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Royal recover as Manchanayake cracks unbeaten double century
Under 19 Cricket
by Reemus Fernando
Royal College skipper Dasis Manchanayake scored an unbeaten double century against Gurukula, Inuka Karannagoda and Isuru Ayesh excelled for Mahanama and Ananda respectively in the Under 19 Division I cricket encounters concluded on Tuesday.
Manchanayake scored his unbeaten double century in 200 balls (25x4s, 2x6s) and put on 151 runs for the fifth wicket with Uvindu Weerasekara as Royal recovered from being four wickets down for six runs at one stage to post 378 for nine wickets declared against Gurukula at Reid Avenue.
At BOI, a five-wicket haul by Inuka Karannagoda helped Mahanama register an innings and 34 runs victory over St. Thomas’, Matara.
Ananda pulled off four wickets victory over Zahira at Ananda Mawatha as they knocked off a win need of 64 runs in just over 12 overs after Isuru Ayesh picked up six wickets to rattle Zahira for 50 runs in the second essay.
St. Joseph’s came almost close to registering an outright victory over St. Sebastian’s as Hirun Matheesha hammered 60 runs in 16 balls for (3x4s, 8x6s) for them to reach 62 runs for the loss of one wicket in three overs. They were 20 runs short of the target.
Match Scores:
Mahanama record big victory at BOI ground
Scores:
St. Thomas’
96 all out in 44.4 overs (Navija de Seram 23; Duvindu Ranathunga 5/29, Venuk Hettiarachchi 3/30, Rashmika Perera 2/20) and 126 all out in 37.1 overs (Pesandu Sanjan 62, Navija de Seram 24; Duvindu Ranathunga 2/21, Koojana Perera 2/04, Inuka Karannagoda 5/41)
Mahanama
256 for 6 decl. in 48 overs (Anjala Bandara 100n.o., Banula Algawatte 42, Sachira Weliwatta 39, Inuka Karannagoda 39; Jimuth Iddamalgoda 2/40, Banuka Insamal 2/48.
Ananda beat Zahira at Ananda Mawatha
Scores:
Zahira
210 all out in 78.1 overs (Zayan Ismath 43, Venkat Rajendran 24, Raeedh Careem 42, Mohamed Ijaz 23; Kithma Sithmal 3/29, Ashinsa Nainayake 3/65) and 50 all out in 20.3 overs (Lakshan de Silva 29; Isuru Ayesh 6/16)
Ananda
50 for 3 overnight 197 all out in 52.3 overs (Ashinsa Nainayake 22, Kithma Sithmal 90; Zayan Ismath 3/52, Venkat Rajendran 4/43) and 68 for 6 in 12.1 overs
Hirun hammers 60 runs in 16 balls at Darley Road
Scores:
St. Sebastian’s
68 all out in 32.5 overs (Sanesh Fernando 30, Sadeesh Fernando 18; Gagan Chamod 2/04, Maanasa Madubashana 5/18) and 234 all out in 99 overs (Sanesh Fernando 43, Ryan Dissanayake 32, Vimath Dinsara 99, Navod Fernando 20; Yenula Dewtusa 4/69, Lahiru Amarasekara 4/61)
St. Joseph’s
220 for 9 overnight decl. in 67 overs (Sadeesh Jayawardana 39, Hiran Jayasundara 58, Abishek Jayaweera 24, Hirun Matheesha 31; Manuja Chanthuka 7/65) and 62 for 1 in 3 overs (Hirun Matheesha 60)
Maris Stella-Isipatana ends in draw at BRC ground
Scores:
Maris Stella
329 all out in 97 overs (Shean Adithya 64, Anshen de Silva 92, Hasindu Perera 54, Ramith Bandara 61, Randeera de Silva 28; Sithuka Gunawardene 2/70, Yeshith Kalupahana 3/48, S. Perera 4/110)
Isipatana
17 for no loss overnight 198 all out in 73.4 overs (Naveen Kanishka 36, Tharusha Nethsara 23, Themiya Gunarathne 44, Kevin Samuel 53; Nethum Basnayaka 4/44, Shean Adithya 4/43) and 123 for 6 in 37 overs (Tharusha Nethsara 33, Yeshith Kalupahana 20, Yuneth Senevirathne 35, Themiya Gunarathne 21; Ramith Bandara 2/44, Shean Adithya 3/14)
St. Sylvester’s 326, Lumbini 327/9 at Kalutara
Scores:
St. Sylvester’s
326 all out in 92.5 overs (Malith Lakshan 41, Khanka Wickramasinghe 30, Sahan Dissanayake 20, Kavishka Imesh 91, Dion Fernando 48; Sasanka Nethmina 2/83, Shahan Kaushalya 3/45, Yasiru Yugath 2/58) and 181 for 1 in 29 overs (Malith Lakshan 82n.o., Khanka Wickramasinghe 55, Charuka Ayeshan 38n.o.)
