Fine all-round performance by Pawantha Weerasinghe

Pawantha Weerasinghe of Mahanama College, Colombo gave a fine all-round performance against Zahira College, Colombo and Ravindu Rathnayake of Isipathana College Colombo scored his second ton for the season in the ‘Singer Trophy’ Under 19 inter Schools Cricket tournament yesterday.

St. John’s College Panadura beat Dudley Senanayake Central College Tholangamuwa by innings and 205 runs and Basilica College Ragama beat Kirillawala MV by 9 wickets. Nalanda Boy’s College Minuwangoda beat Carey College Colombo by 5 runs. Other matches were drawn.

Ravindu Rathnayake (Isipathana) made a ton against Maliyadeva Kurunegala. Pawantha Weerasinghe (Mahanama Colombo) scored 118 runs and took 5 wickets.

• At Moratuwa (Match drawn) St. Joseph’s Colombo: 197 (70.5) (Sadeesh Jayawardene 81, Hiran Jayasundara 52, Kalana Sandeep 8/43) and 175/4 (43) (Sheran Fonseka 85 n.o., Johanne De Zylwa 44, Nadeera Fernando 2/33, Kalana Sandeep 2/73)

St. Sebastian’s Moratuwa: 237 (78/1 o/n) (82.1) (Dunith Jayathunge 62, Shashika Perera 36, Sukitha Prasanna 32, Yashan Avishka 30, Nadeera Fernando 22, Lahiru Amarasekara 3/35, Mihiranga Wickramage 3/62, Salinda Senevirathna 2/53)

•  At Bloomfield (Match drawn)

Mahanama Colombo: 346/9 decl. (89.1) (Pawantha Weerasinghe 118, Pulshan Rohana 84, Sadishan Chamodya 33, Kujana Perera 30, Vinuka Rubasingha 25, Adeel Ismiriy 2/22, Mahadi Namiz 2/44, Imitias Slasa 2/90) and 155/6 (38) (Vinuka Rubasinghe 50 n.o., Dileesha Thuduwage 35, Imitias Slasa 4/66)

Zahira Colombo: 172 (3/0 o/n) (61) (Imitias Slasa 64, Raeed Rizwan 45, Mahadi Namiz 44 n.o., Pawantha Weerasinghe 5/40, Achintha Supun 3/40, Nisal Akash 2/38)

• At Thurstan (Match drawn)
•  Gurukula Kelaniya: 199 (53) (Praveen Nimesh 52, Kemira Nayanatharu 47, Rashmika Mewan 39, Yohan Liyanage 4/79, Punthila Samanthakumara 3/36, Hirujith Rasanjana 2/30) and 203/8 decl. (65) (Sithija Chamod 67 n.o., Likshan Sasanga 27, Rashmika Mewan 25, Janitha Shehan 23, Punthila Samanthakumara 8/72)

Thurstan Colombo: 178 (158/7 o/n) (49.3) (Sanuth Nandinu 40, Ranesh Silva 25, Bhawantha Jayasinghe 24, Janitha Shehan 2/19, Rashmika Mewan 2/29, Thushara Madushan 2/36, Rishitha Sankalpa 2/42) and 109/3 (18) (Yohan Liyanage 46 n.o., Avishka Kaushalya 20)

• At Kurunegala (Match drawn)

Isipathana Colombo: 355/9 decl. (87.4) (Leshan Amarasinghe 159, Savindu Uthsara 90, Thiwanka Kathriarachchi 33, Thevindu Dickwella 21, Matheesha Weerasinghe 3/67, Thimira Chandrasena 2/46, Hasindu Ruwanpura 2/54) and 211/6 (45) (Ravindu Rathnayake 100 n.o., Lisura Liyanage 55, Thevindu Dickwella 22, Nikila Dharmadasa 3/74, Chaluka Atapattu 2/12)

Maliyadeva Kurunegala: 116 (17/0 o/n) (55.5) (Chaluka Atapattu 39, Kalindu Ranmal 20, Savindu Uthsara 3/17, Thevindu Dickwella 3/22)

•  At Panadura (St. John’s Panadura won by innings and 205 runs)

St. John’s Panadura: 397/9 decl. (63.3) (Ashan Dilhara 152, Reshan Malith 102, Sachin Dhananjaya 31, Yasiru Sandeepa 30, Ashen Maduranga 4/89, Ravishka Tharusha 2/43, Chanaka Wijesingha 2/41)

