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Mahanama, Gurukula record big victories

Published

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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Vishwa Man of the Match as Joes beat Bens

Published

8 hours ago

2026/02/4

Sahan Weerasooriya

Vishwa Peiris

Under 19 Cricket

Left-arm spinners Vishwa Peiris and Demion de Silva took five wickets each as St. Joseph’s cruised to an innings and 51 runs victory over St. Benedict’s in the Traditional Mack – Croner trophy cricket encounter at Darley Road on Tuesday.

‎St. Benedict’s came to the match having done well in the Tier B tournament matches but the spin might of the Joes was too hot for them to handle as they collapsed for 62 runs in the second innings.

‎The result somewhat exposed the gap between the Tier A and Tier B teams of the Under 19 Division I category as the team from Kotahena were bowled out within 25 overs. They were following on after being dismissed for 197 runs in the first innings, where Nushan Perera grabbed five wickets bowling the bulk of the overs for the Joes. He was adjudged the Best Bowler.

‎While Vishwa was the Man of the Match, Rishma Amarasinghe (Best Fielder) and Senuja Wakunugoda (Best Batsman) won the other individual awards.

‎The Joes made 313 in their innings with Senuja top scoring with 106 runs.

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Pakistan pull out threat leaves World Cup finances on a sticky wicket

Published

8 hours ago

2026/02/4

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Pakistan’s decision to not to play India in the upcoming T20 World Cup has raised concerns everywhere.

Organisers of the ICC T20 World Cup are sweating over after Pakistan refused to play nuclear-armed neighbours India in Colombo, a decision that has left administrators scratching their heads and staring at a potential financial googly.

The India–Pakistan contest, the jewel in the tournament’s crown, is the game that oils cricket’s economic engine. If the marquee clash is bowled out, the loss of revenue will have every stakeholder feeling the pinch from boardroom to boundary rope. Islamabad’s call to withdraw, taken at government level, has sparked fears the verdict will not be overturned.

Anticipation for the grudge match had reached fever pitch. Tickets vanished on day one of sales, while Colombo’s hotels were snapped up quickly. Five-star rooms that normally fetch 150 US dollars were hiked to 600 USD, some even soaring to 800 USD as the city braced for a carnival.

With the capital full to the rafters, tour operators shuttled visitors to nearby Negombo, an hour’s drive from the stadium, while others opted for apartments as accommodation ran dry. Flights, too, were booked well in advance, but uncertainty over the epic duel has now cast a long shadow.

“We haven’t had many cancellations yet, but we fear the worst. Everyone will take a hit if the game doesn’t take place,” aviation industry official Thusitha Perera told Telecom Asia Sport.

Gihan Wickramasinghe, representing Colombo’s hoteliers, echoed the concern. “Our hope is the match goes ahead. If not, we’ll have to refund bookings and the tour operators will be hit even harder.”

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https://www.telecomasia.net/

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Zacharia, Thishya Under 12 singles champions

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8 hours ago

2026/02/4

Sahan Weerasooriya

Thishya Banagala

SSC Open Tennis Championship 2026

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