Venuk pilots Ananda Sasthralaya, Kotte to victory

Venuk Hettiarachchi with a match bag of 14 wickets for 106 piloted Ananda Sasthralaya Kotte to victory over Sri Pangnananda MV, Kotugoda by innings and 87 runs in their fixture of the ‘Singer Trophy’ Under 19 inter Schools Cricket tournament at Beddagana yesterday.

Venuk Hettiarachchi took 5 wickets for 48 runs in the first innings and took 9 wickets for 58 runs in the second essay. for a match bag of 14 wickets for 106 runs.

Harsha Sandaruwan of St.Mary’s Matugama had a match bag of 11 wickets against St. Aloysius College Ratnapura. Randula Dasun (Tissa Central Kalutara), Rohan Sanjaya (Tissa Central Kalutara) and B. Indujan (Jaffna Central) made centuries.

Ananda Sasthralaya Kotte beat Sri Pangnananda MV Kotugoda by innings and 87 runs and St. Sebastian’s College Katuneriya beat Bandaranayake College Gampaha by innings and 18 runs .St.Mary’s College Matugama beat St. Aloysius College Ratnapura by innings and 10 runs. Other matches were drawn.

• In Campbell Park (Match drawn) Mahanama Colombo: 175 (75.3) (Dileesha Thuduwage 53, Savindu Kavinda 23, Pavan Rathnayake 22, Achintha Supun 21, Jithesh Wasala 4/45, Dineth Samaraweera 3/34, Chamodya Rajapakshe 2/30) and 184/3 (42) (Pawantha Weerasinghe 60, Pulshan Rohana 37, Vinuka Rubasinghe 23 n.o., Raveen De Silva 2/51)

Nalanda Colombo: 194 (48/5 o/n) (67.3) (Mahima Weerakoon 82 n.o., Moksha Sankalpa 33, Avishka Perera 23, Nisal Akash 3/37, Devindu Kekirideniya 3/48, Achintha Supun 3/57)

• In BRC (Match drawn) Wesley Colombo: 266 (74.4) (Saheel Dias 58, Nimthaka Adikari 51, Buddhima Wijesundara 36, Ramesh Madusanka 4/49, Yasiru Jayasinghe 3/79, Tasika Nirmal 3/73) and 145 (51.1) (Lakshan Ruwantha 32, Semila Liyanage 24, Nimthaka Adhikari 20, Thashika Nirmal 5/83, Yasiru Jayasinghe 3/35)

Lumbini Colombo: 217 (50/0 o/n) (52.3) (Prabashana Gamlath 38, Ravindu Rasanka 33, Hiru Chethana 23, Thashika Nirmal 22, Ramesh Madusanka 22, Shahan Kaushalya 21, Semila Liyanage 6/69, Thenuka Perera 3/56) and 70/3 (13) (Hiru Chethana 33 n.o.)

• In Matara (Match drawn) St. Thomas Matara: 252 (80.1) (Nipun Samarasinghe 54, Hirusha Jeewadith 49, Sachira Rashmika 34, Hirantha Lakshan 29, Mohamed Mahdhi 4/54, Mohamed Dilhan 2/35, Ishan Ruhaim 2/49, Imtiaz Slaza 2/61)

Zahira Colombo: 124 (34/0 o/n) (55.3) (Mohamed Raahidh 36, Sineth Sithara 5/42, Sachira Rashmika 3/36) and 118/7 (58) (Imtiaz Slasa 37 n.o., Mohamed Adhil 24, Sachira Rashmika 4/35)

• In Kotte (Match drawn) Sri Jayawardanapura MV Kotte: 191 (55.2) (Joseph Jayasundara 57, Chamod Supun 44, Akash Kumara 23, Chamod Sandaru 4/47, Movin Hesara 2/11, Sadun Abeywardhane 2/56) and 215 (57) (Gihan Botheju 86, Akash Kumara 41, Udara Nissanka 34, Chamod Sanduru 6/70, Sandun Abeywardhane 3/53)

Piliyandala Central: 136 (135/9 o/n) (39.3) (Nethma Ashen 54, Jamith Dilshan 28, Chamod Supun 3/28, Biyanga Perera 3/34, Sampath Nisaanka 2/21) and 205/5 (36) (Lakshitha Kularathne 49, Akash Akalanka 40 n.o., Jamith Dilshan 34, Sasanka Kularathne 35, Lisuka Dimsara 3/49, Chamod Supun 2/38)

• In Godigamuwa (Match drawn) Loyola Negombo: 170 (48.1) (Hashen Lalindra 60, Brendron Fernando 25, Yesith Kalupahana 4/49, Isuru Perera 2/21) and 244/6 (76) (Hashen Lalindra 56, Kavindu Amarasinghe 50, Brendon Fernando 46, Sandev Lanza 37, Manuja Pothupitiyage 2/58)

Lyceum International School Panadura: 156 (105/7 o/n) (61) (Isuru Perera 62, Yesith Kalupahana 20, Samindu Nonis 5/23, Hansaja Vishwajith 2/28)

• In Katuneriya (St. Sebastian’s Katuneriya won by innings and 18 runs) Bandaranayake Gampaha: 105 (33.5) (Mindula Weerasinghe 31, Dulaj Ashen 4/11, Sithum Akalanka 4/50) and 167 (6/1 o/n) (60.4) (Sithija Silva 50, Sandaru Pathirana 22, Dulaj Ashen 5/43, Sithum Akalanka 4/85)

