Lumbini, St. Anthony’s, De Mazenod record big wins  

Under 19 Cricket  

by Reemus Fernando  

Lumbini College, St. Anthony’s College, Katugastota and De Mazenod College, Kandana registered big victories in their Under 19 matches concluded on Wednesday.

Lumbini’s nine wickets victory over Zahira, was their third successive win this month as they consolidated their top position in the Under 19 Division I Tier ‘B’ tournament points table.

A combined bowling effort helped them reduce Zahira to 154 and 115 runs respectively in the two innings. Lumbini needed just over five overs to knock off the win need.

In a traditional encounter, St. Anthony’s Katugastota restricted Ananda to 104 and 158 runs in the two innings to record ten wickets win. Kaveesha Piyumal did most of the damage bagging seven wickets, while Thisara Ekanayake grabbed four wickets in the second innings.

In another traditional encounter, De Mazenod earned a hard fought eight wickets win against St. Joseph Vaz’s College.

  Match Results 

Lumbini record third consecutive win at BRC Ground

Scores: 

Zahira

154 all out in 51 overs (Roshan Careem 41, Mohamed Ijaz 27, Salman Refai 31; Shahan Kaushalya 3/24, Praveen Maneesha 2/49) and 115 all out in 50.1 overs (Mohamed Ijaz 20, Salman Refai 21; Dumindu Sewmina 2/18, Ushan Sathsara 2/17, Dinitha Prabanka 2/31, Praveen Maneesha 3/32) 

Lumbini

195 for 6 overnight 235 all out in 59.2 overs (Shahan Kaushalya 24, Dinitha Prabanka 48, Praveen Maneesha 70, Dumindu Sewmina 28; Mohamed Aqeel 5/77, Tharusha Navodya 5/40) and 35 for 1 in 5.1 overs  

St. Anthony’s beat Ananda at Katugastota

Scores: 

St. Anthony’s

255 all out in 60.4 overs (Anjana Dineth 31, Janith Rathnasiri 54, Bimash Vidudaya 93, Kaveesha Piyumal 31; Kaveesha Mendis 3/40, Ayesh Shashimal 4/70, Ashinsa Nainayaka 3/38) and 11 for no loss in 2.4 overs  

Ananda

92 for 8 overnight 104 all out in 36.1 overs (Mihin Munasinghe 26; Kaveesha Piyumal 3/32, Tharusha Dasun 2/12) and 158 all out in 61.4 overs (Kanchana de Livera 40, Nethula Edirimanne 32, Kithma Withanapathirana 21; Kaveesha Piyumal 4/59, Thisara Ekanayake 4/47)  

De Mazenod pull off eight wickets win at Kandana

Scores: 

De Mazenod

363 for 8 decl. in 70.2 overs (Janith Karindra 29, Uvindu Perera 71, Sharith Sudeena 50, Nicalo Sharon 52, Dinosh Jelon 119; Vishwa Rajapaksa 3/77, Himal Ravihansa 2/58, Raveen Savio 2/73) and 22 for 2 in 2.1 overs  

St. Joseph Vaz’s

98 for 4 overnight 172 all out in 47.2 overs (Kavith Fernando 68, Hansa Mihiranga 42; Kavindu Kaushalya 2/39, Dinidu Sasmith 4/31) and 212 all out in 66.3 overs (Wishwa Rajapaksha 21, Dominic Fernando 61, Isuru Jayasekara 29, Tharindu Eshan 47, Raveen Savio 28; Kavindu Kaushalya 2/28, Savinu Chanthula 4/49, Isina Dias 2/31)