Dudley Senanayake Central Tholangamuwa: 76 (54/3 o/n) (42.1) (Madhuranga Dissanayake 28, Uvindu Kaushalya 21, Sasitha Manupriya 6/23, Sumudu Udara 3/10) and 116 (54.1) (Uvindu Kaushalya 30, Lahiru Mahesh 30, Sasitha Manupriya 5/37, Amila Perera 2/17, Abishek Sanju

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•  At Horana (Match drawn)

Taxila Central Horana: 321 (87) (Sasanka Adeepa 76, Deshan Dilmith 66 n.o., Dinupa Sandinu 54, Gihan Madubash 26, Eranga Jayakody 24, Vidushan Yasintha 21, Nimesh De Silva 5/86, Brian Julius 2/36) and 116/9 decl. (48.1) (Eranga Jayakody 46, Sasanka Adeepa 34, Nimesh De Silva 5/43, Dineth Thathsara 4/53)

St. Peter’s Negombo: 253 (48/2 o/n) (55.2) (Maleesha Appuhamy 62, Sandeep Fonseka 43, Julius Fernando 38, Dineth Thathsara 37, Nisalanka Peiris 34, Dinupa Sandinu 3/10, Seneth Vinvinu 3/64, Vidushan Yasintha 2/15) and 13/0 (5)

• At Railway ground (Nalanda Boy’s won by 5 runs)
•  Nalanda Boy’s Minuwangoda:105 (36.1) (Charuka Janith 28, Nadun Kalhara 24, Dinura Sandeepa 4/20, Viranga Yeshan 3/31, Lithika Damsith 2/15) and 163 (49.4) (Mihindu Malith 54, Salindu Malmina 36, Dasun Achira 29, Vinuga Dimsitha 3/21, Viranga Yeshan 3/58)

Carey Colombo: 173 (61.3) (Abdul Basith 47, Alankara Jayalath 42, Vihanga Deemantha 24, Mihindu Malith 4/44, Kavishka Lakshan 3/26, Kavindu Maduranga 2/10) and 90 (38.1) (Lithika Damsith 31, Aveesha Weerarathna 23, Nadun Kalhara 8/34)

•  At Panadura (Match drawn) Sri Sumangala Panadura: 253 (69.2) (Mihiranga Fernando 64, Vidusha Peiris 62, Heshan Uminda 30, Tharana De Silva 28, Sandun Sathsara 4/54, Mayura Edirisinghe 2/22) and 169 (48.2) (Charuka Jayathilake 36, Sathira Fernando 30, Imeth Gampola 26, Heshan Uminda 23, Mihiranga Fernando 20, Sandun Sathsara 6/80, Ushan Deemantha 2/36)

Piliyandala Central: 217 (79/4 o/n) (72.1) (Chamod Sandaru 67, Lakshitha Kularathnae 50, Hesara Dilkith 33, Ruchira Adikari 21, Anuka Jayasingha 4/81, Vidusha Peiris 3/22, Heshan Uminda 2/35) and 103/6 (22) (Hesara Dilkith 33, Chamod Sandaru 30, Anuka Jayasinghe 3/28)

•  At Ragama (Basilica Ragama won by 9 wickets)* Kirillawala MV: 127 (39.4) (Shihan Rashmikja 59, Visira Himantha 20, Dilesh Chamodya 4/18, Kanishka Dulhara 3/04, Sewmina Priyamal 2/18) and 79 (1/0 o/n) (41.3) (Chalana Chamara 24, Dilesh Chamodya 5/10, Chenuka Randula 3/20)

Basilica Ragama: 192 (63) (Tharindu Gimhana 68, Kanishka Dilhara 35, Sriman Mihidum 25, Dilshan Aloka 21, Shihan Rashmika 3/14, Deneth Sandakelum 3/20) and 15/1 (3.5)

•  At Karandeniya (Match drawn)

Galahitiyawa Central College: 168 (39) (Neluka Dilshan 63 n.o., Samith Isuru 5/70, Hansamana De Silva 2/29) and 273/9 decl. (18/0 o/n) (68.5) (Senesh Nadeeshan 96, Neluka Dilshan 47, Sandaruwan Chinthaka 43, Yasith Rashmika 34 n.o., Samith Isuru 4/114, Hansamana De Silva 2/55) Karandeniya Central: 150 (45.1) (Srilal Dhananjaya 39, Nirmal Yasod 38, Senesh Nadeeshan 5/36, Sandaruwan Chinthaka 3/34) and 184/7 (38) (Janith Kaushal 72, Samith Isuru 53, Sandaruwan Chinthaka 4/83)

