Menula bags eight wickets as Isipatana climb to the top

Under 19 Cricket

by Reemus Fernando

Menula Sadev continued to trouble opposition batsmen with his left-arm spin as Isipatana took the top position of the table in Group ‘A’ of the Under 19 Division I Tier ‘B’ tournament with an innings and 44 runs victory over St. Sylvester’s at Anuradhapura on Tuesday.

It was Sadev’s fourth five wicket haul of the season and the first in the tournament proper as Isipatana enjoyed their second outright victory in the group.

Sadev took six wickets in the second innings to restrict St. Sylvester’s to 175 runs. Incidentally, it was St. Sylvester’s best total in the tournament but with a dismal first innings total of 51 runs it could not get them out of trouble.

With two outright victories against their name Isipatana have now climbed to the top of the table in their group. No team in their group has scored more then one outright victory in the tournament.

Meanwhile, St. Anthony’s Katugastota took first innings points against Lumbini in their group match at Katugastota yesterday. Charuka Ekanayake’s all round performances of 80 runs and four wickets was key to the success of the home team.

Results

Isipatana beat St. Sylvester’s at Anuradhapura

Scores

Isipatana

270 all out in 84.4 overs (Ranmith Senarath 21, Lesandu Kalpage 58, Chanul Dinoth 47, Menula Sadev 46, Dasith Senal 47; Nimesha Silva 5/79, Amith Kumara 2/69, Yoshitha Isuranga 2/29)

St. Sylvester’s

30 for 2 overnight 51 all out in 23.1 overs (Ishika Wijesekara 18; Chanul Dinoth 2/26, Menula Sadev 2/09, Dimuthu Tharaka 5/02) and 175 all out in 53.5 overs (Gagana Lankeshwara 32, Yoshitha Isuranga 23, Vidusara Ganegoda 41; Nimesha Silva 30n.o.; Menula Sadev 6/50, Dimuthu Tharaka 3/49)

St. Anthony’s on first innings at Katugastota

Scores

Lumbini

132 for 9 overnight 174 all out in 79.3 overs (Adeesha Maxwell 29, Yashod Kavindu 41n.o. ; Charuka Ekanayake 4/54, Ryan Gregory 3/22, Kevan Ramika 3/45) and 45 for 1 in 19 overs (Chanuka Sulakshana 23n.o., Gimhana Wijayapura 22n.o.)

St. Anthony’s

235 for 9 decl. in 67 overs (Okitha Fernando 48, Anjana Dineth 23, Charuka Ekanayake 80; Kanishka Rangana 2/31, Praveen Maneesha 5/88)