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Rukshan bags 17 wickets as Mahinda win
Under 19 Cricket
by Reemus Fernando
Right-arm leg spinner Kaveen Rukshan collected a match-bag of 17 wickets – the highest number of wickets by a bowler in a single match this season – as Mahinda College recorded a crushing 145 runs victory against St. Sylvester’s College in an Under 19 Division I Tier ‘B’ match at Army Ground Boyagane on Wednesday.
Rukshan almost single handedly demolished St. Sylvester’s when he picked up nine wickets in the first innings.
In the second innings he picked up eight wickets to skittle out the opponents for 40 runs.
At Moratuwa, batting opener Heshan Madhushanka’s 173-ball innings was in vain for St. Servatius’ College, Matara as St. Sebastian’s College registered an innings and 19 runs win in the Under 19 Division I Tier ‘A’ tournament match.
Commencing their second innings with a deficit of 146 runs, the visitors had Madhushanka and Vishwa Supun waging lone battles to delay the outcome. St. Servatius’ batted for 57 overs in the second innings. Madhushanka anchored the innings for 54 overs.
Manuja Chanthuka who took six wickets in the first innings ended up with a match bag of nine wickets.
Match Results
Rukshan bags seventeen wickets as Mahinda win at Boyagane
Scores:
Mahinda
164 all out in 59.3 overs (Chandupa de Silva 65, Ranindu Nimsara 20, Akila Wickramasinghe 5/60) and 185 all out in 34.4 overs (Pramesh Madhubhashana 76, Chandupa de Silva 51; Akila Wickramasinghe 5/52, Arusha Mendis 4/58)
St. Sylvester’s
108 for 8 overnight 164 all out in 42.4 overs (Wageesha Hansala 36, Gagana Dissanayake 36, Kaveen Rukshan 9/20) and 40 all out in 21.1 overs (Piyumaka Karunarathne 25 n.o., Kaveen Rukshan 8/17)
Sebs beat St. Servatius’
Scores:
St. Servatius’
113 all out in 47.4 overs (Diniru Abeywickramasinghe 27, Vishwa Supun 25; Manuja Chanthuka 6/44) and 127 all out in 57.1 overs (Heshan Madhushanka 47, Vishwa Supun 46n.o.; Yashin Fernando 2/13, Manuja Chanthuka 3/29, Navod Fernando 3/43, Vimath Dinsara 2/23)
St. Sebastian’s
259 all out in 69.5 overs (Ushrn Silva 32, Tharindu Dilanka 27, Vimath Dinsara 75, Nadeesh Fernando 31, Manuja Chanthuka 45; Samiru Gimhan 2/48, Praveen Madusanka 4/40, Ravin Kavintha 4/68)
Mahanama in first innings win at Katunayake
Scores:
Prince of Wales
197 all out in 74 overs (Oshan de Silva 64, Uneth Peiris 33, Rivith Jayasuriya 27, Naveen Pramesh 27; Inuka Karannagoda 4/72) and 82 for 3 in 19 overs (Rivith Jayasuriya 36; Inuka Karannagoda 2/37)
Mahanama
67 for 4 overnight 287 all out in 111.1 overs (Gimantha Dissanayake 92, Eshan Withanage 55, Inuka Karannagoda 42, Kavindu Amameth 21; Achala Perera 4/50)
The Rose Bowl, which has been awarded to the winner of ODI series between the women’s teams of Australia and New Zealand since 1985, has now been expanded to include T20Is as well.
New Zealand’s three match T20I tour of Australia, which begins on Sunday at the North Sydney Oval, will be the first T20I edition of the Rose Bowl. The teams will get to face off again for the trophy in March 2027 when they meet again for three ODIs, also in Australia.
For Rose Bowl series that include matches in both white-ball formats, the trophy will go to the team with the most wins overall. In case of a drawn series, the current holder will retain the trophy.
“The Rose Bowl is a prestigious trophy that holds a lot of meaning to current and past players, and it’s a series we’ve always taken a lot of pride in competing in,”Catherine Campbell, NZC’s chief cricket operations officer and a former New Zealand player, said. “With so much T20I cricket now being played, this is a brilliant opportunity to keep the Rose Bowl relevant and to build on the history between us and our Australian rivals.”
New Zealand captain Melie Kerr was excited by the broadening of opportunities to compete for the Rose Bowl.
“We’re all aware of what the Rose Bowl represents and the importance it holds in the White Ferns whakapapa [genealogy],” said Kerr. “Great players and teams have fought for it over the years and we’d love the opportunity to claim our own piece of that history.”
Australia have held the Rose Bowl continuously since wresting it back from New Zealand in 2000. Since that 3-0 win, Australia have won 18 times with one series – in 2008-09 – shared 2-2. Overall, Australia have won 26 of the 31 ODI series played for the Rose Bowl, with New Zealand winning three times and three series drawn.
North Sydney will host all three T20Is of the upcoming Rose Bowl series, on October 18, 20 and 22.
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The inaugural Sastralian Premier League (SPL), a T10 cricket tournament aimed at strengthening the cricketing fortunes of Ananda Shasthralaya National School, Matugama, will get underway next month, bringing together eight teams.
Organised by the Old Sastralians Cricket Association in collaboration with the school, the tournament is designed to provide a platform for emerging talent while generating much needed financial support for the school’s cricket development programme.
Each franchise will be required to assemble a squad of 16 players, excluding the captain, with the competition featuring a unique set of regulations aimed at encouraging participation across different age groups.
Cricketers from other schools in the Matugama area will also have an opportunity to showcase their skills under the ‘Guest Players’ category. Each team can recruit up to six guest players, with four required to feature in the playing XI.
In a move designed to nurture the next generation, every team must include two current school cricketers in its squad, with at least one guaranteed a place in the playing XI.
The tournament will also accommodate experienced campaigners, with teams permitted to select five players over the age of 20 and three over 40. The provision to use an ‘Impact Player’ is another feature of the competition.
The eight teams have been divided into two groups. Group A comprises JSD Challengers, Jagath Express, Liveka Power Lions and Rexhill Warriors, while JPI Royals, Five Star Heroes, Marine Titans and Finnk Falcons make up Group B.
A total of 16 matches will be played across November 7, 8 and 15, with November 16 set aside as a reserve day.
Beyond the action on the field, organisers hope the tournament will provide a financial boost to school cricket while forging stronger ties between past and present cricketers.
Squad for the first three ODIs: Shubman Gill [C], Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer [VC], KL Rahul [WK], Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Naman Dhir, Anshul Kamboj, Gurnoor Brar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Arshdeep Singh, Ishan Kishan [WK], Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna*, Kuldeep Yadav
Squad for fourth and fifth ODIs: Shreyas Iyer [C], Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan [WK, VC], Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Naman Dhir, Auqib Nabi, Gurnoor Brar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Arshdeep Singh, Kumar Kushagra [WK], Mohammed Siraj, Yash Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav
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