Trinity College Kandy and Mahanama College Colombo advanced to the semi finals of the Under 19 division 1 Tier A inter schools limited Overs cricket tournament conducted by Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association and sponsored by Sri Lanka Cricket yesterday.
Mahanama College Colombo bounced back to win against St. Anthony’s College Katugastota by 5 wickets in the quarter final played at Mt. Lavinia. Trinity College Kandy won the first innings against D. S. Senanayake College Colombo in their quarter final played at Surrey grounds Maggona.
Trinity College Kandy will meet Mahanama College Colombo and Richmond College Galle will meet St. Sebastian’s College Moratuwa in the semi-finals.
* At Surrey Maggona (Trinity College Kandy won on first innings)
Trinity College Kandy: 267/8 d (90) (Manula Kularathne 93, Janith Ravishka 69 n.o., Dinusha Pieris 29, Supun Waduge 20, Randisha Bandaranayake 4/81, Akmal Fazly 2/23, Chenulka Pieris 2/66)
D.S. Senanayake College Colombo: 192 (66.2) (Dehem Nirmal 38, Randisha Bandaranayake 36, Chenul Pinsara 26, Chenuka Peiris 23, Chanul Athale 20, Malith Rathnayake 4/64, Thisal Yapa 3/32)
*At Mt. Lavinia (Mahanama College Colombo won by 5 wickets)
St. Anthony’s College Katugastota: 205 (55.1) (Charuka Ekanayake 53, Thisara Ekanayake 35, Anjana Dineth 24, Kaushika Kumarasinghe 23, Januka Rathnayake 23, Chamika Heenatigala 4/12, Gimantha Dissanayake 2/30, Duvindu Ranathunga 2/52) and 98 (39.1) (Charuka Ekanayake 48 n.o., Duvindu Ranathunga 3/19, Inuka Karannagoda 3/31, Rashmika Perera 2/4, Anuka Wijewardane 2/26)
Mahanama College Colombo: 194 (68.4) (Inuka Karannagoda 46 n.o., Dulnith Sigera 25, Thisara Ekanayake 4/41, Kaveesha Piyumal 4/63, Charuka Ekanayake 2/13) and 113/5 (23.4) (Inuka Karannagoda 33 n.o., Rashmika Perera 26, Kavindu Amameth 20, Thisara Ekanayake 4/48). (YK)
