Royal recover as Manchanayake cracks unbeaten double century

Under 19 Cricket

by Reemus Fernando

Royal College skipper Dasis Manchanayake scored an unbeaten double century against Gurukula, Inuka Karannagoda and Isuru Ayesh excelled for Mahanama and Ananda respectively in the Under 19 Division I cricket encounters concluded on Tuesday.

Manchanayake scored his unbeaten double century in 200 balls (25x4s, 2x6s) and put on 151 runs for the fifth wicket with Uvindu Weerasekara as Royal recovered from being four wickets down for six runs at one stage to post 378 for nine wickets declared against Gurukula at Reid Avenue.

At BOI, a five-wicket haul by Inuka Karannagoda helped Mahanama register an innings and 34 runs victory over St. Thomas’, Matara.

Ananda pulled off four wickets victory over Zahira at Ananda Mawatha as they knocked off a win need of 64 runs in just over 12 overs after Isuru Ayesh picked up six wickets to rattle Zahira for 50 runs in the second essay.

St. Joseph’s came almost close to registering an outright victory over St. Sebastian’s as Hirun Matheesha hammered 60 runs in 16 balls for (3x4s, 8x6s) for them to reach 62 runs for the loss of one wicket in three overs. They were 20 runs short of the target.

Match Scores:

Mahanama record big victory at BOI ground

Scores:

St. Thomas’

96 all out in 44.4 overs (Navija de Seram 23; Duvindu Ranathunga 5/29, Venuk Hettiarachchi 3/30, Rashmika Perera 2/20) and 126 all out in 37.1 overs (Pesandu Sanjan 62, Navija de Seram 24; Duvindu Ranathunga 2/21, Koojana Perera 2/04, Inuka Karannagoda 5/41)

Mahanama

256 for 6 decl. in 48 overs (Anjala Bandara 100n.o., Banula Algawatte 42, Sachira Weliwatta 39, Inuka Karannagoda 39; Jimuth Iddamalgoda 2/40, Banuka Insamal 2/48.

Ananda beat Zahira at Ananda Mawatha

Scores:

Zahira

210 all out in 78.1 overs (Zayan Ismath 43, Venkat Rajendran 24, Raeedh Careem 42, Mohamed Ijaz 23; Kithma Sithmal 3/29, Ashinsa Nainayake 3/65) and 50 all out in 20.3 overs (Lakshan de Silva 29; Isuru Ayesh 6/16)

Ananda

50 for 3 overnight 197 all out in 52.3 overs (Ashinsa Nainayake 22, Kithma Sithmal 90; Zayan Ismath 3/52, Venkat Rajendran 4/43) and 68 for 6 in 12.1 overs

Hirun hammers 60 runs in 16 balls at Darley Road

Scores:

St. Sebastian’s

68 all out in 32.5 overs (Sanesh Fernando 30, Sadeesh Fernando 18; Gagan Chamod 2/04, Maanasa Madubashana 5/18) and 234 all out in 99 overs (Sanesh Fernando 43, Ryan Dissanayake 32, Vimath Dinsara 99, Navod Fernando 20; Yenula Dewtusa 4/69, Lahiru Amarasekara 4/61)

St. Joseph’s

220 for 9 overnight decl. in 67 overs (Sadeesh Jayawardana 39, Hiran Jayasundara 58, Abishek Jayaweera 24, Hirun Matheesha 31; Manuja Chanthuka 7/65) and 62 for 1 in 3 overs (Hirun Matheesha 60)

Maris Stella-Isipatana ends in draw at BRC ground

Scores:

Maris Stella

329 all out in 97 overs (Shean Adithya 64, Anshen de Silva 92, Hasindu Perera 54, Ramith Bandara 61, Randeera de Silva 28; Sithuka Gunawardene 2/70, Yeshith Kalupahana 3/48, S. Perera 4/110)

Isipatana

17 for no loss overnight 198 all out in 73.4 overs (Naveen Kanishka 36, Tharusha Nethsara 23, Themiya Gunarathne 44, Kevin Samuel 53; Nethum Basnayaka 4/44, Shean Adithya 4/43) and 123 for 6 in 37 overs (Tharusha Nethsara 33, Yeshith Kalupahana 20, Yuneth Senevirathne 35, Themiya Gunarathne 21; Ramith Bandara 2/44, Shean Adithya 3/14)

St. Sylvester’s 326, Lumbini 327/9 at Kalutara

Scores:

St. Sylvester’s

326 all out in 92.5 overs (Malith Lakshan 41, Khanka Wickramasinghe 30, Sahan Dissanayake 20, Kavishka Imesh 91, Dion Fernando 48; Sasanka Nethmina 2/83, Shahan Kaushalya 3/45, Yasiru Yugath 2/58) and 181 for 1 in 29 overs (Malith Lakshan 82n.o., Khanka Wickramasinghe 55, Charuka Ayeshan 38n.o.)

Lumbini

55 for no loss overnight 327 for 9 decl. in 75.4 overs (Nabeel Rajudeen 74, Dhanitha Sandeth 30, Shahan Kaushalya 132, Pasindu Mahisha 27; Nimesha Silva 2/65, Akila Wickramasinghe 5/64)

Richmond in first innings win at Katugastota

Scores:

Richmond

204 all out in 50.5 overs (Chehan Subasinghe 34, Kavindu Nirmana 27, Malsha Tharupathi 25, Thamindu Pradeeptha 34; Lahiru Abeysinghe 2/20, Thisara Ekanayake 3/59, Kaveesha Piyumal 3/35) and 197 for 8 in 83.3 overs (Tharinda Nirmal 36, Sharon Abhishek 26, Janeth Kaushal 26, Thamindu Pradeeptha 33, Imesh de Silva 41; Lahiru Abeysinghe 2/49, Thisara Ekanayake 3/20, Kaveesha Piyumal 3/44)

St. Anthony’s

122 for 5 overnight 151 all out in 57 overs (Kavindu Shehan 30, Thisara Ekanayake 69; Thamindu Pradeeptha 3/28, Tharinda Nirmal 4/35, Malsha Tharupathi 2/37)

Dasis scores unbeaten double century at Reid Avenue

Scores:

Royal

378 for 9 decl. in 73 overs (Dasis Manchanayake 200n.o., Uvindu Weerasekara 92, Geeshan Perera 30; Janith Shehan 4/32, Seneshka Nethsara 2/30)

Gurukula

89 for 2 in 25 overs (Poorna Kalhara 27, Mohomad Mursad 48n.o.)

St. Benedict’s post 300 runs at Kotahena

Scores:

St. Benedict’s

300 all out in 65.3 overs (Viduneth Wilson 58, Sheron Kannangara 53, Sharujan Shanmuganathan 53, Shenel Samarathunga 49, Aarshan Joseph 22; Geethika de Silva 4/52, Manaan Muzammil 3/63, Kalindu Wijesinghe 2/32)

St. Anne’s

62 for 4 in 20 overs (Buddima Sahan 24; Kojitha Himsara 2/05)

Nalanda all out for 148 runs at Campbell Place

Scores:

Nalanda

148 all out in 69.3 overs (Rusiru Vilochana 20, Yasiru Samarakoon 25, Kushmitha Silva 28; Shehan Hasaranga 3/40, Savidya Ranmina 3/27)

Mahinda

70 for 1 in 30 overs (Pramesh Madhubhashana 32n.o.)