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Tharupathi, Sadeesha dazzle after returning from World Cup
Tharupathi takes nine wickets, Sadeesha scores double century
by Reemus Fernando
Sri Lanka Under 19 spinner Malsha Tharupathi and batsman Sadeesha Jayawardena who were sparingly used by the team at the recently concluded ICC Youth World Cup came out all guns blazing for their respective schools when they returned to commence the Under 19 schools cricket season yesterday.
While the former Madampa Central spinner Malsha Tharupathi made a memorable First XI debut for Richmond College taking nine wickets in an innings, open batsman Sadeesha Jayawardena hammered an unbeaten double century for St. Joseph’s College to post 352 for four wickets declared against Maliyadeva.
Bowling the bulk of overs for Richmond, Tharupathi took nine wickets for 67 runs (23.4-4-67-9).
Jayawardena scored an unbeaten 207 (in 234 balls) inclusive of 24 fours and two sixes and put on 163 runs for the first wicket with Hirun Matheesha before combining Hiran Jayasundara to post a partnership of 134 runs for the fourth wicket.
Incidentally, Jayawardena and Tharupathi did not play a single match during the Under 19 World Cup. Jayawardena’s teammate Dunith Wellalage was the captain of the Sri Lanka Under 19 team.
On a spinners’ day Maris Stella’s Hasindu Perera claimed an innings haul of seven wickets to restrict St. Aloysius’ to 235 runs in their match at Bandaragama.
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Scores:
Prince of Wales
213 all out in 64.4 overs (Tharindu Amarasinghe 35, Omesh Mendis 46, Thanuja Kavishan 44, Chanuka Mandiv 27; Malsha Tharupathi 9/67)
Richmond
74 for 2 in 30 overs (Tharinda Nirmal 31n.o., Bhanuka Manohara 18n.o.)
Hasindu takes seven wicket at Bandaragama
Scores:
St. Aloysius’
235 all out in 77.2 overs (Vidura Lakshan 24, Kavindu Kesara 26, Charya Yasara 81, Dineth Nimsara 22, Hasitha Suranga 27; Hasindu Perera 7/74)
Maris Stella
17 for no loss in 7 overs
Sadeesha scores double century at Darley Road
Scores:
St. Joseph’s
352 for 4decl. in 73 overs (Sadeesha Jayawardena 207n.o., Hirun Matheesha 59, Hiran Jayasundara 55; Nemsith Chanul 2/53)
Maliyadeva
65 for 2 in 21 overs (Jayamin Muthukumarana 21, Matheesha Weerasinghe 28n.o.)