Dharmaraja College,Kandy recorded 7 successive wins in the Division I Under 17 Cricket tournament conducted by the Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association, It was a fine team effort by the Rajans as their batsmen and bowlers excelled as a unit.
Chetiya Ekanayake, Dulaj Bandara,Kasun Gunawardena and Isuru Dayananda were the pick of the Rajan batsmen while Upendra Warnakulasuriya bowled best for the Lake View school. The team was coached by Senaka Dissanayake Brief scores.
Beat St.Sylvesters’Kandy by 64 runs.
Dharmaraja 184 for 9 in 50 overs.-(Sachintha Senanayake 31 ,Yasitha Samararatne 36,Kasun Edirithilake 4 for 58) St.Sylvesters’120 all out.( Chandula Jayakody 34,Upendra Warnakulasuriya 3for 27)
Beat Sri Sumangala, Kandy by 271 Runs
Dharmaraja 325 for 5 in 50 overs. (Chethiya Ekanayake 53,Dulaj Bandara 42,Sachintha Senanayake 64,) Sri Sumangala 54 all out. – (Charindu Jayaratne 16, Naveen Dilshan 2 for 9 ,Y.Samararatne 5 for 10, Upendra Warnakulasuriya 3 for 10)
Beat Kegalu Vidyalaya by 8 wickets.
Kegalu Vidyalaya 69 all out in 34 overs. Dharmaraja 72 for 2 wickets in 8.02 overs.
Beat St.Thomas’ Matale by 247 runs
Dharmaraja 322 for 7 wickets.(Kasun Gunawardena 82, Dulaj Bandara 90, Isuru Dayananda 78,
(Gemunu Kulasuriya 4 for 53,)
Beat Sri Rahula by 9 wickets – Sri Rahula all out 35 runs.
Dharmaraja 36 for 1 wicket.
Beat Vidyartha,Kandy by 7 wickets. Vidyartha all out 114 in 35 overs.(Nedunika Wijeyathilake 41 not out, Upendra Warnakulasuriya 3 for 23),
Dharmaraja 116 for 3 in 21.5 overs. (Chethiya Ekanayake 50 not out,Dulaj Bandara 26, )
Beat St.Anthonys’ Katugastota on Parabola system.
Dharmaraja all out 185 in 49.4 overs.(Isuru Dayananda 57, Dulaj Bandara 36,Mohamed Thamir 3 for 23,)
St.Anthonys’ 162 for 9 wickets in 43.1 overs. (Gihan Achintha 79 not out, Upendra Warnakulasuriya 4 for 36)