Lumbini
55 for no loss overnight 327 for 9 decl. in 75.4 overs (Nabeel Rajudeen 74, Dhanitha Sandeth 30, Shahan Kaushalya 132, Pasindu Mahisha 27; Nimesha Silva 2/65, Akila Wickramasinghe 5/64)
Richmond in first innings win at Katugastota
Scores:
Richmond
204 all out in 50.5 overs (Chehan Subasinghe 34, Kavindu Nirmana 27, Malsha Tharupathi 25, Thamindu Pradeeptha 34; Lahiru Abeysinghe 2/20, Thisara Ekanayake 3/59, Kaveesha Piyumal 3/35) and 197 for 8 in 83.3 overs (Tharinda Nirmal 36, Sharon Abhishek 26, Janeth Kaushal 26, Thamindu Pradeeptha 33, Imesh de Silva 41; Lahiru Abeysinghe 2/49, Thisara Ekanayake 3/20, Kaveesha Piyumal 3/44)
St. Anthony’s
122 for 5 overnight 151 all out in 57 overs (Kavindu Shehan 30, Thisara Ekanayake 69; Thamindu Pradeeptha 3/28, Tharinda Nirmal 4/35, Malsha Tharupathi 2/37)
Dasis scores unbeaten double century at Reid Avenue
Scores:
Royal
378 for 9 decl. in 73 overs (Dasis Manchanayake 200n.o., Uvindu Weerasekara 92, Geeshan Perera 30; Janith Shehan 4/32, Seneshka Nethsara 2/30)
Gurukula
89 for 2 in 25 overs (Poorna Kalhara 27, Mohomad Mursad 48n.o.)
St. Benedict’s post 300 runs at Kotahena
Scores:
St. Benedict’s
300 all out in 65.3 overs (Viduneth Wilson 58, Sheron Kannangara 53, Sharujan Shanmuganathan 53, Shenel Samarathunga 49, Aarshan Joseph 22; Geethika de Silva 4/52, Manaan Muzammil 3/63, Kalindu Wijesinghe 2/32)
St. Anne’s
62 for 4 in 20 overs (Buddima Sahan 24; Kojitha Himsara 2/05)
Nalanda all out for 148 runs at Campbell Place
Scores:
Nalanda
148 all out in 69.3 overs (Rusiru Vilochana 20, Yasiru Samarakoon 25, Kushmitha Silva 28; Shehan Hasaranga 3/40, Savidya Ranmina 3/27)
Mahinda
70 for 1 in 30 overs (Pramesh Madhubhashana 32n.o.)
Sports
US golfer Gogel gets six-month ban for betting
American golfer Matt Gogel has been suspended for six months for betting on golf tournaments, the PGA Tour has said.
The 55-year-old competes on the PGA Tour Champions circuit which is reserved for professional golfers aged 50 and older.
Gogel did not bet on events in which he was participating but admitted to unknowingly violating PGA Tour policy by placing “small recreational wagers” in 2024 and 2025.
“I would never knowingly violate the integrity of the game of golf,” Gogel said in a statement.
