Royal beat Mahanama
Royal College beat Mahanama College by seven wickets in their first round fixture of the Under 19 schools limited overs cricket tournament played yesterday at Dombagoda.
Uvindu Weerasekara, left hander of Royal College scored unbeaten 108 in 122 balls with seven fours and four sixes.
Mahanama: 227/7 (50) (Anjala Bandara 67, Inuka Karannagoda 47 n.o., Viranga Yeshan 45, Koojana Perera 22, Geeshan Perera 2/32, Ranuka Malaviarachchi 2/49)
Royal: 231/3 (48.2) (Uvindu Weerasekara 108 n.o., Dasis Manchanayake 40 n.o., Geeshan Perera 38, Rehan Pieris 34) (YK)
Holy Cross in fifth win
Unbeaten Holy Cross College Kalutara recorded their fifth win in five matches in their first round fixtures of the Under 19 Schools Limited Overs Cricket Tournament yesterday at Kalutara.
Holy Cross beat Tissa Central by nine wickets.
Tissa Central Kalutara: 61 (35.3) (Ishara Malith 12, Sonal Awadika 3/11, Himaru Deshan 2/8, Gayantha Nadeesha 2/22)
Holy Cross Kalutara: 62/1 (7.2) (Rashan Kethaka 32 n.o.) YK
Sripalee in easy win
Sripalee College Horana beat Skandavarodaya MV Jaffna by nine wickets in their first round fixture of the Under 19 Schools Limited Overs Cricket Tournament played yesterday at Horana.
Skandavarodaya College, Jaffna: 106 (32.1) (J. Gowrishankar 26, Dilanka Mihisara 5/16, Dilshan Kavinda 4/7)
Sri Palee College, Horana: 108/1 (20) (Kavishka Rukshan 66 n.o., Pathum Udayanga 20 n.o.)-(YK)
Maris Stella Negombo in fourth win
Maris Stella College recorded their fourth win in five matches in their first round fixtures of the Under 19 schools limited overs cricket tournament yesterday at Negombo as they beat St. Aloysius College, Galle by five wickets.
Scores:
St. Aloysius 141 (36.4) (Dineth Nimsara 34 n.o., Navindu Rashmika 4/38, Shane Adithya 3/24, Ramith Bandara 2/24)
Maris Stella: 143/5 (26.5) (Kaveen Fernando 52, Sadew Ratnayake 23, Shane Adithya 23, Kavidu Amarasinghe 3/27) (YK)
Trinity and Joes tie under 17 final
Trinity College Kandy and St. Joseph’s College Colombo were declared joint champions at the final of the Under-17 Division One schools cricket tournament at Maggona yesterday as the match ended in a rare tie.
Scores:
Trinity: 198/8 (50) (Jayavi Liyanagama 48, Dimantha Mahavithana 30, Wathila Udara 30, Kavindu Jayaratne 20 n.o., Kaven Pathirana 3/28, Yenula Devthusa 2/20)
St. Joseph’s: 198 (50) (Sahan Dabare 57, Naren Muralitharan 20, Kenath Liyanage 20, Sweath Anurajeewa 3/54, Jayavi Liyanagama 2/19) (YK)