•  At Jaffna (Match drawn) P. De S. Kularathne MV Ambalangoda: 101 (39.1) (Kumindu Nilhara 44, Yogadas Vidushan 6/33, Anton Saraan 2/10) and 209/9 (78) (Tharindu Harshana 104, Kaveesh Sathsara 44, Yogadas Vidushan 5/65, Anton Saraan 2/30)

St. John’s Jaffna: 325/9 decl. (233/6 o/n) (72) (T. Dinoshan 100, T. Vinojan 78, N. Sowmiyan 47, K. Sabesan 38, K. Karifan 26, Kaveesh Sathsara 3/89, Kalpa Harshajith 2/25)

•  At Gampaha (Sri Dharmaloka Kelaniya won by 5 wickets)

Bandaranayake Gampaha:111 (27.5) (Kavishka Jayawardena 31 n.o., Sandaru Pathirana 24, Rusith Kavishka 23, Rusiru Randinu 3/25, Kavindu Malshan 2/22, Hasindu Prabod 2/23, Chamod Sulakshana 2/31) and 248/9 decl. (93/3 o/n) (50.1) (Kavishka Jayawardena 38, Dushan Saranga 37, Dinujaya Hettiarachchi 32, Sithija Silva 30, Sandaru Pathirana 29, Hasitha Pathirage 27, Mindula Weerasingha 22, Sasindu Prabod 5/83)

Sri Dharmaloka Kelaniya:126 (40) (Hasindu Piumal 33, Rusiru Randunu 22, Yasiru Wijesinghe 5/21, Kavishka Jayawardene 3/40, Sahan Puwakpitiya 2/46) and 236/5 (40.2) (Hasindu Piyumal 100, Subuthi Milshan 52, Helanka Viduranga 38, Kavishka Jayawardene 4/77)

In day One

Matches will be continued today (8) for day two.

•  At Kandana.
•  De Mazenod Kandana: 92 (27.2) (Sahan Kosala 20, Kanishka Madhuwantha 6/27, Trishen Wickramasinghe 3/17)

St. Peter’s Bambalapitiya: 213/7 (65) (Bhanuka De Silva 51, Shenal Botheju 50, Nipunaka Fonseka 28, Vinuda Liyanage 26, Wanuja Kumara 22 n.o., Shenash Fernando 3/51, Ruvin Fonseka 2/26)

•  At Galle. St. Aloysius Galle: 130 (38.4) (Kavindu Dilhara 75 n.o., Amitha Dabare 4/44, Saniru Dissanayake 3/22, Shashika Chandira 2/21)
•  D.S. Senanayake Colombo:168/7 (50.1) (Amitha Dabare 75, Maneendra Jayathilake 28 n.o., Muditha Lakshan 28, Niduka Malsith 2/24, Sandun Madushanka 2/32)
•  At Kalutara. Kalutara Vidyalaya: 268 (69.3) (Gihan Sanjana 82, Avishka Lakshan 47, Kavindu Jayawickrame 37, Prabodha Wanigasinghe 34, Vishmitha Costa 29, Pasindu Avishka 5/38, Manuja Dulneth 2/89)

Rahula Matara: 38/4 (23) (Kavindu Jayawickrame 2/9)

•  At Horana. Harischandra NS Negombo: 114 (56.2) (Janith Fernando 38, Vikum Ariyarathne 24, Dinuka Wanniarachchi 4/40, Kavindu Himansa 3/30, Sadeepa Dilshan 2/17) Sri Palee Horana: 152/5 (44) (Kavindu Himansa 62, Nadishka Nayanamal 35, Kaveen Sandaruwan 3/41)
• At Homagama.* Methodist High School Moratuwa: 208 (43.4) (Kaveen Fernando 38, Chamod Dilipkumara 38, Sandun Fernando 28, Naveen Madushanka 27, Sihina Fernando 22, Sanka Yashodana 2/10, Rasindu Hettiarachchi 2/22, Milanka Sasanga 2/31, Madushan Salgadu 2/45, Sathnil Sipsara 2/52)

Mahinda Rajapaksa NS Homagama: 188/4 (51) (Sangeeth Shihara 76, Milanka Sasanga 51 n.o., Kavindu Jayasekara 40, Sihina Fernando 2/46) (YK)