvaardt 42; Annabelle Sutherland 2-26) beat Australia Women 134 for 5 in 20 overs (Beth Mooney 44, Perry 31, Tahila McGrath 27, Marizanne Kapp 1-24, Ayabonga Khaka 2-24, Nonkululeko Mlaba 1-31) by eight wickets

(Cricinfo)

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Sprinters to flex muscles on day one

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9 hours ago

2024/10/18

Thilina Walpola

Merone Wijesinghe

All Island Schools Games

by Reemus Fernando

The All-Island Schools Games Athletics Championship will commence with a card of eight field event finals but sprinters are likely to steal the show in the heats and semi-finals scheduled for day one at the Sugathadasa Stadium today.

The All-Island Schools Games is the final major track and field competition for school athletes for the year 2024. Most of the top athletes who skipped the recently held Sir John Tarbat Senior Athletics Championship due to various reasons are set to return to represent their schools today.

Ananda College, Colombo sprinter Merone Wijesinghe who won the 100 metres gold at the recently held South Asian Junior Athletics Championship, Leeds International sprinter Induwara Weeraratne, Anandian Indusara Vidushan are among the fastest sprinters to watch when they take part in heats and semi-finals.

In field events, young prodigy Dilni Rajapaksha of Lyceum International Wattala is expected to start from where she left at the Sir John Tarbat Senior Athletics Championship.

She has made headlines for her impressive feats at the top-level competitions this year. If she strikes form, she will be among the athletes to break records on day one in field events.