“I made an honest mistake and I look forward to playing in 2027 on the PGA Tour Champions.”
He had two top-10 finishes across 18 PGA Tour Champions events in 2026 and was most recently in action during the Rogers Charity Classic in Calgary, Alberta where he finished tied 30th last week.
Gogel, who has earned more than $760,000 (£559,000) in prize money from Champions events, won the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am in 2002 – his only victory in 179 starts on the PGA Tour.
His suspension came into effect on 23 August and lasts until 22 February.
[BBC Sports]
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UAE’s Asif Khan handed 15-month ban for using a banned substance
Asif Khan the UAE batter, has been banned for 15 months after admitting to having tested positive for a banned substance – “a metabolite of mesterolone” – in an out-of-competition test conducted in September 2025, the ICC said in a statement on Thursday.
The statement said that Asif, 36, “had admitted the violation” of Article 2.1 of the ICC’s anti-doping code and accepted the period of ineligibility “pursuant to a case resolution agreement entered into with the World Anti-Doping Agency and the ICC”, which means there is no right to appeal on the part of the player.
The sanction is effective from September 8, 2025 and will run until December 7, 2026.
“Asif may return to training with a team or use the facilities of a club or other ICC Member organisation from 8 October 2026 but will only be eligible to play from 8 December,” the statement added. “The player’s individual results from 8 September 2025 until his provisional suspension on 29 December 2025 have been disqualified, along with all resulting consequences, including the loss of any medals, points, prize money or prizes.”
Asif, a former Pakistan Under-19 cricketer, made his UAE debut in March 2022 in an ODI against Oman in the ICC’s Cricket World Cup League 2. He turned out in 38 ODIs and 56 T20Is between then and September 2025.
The last three of those T20Is, against India, Oman and Pakistan in the T20 Asia Cup in 2025, came after September 8, and will be removed from his record.
[Cricinfo]
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India closing in on big win in Colombo
by Rex Clementine
India are closing in on a big win at SSC after Sri Lanka slumped to 229 for six at stumps on day four of the second Test having been forced to follow on yesterday.
Sri Lanka lead by just 16 runs with four wickets in hand and with three sessions remaining, the tourists will be looking to wrap up victory and complete a 2-0 series sweep. India won the first Test in Galle by 165 runs.
Sonal Dinusha, who batted superbly for a hundred in the first innings, was unbeaten on seven when rain brought play to a premature end. With Sri Lanka now into the tail, Dinusha has his work cut out. He has been the hosts’ standout performer in the series, having also made 100 and 84 in Galle.
Sri Lanka resumed the day on 265 for eight, still needing 39 runs to avoid the follow on, but were bowled out for 290 and asked to bat again.
Although they lost both openers early, Kamindu Mendis and Pasindu Sooriyabandara gave Sri Lanka hope with a 115 run stand for the third wicket.
Sooriyabandara, who had made 80 in the first innings, once again played spin superbly, using clever footwork, while Mendis took on the fast bowlers.
But India had plenty of runs on the board and persisted with the short ball against Mendis, stationing three fielders on the boundary. Eventually, the plan paid off. Mendis took on Mohammed Siraj and perished for 55, with captain Shubman Gill running in from square leg to complete a fine catch.
That was the breakthrough India desperately wanted and the spinners quickly turned the screws. Three wickets fell for just nine runs as Sri Lanka surrendered the initiative and India regained control.
Sooriyabandara missed out on a well deserved hundred when he charged Manav Suthar. The left-arm spinner cleverly fired the ball wide, leaving the batter stranded as Rishabh Pant whipped off the bails in a flash. Sooriyabandara’s 92 came off 173 balls and contained ten fours and a six.
Having spent considerable time in the field, India’s bowlers were beginning to tire, evident from the number of loose deliveries they sent down. But Sri Lanka’s batters lacked the patience to drive home the advantage, with several throwing away their wickets just when the hosts appeared to be clawing their way back into the contest.

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