Sadisha, Hiran, Pasan score centuries

Under 19 Cricket Matches

by Reemus Fernando

Centuries by Sadisha Rajapaksha, Hiran Jayasundara and Pasan Suwahas and impressive bowling figures produced by Manula Kularathne and Supun Waduge were the highlights in the Under 19 Traditional cricket encounters continued in Colombo on Tuesday.

In the match played at Campbell Place, Manula Kularathne took six wickets and Supun Waduge rattled five wickets for Trinity to trouble Nalanda who were forced to follow on after being dismissed for 143 runs in the first innings. Following on, the home team managed to survive thanks largely to a half century made by Vinuja Ranpul who occupied the crease for more than two hours facing 93 balls.

In reply to Trinity’s 275 runs, Nalanda were dismissed for 143 runs when left-arm paceman Kularathne rattled the top order with a six wicket haul. Spinner Waduge gave Nalanda a scare taking five wickets in the second innings.

At Darley Road, Hiran Jayasundara scored an unbeaten century and put on an unbroken fourth wicket stand of 139 runs with Muditha Lakshan (56n.o.) as St. Joseph’s took first innings honours against St. Benedict’s in their traditional match. The Bens had Pasan Suwahas scoring the bulk of runs as he posted 156 runs.

At Reid Avenue, Royal dominated day one against Thurstan as Sadisha Rajapaksha scored less than a run-a-ball 103 runs for them to post 206 for four wickets at stumps. That was in reply to Thurstan’s 114 runs. Gishan Balasooriya and Venusha Akash shared seven wickets between them to torment Thurstan. Akash took three top order wickets and Thurstan’s top five batsmen failed to reach double figures.

Results

Nalanda survive thanks to Ranpul’s half century

Scores:

Trinity

267 for 9 overnight 275 all out in 80 overs (Viduka Dhammage 23, Ranuda Somaratne 91, Rahal Amarasinghe 75, Manula Kularathne 30n.o.; Raveen de Silva 5/106, Lisura Sigera 2/26)

Nalanda

143 all out in 39.4 overs (Raveen de Silva 27, Eranga Jayakody 46, Dineth Samaraweera 25; Manula Kularathne 6/68, Dinuka Thennakoon 3/23) and 153 for 7 in 51 overs (Vinuja Ranpul 67; Supun Waduge 5/46)

St. Joseph’s take first innings honours at Darley Road.

Scores:

St. Benedict’s

181 for 7 overnight 242 all out in 93.4 overs (Pasan Suwahas 156, Sharujan Shanmuganathan 30; Kaven Pathirana 3/67, Shevon Daniel 4/35)

St. Joseph’s

280 for 3 in 80 overs (Sadeesh Jayawardena 35, Naren Muralidaran 20, Shevon Daniel 55, Hiran Jayasundara 103n.o., Muditha Lakshan 56n.o.)

Royal dominate day one at Reid Avenue

Scores:

Thurstan

114 all out in 33.5 overs (Azeem Mohomad 27, Upul Hettiarachchi 32n.o.; Venusha Akash 3/22, Gishan Balasooriya 4/33)

Royal

206 for 4 in 44 overs (Sineth Jayawardana 22, Sanvidu Senaratharachchi 43, Sadisha Rajapaksha 103)