St. Sebastian’s Katuneriya: 290 (56) (Ayon Hesara 192 n.o., Isuru Sampath 33, Sahan Puwakpitiya 4/34, Yasiru Wijesinghe 2/65, Kanishka Nimesh 2/93)

• In Jaffna (Match drawn) Skandavarodaya Jaffna: 191 (63.5) (S. Thirason 45, A. Rexon 23, S. Dhanusaj 23, Thavishka Pushpakumara 4/12, Yasiru Jayarathne 2/32, Sithija Wijerathne 2/58) and 162 (51.1) (S. Sadakhan 52, S. Dhanusaj 40, Sithija Wijerathne 4/69, Nishan Nethsiri 3/36, Kavishka Pushpakumara 2/10)

Ibbagamuwa Central: 202/7 decl. (80/2 o/n) (70.2) (Kulan Kolaragedara 43, Kavishka Pushpakumara 39, Madusha Ekanayake 24, Prabudda Premalal 21, S. Dhanusaj 2/36, S Thirason 2/58)

• In Beddagana (Ananda Sasthralaya Kotte won by innings and 87 runs) Ananda Sasthralaya Kotte:310 (61.1)(Hasith Hasindu 82, Dhanaja Sandalindu 57, Abilash Wellalage 40, Nadeesh Yasiru 21, Yashodya Yasohara 3/26, Ishodya Yashohara 3/27, Yasintha Senal 2/37, Raveesha Priyara 2/64)

Sri Pangnananda MV Kotugoda: 113 (72/2 o/n) (51.3) (Kavindu Maduranga 35, Dulara Kaushalya 30, Venuk Hettiarachchi 5/48, Nadeesh Yasiru 3/1) and 110 (24.2) (Venuk Hettiarachchi 9/58, Shehan Nimesh 44)

• In Matugama (St.Mary’s Matugama won by innings and 10 runs) St. Mary’s Mathugama: 322 (70.4) (Heshan Welgama 139, Kuvindu Wickramasinghe 38, Randew Senavirathne 37, Shahasin Thewmina 34, Umesha Madushana 27, Geeth De Silva 4/60, Thumudhida Sanjana 2/59)

St. Aloysius Ratnapura: 170 (116/4 o/n) (48.1) (Kaveesha Bhanuka 42, Chanuka Dhananjaya 34, Harsha Sandaruwan 6/58, Shehan Welgama 2/25) and 142 (38.2) (Vihara Aththnayake 54, Roshan Madusanka 26, Harsha Sandaruwan 5/70, Kuvindu Wickramasinghe 3/33)

•  In Ambepussa. St. Patrick’s Jaffna: 315/8 decl. (94.1) (D. Danicius 95, P. Kastro 67, E. Dilaxshan 64, A. Amalathas 24, Oshan Munasinghe 3/87, Praveen Thennakoon 2/68)

Maliyadewa Model School Kurunegala: 118 (48.4) (Yohan Wijesooriya 62, D. Danicius 6/38, Ravindu Vishmith 2/32) and 130/6 (50) (Oshan Munasinghe 37, Lahiru Wijerathne 24, D. Danicius 3/44)

In day One Matches will be continued today on day two.

• In Wattala. Maliyadeva Kurunegala: 146 (62.4) (Brian Karunanayake 37, Jayamin Muthukumarana 24, Avishka Tharindu 3/23, Amitha Sandeepa 2/23, Kaveesha Dulanja 2/21 Dinuk Vishal 2/31)

St. Anthony’s Wattala: 59/3 (32.4) (Gihan Sasmitha 27, Romesh Suranga 24 n.o., Matheesha Weerasinghe 2/0)

• In Wennappuwa. St. Xavier’s Marawila: 32 (22.2) (V. Viyaskanthan 4/4, T. Vithushan 3/11, N. Thivagaran 2/10)

Jaffna Central: 360/6 (70) (B Indujan 104 n.o., Samsay 65, K. Iyalarashan 45, V. Viyaskanth 54, C. Rajclinton 30 n.o., Roshen Savindu 3/96, Akash Perera 2/79)

• In Ja Ela. Ashoka Colombo: 125 (38.1) (Nipuna Pramuditha 50, Sanush Madusha 37, Ameesha Diduranga 3/43, Rajkumar Suriyaarachchi 2/16, Rashmika Nonis 2/23)

Christ King Ja-Ela: 132/3 (56) (Dharshana Chathuranga 64 n.o., Hirushan Perera 47, Vihanga Kumara 2/21)

• In Balangoda. Bandarawela Central: 192 (52.3) (Pamudu Sachintha 49, Pasindu Shamika 36, Yasitha Heshan 22, Pruthuvi Karunathilake 3/22, Tharuusha Fernando 3/65, Sankanath Vishmeth 2/12) Ananda Maithreya Central Balangoda: 179/6 (42) (M. Chathuska 36, Lithija Kalhara 32, Rasindu Ananda 29, Sankanath Vishwamenth 27, Bhachana Prasanga 3/33)
• In Kegalle. Tissa Central Kalutara: 442 (51.5) (Randula Dasun 136, Rohan Sanjaya 122, Harsha Madushanka 50, Ashen Chanula 28, Janith Lakruwan 29, Punsara Gimhana 6/99, Dakshana Gamlath 2/71)

Kegalu Vidyalaya: 170/9 (39.3) (Pulasthi Athapathuthu 51, Sandaru Shehan 31, Pasindu Basnayake 24, Dhanuka Nishad 4/16, Pasindu Malshan 2/30) (YK)