World Cup discard Hirun continues with Bradmanesque average

By Reemus Fernando

Sri Lanka Under 19 discard Hirun Kapurubandara continued his red hot form for St. Joseph’s and Dinusha Peiris scored an unbeaten half century for Trinity as the two teams booked their semi-final berths of the Under 19 Division I Tier ‘A’ tournament on Tuesday.

While Peiris scored an unbeaten 78 (in 93 balls, 6x4s, 3x6s) for Trinity to beat Mahanama by eight wickets, Kapurubandara cracked 55 runs in 40 balls inclusive of four boundaries and four sixes to set the stage for the Joes to beat Richmond.

Despite being in red hot form, Kapurubandara has not found a place in the Sri Lanka Under 19 squad for the upcoming Youth World Cup.

He was dropped from the squad ahead of Sri Lanka Under 19s tour of Pakistan but since then he has maintained a Bradmanesque average.

He has scored 564 runs in nine innings during the ongoing Under 19 Division I tournament. His tally includes three centuries and three half centuries. At the end of yesterday’s match his average was calculated at 112.8 runs.

Results

Trinity beat Mahanama by eight wickets at Kandana

Scores:

Mahanama

158 all out in 42.1 overs (Chamika Heenatigala 36, Koojana Perera 33, Inuka Karannagoda 20; Manula Kularatne 3/33, Jayavi Liyanagama 2/22, Tharana Wimaladharma 2/32)

Trinity

162 for 2 in 34.1 overs (Dinusha Peiris 78 n.o., Viduka Dammage 52, Supun Waduge 22)

St. Joseph’s beat Richmond by two wickets (D/L method) at Thurstan ground

Scores:

Richmond

164 for 8 in 39 overs (Kaveesha Induwara 57, Thamindu Pradeeptha 52; Yenula Dewthusa 3/33, Lahiru Amarasekara 2/31)

St. Joseph’s

170 for 8 in 37.4 overs (Hirun Kapurubandara 55, Lahiru Amarasekara 32; Malsha Tharupathi 3/17, Seneth Sisan 2/26)

Semi Finals

De Mazenod V St. Joseph’s at Surrey Grounds Maggona on November 18

Trinity V Royal College at Surrey Grounds Maggona on November 19