Jaffna boy’s ton in vain as Kurunegala upstages his team | Sunday Observer

Jaffna boy’s ton in vain as Kurunegala upstages his team

22 May, 2022

Kuganeswaran Karisan of St. John’s College who opens the batting for Jaffna District team scored 111 runs in 136 balls with 11 boundaries and three sixes, but his efforts were all in vain as their opponents Kurunegala District emerged winners by 96 runs in their Youth Inter-District cricket fixture at the Rangiri International Stadium Dambulla on Friday.

Results:

At MRICS
Matara win by 298 runs

Matara: 361/7 (50) (Harindu Jayasekara 80, Hasitha Amarasinghe 70, Pesandu Sanjan 50 n.o., Denuwan Chamod 48, Nipun Ruchira 44, Tharusha Damindu 16, Sineth Sithara 15 n.o., Lasith Pansilu 2/16)

Moneragala: 63 (25) (Menusha Chathuranga 30, Sineth Sithara 3/11, Sachira Rashmika 3/23, Tharush Damindu 2/8, Sadew Gamage 2/11)

At Rangiri Dambulla
Kurunegala win by 96 runs

Kurunegala Zone 2: 282/8 (50) (Matheesha Weerasinghe 74, Jayamin Muthukumarana 40, Rishi Adistan 40, Pasindu Menaka 37 n.o., Amesh Tennakoon 30, Yogadash Vidusan 3/34, Anton Abhishek 3/50)

Jaffna: 186/7 (46) (Kuganeswaran Karisan 111, Anton Abhishek 34, Shehan Kokila 2/34, Sakindu Wijerathne 2/40)

At Anuradhapura
Anuradhapura win

by six wickets

Mannar: 146 (39.5) (M. Sajith 37, Thanushan Croos 22, Sugeer Sharma 18, Thilina Chandeepa 4/19, Hashen Gimhana 2/26, Geeth Kumara 2/27)

Anuradhapura: 148/4 (25.5) (Ashen Isuranga 47, Thilina Chandeepa 27 n.o., Chathumina Kodikara 22, Kanishka Lakshan 21 n.o., A. Abhishek 2/22)

At Polonnaruwa
Polonnaruwa win by 67 runs.

Polonnaruwa: 227/8 (50) (Hashan Maduranga 70, Thanija Lakshan 48, Jinajith Dulmika 30, Sasindu Rashmika 20, Thamenthiran Abhiraj 2/31, Suthaskaran Sulakxan 2/47)

Kilinochchi: 160 (47.4) (Navenshan Piraneeth 51, S. Kulasingham 33, Gopal Pakalavan 19, Thanuja Lakshan 4/21, Jinajith Dulmika 2/35, Thiwanka Rukshan 2/38) (YK)

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