Under 19 Traditional Cricket – Sadisha sizzles as Royal top 400 runs

by Reemus Fernando  

 Sri Lanka Under 19 cap Sadisha Rajapaksha hammered 166 runs in 144 balls for Royal to amass 404 for six wickets declared and spinner Mihiru Dhananjaya took five wickets for Prince of Wales as the two teams dominated day one of their traditional Under 19 cricket encounters at Ananda Mawatha and Moratuwa respectively on Wednesday. Rajapaksha put on 192 runs for the second wicket with Sineth Jayawardana who missed a valuable century by five runs. The massive stand helped the Reid Avenue team top 400 runs. Jayawardena scored his 95 runs in 94 balls with 10 fours and four sixes. Rajapaksha’s knock contained 25 fours and a six. In reply Ananda were 103 for one wicket at stumps.At Moratuwa, Isipatana were dismissed for 87 runs as Dhananjaya picked up five wickets.Randunu Ganganath, who top scored with an unbeaten 41 runs for Isipatana, later took four wickets but Cambrians had taken a 99-run lead with one wicket in hand at stumps.

 Match Scores: 

Royal amass 404 runs at Ananda Mawatha

Royal 404 for 6 decl. in 65 overs (Sineth Jayawardana 95, Sadisha Rajapaksha 166, Dasis Manchanayake 67, Anush Polonnowita 20, Lahiru Gangewatte 32n.o.; Shakthi Udara 3/82)

Ananda

103 for 1 in 25 overs (Nushal Dharmarathna 41, Iruth Gimshan 35n.o.) 

 Cambrians lead by 99 runs at Moratuwa 

Isipatana 87 all out in 28 overs (Naveen Kanishka 19, Randunu Ganganath 41n.o.; Uneth Peiris 2/20, Mihiru Dananjaya 5/31)

Prince of Wales

186 for 9 in 59 overs (Tharindu Amarasinghe 45, Ashen Shanaka 23, Uneth Peiris 53, Randunu Ganganath 4/22, Sithuka Gunawardana 2/40, Dinuka Anupamal 2/40)