Under 19 Cricket

by Reemus Fernando

Spinners Thathsara Eshan and Poorna Kalhara shared nine wickets between them to rattle St. Servatius’ for 64 runs as Gurukula registered a six wickets victory in the Under 19 traditional cricket encounter at Uyanwatta Stadium on Thursday.

After speedster Tharusha Kodikara led the pace attack to reduce the home team to 97 runs, spinners took bowling honours on day two rattling St.Servatius’ to their lowest total this season.

Gurukula needed just 12 overs to score the win need. It is the first outright victory registered by Gurukula this season.

Scores

St. Servatius’ 97 all out in 45 overs (Raveen Kavintha 19, Sanju Dilshan 18; Tharusha Kodikara 6/31, Poorna Kalhara 2/16) and no runs for no loss overnight 64 all out in 27 overs (Chamarindu Nethsara 15, Sanju Dilshan 15; Thathsara Eshan 5/27, Poorna Kalhara 4/15)

Gurukula 128 all out in 42 overs (Denura Dimansith 30, Janith Mihiranga 24; Praveen Madusanka 4/38, Jayaru Ekanayake 2/12, Iwan Zholobitskyi 2/16) and 34 for 4 in 12 overs (Denura Dimansith 15n.o.; Jayaru Ekanayake 3/18)

Division I Tier ‘B’

De Mazenod on first innings at Bandaragama

Scores

De Mazenod 188 for 8 overnight 201 all out in 61.2 overs (Sharith Sudeena 64, Praneeth Vithanage 26, Geenod Perera 31; Rusith Jayawardana 3/41, Bihanga Silva 4/30) and 33 for 5 in 12.2 overs (Sharith Sudeena 25; Bihanga Silva 3/16, Mevindu Kumarasiri 2/01)

Sri Sumangala 195 all out in 64.4 overs (Duranka Silva 37, Rusith Jayawardana 19, Senira Wijegunasinghe 28; Sharith Sudeena 4/68, Kaveen Nethmina 2/36)

St. Aloysius’ take first innings advantage at Karandeniya

Scores

Isipatana 84 all out in 32.4 overs (Ranmith Senarath 30; Dulsath Nimviru 3/22, Emalsha Pabasara 3/37, Kavindu Kesara 3/17) and 14 for 2 in 11.4 overs (Dulsath Nimviru 2/06)

St. Aloysius’ 160 all out in 50.5 overs (Vinod Danushka 65, Tharuka Perera 36, Charya Paranavithana 29, Navidu Pramod 22; Dasith Senal 5/41, Thithira Sansira 3/09)

Division I Tier ‘A’

Mahanama restrict St. Anthony’s to 208 runs at Mattegoda

Scores

St. Anthony’s Katugastota 208 all out in 66 overs (Kaushika Kumarasinghe 28, Anjana Dineth 22, Nedan Ebert 30, Januka Rathnayake 25, Charuka Ekanayake 65; Anuka Wijewardhane 3/78, Sithum Vihanga 3/26, Gimantha Dissanayake 2/30)

Mahanama 25 for 2 in 15.3 overs (Dulneth Algawatte 19)