Vishwa, Tharindu shine as Joseph Vaz record first win

Under 19 Cricket

by Reemus Fernando

Vishwa Rajapaksha and Tharindu Eshan bagged seven wickets each to lead St. Joseph Vaz’s College to an impressive 81 runs victory over Dharmasoka College in the Under 19 Division I Tier ‘B’ tournament match at Ambalangoda on Tuesday.

Rajapaksha set the stage for victory taking five wickets in the first innings to reduce the home team to 121 runs.

In their second innings the home team were dismissed for 125 runs as Rajapaksha and Eshan shared seven wickets between them.

It is the first victory in the tournament proper for the team from Wennappuwa.

Match Results

Joseph Vaz triumph at Ambalangoda

Scores:

St.Joseph Vaz’s

185 all out in 59.5 overs (Kavindu Premarathna 39, Kavith Fernando 33; Senura Sanoayuru 2/22, Jithira Sansika 2/23, Pathum Malitha 2/27, Senitha Halabage 2/41) and 142 all out in 40.4 overs (Isuru Jayasekara 29, Suhanda Fernando 23; Senitha Helambage 4/49, Jithira Sansika 3/36, Pathum Malitha 2/23)

Dharmasoka

121 all out in 45.5 overs (Senitha Halabage 31; Vishwa Rajapaksha 5/20, Tharindu Eshan 3/41) and 125 all out in 43.4 overs (Ishan Anurada 39, Pathum Malitha 25; Janith Fernando 3/23, Tharindu Eshan 4/42, Vishwa Rajapaksha 2/32)

First innings win for Sebs at Moratuwa

Scores:

Wesley

276 all out in 70.2 overs (Linal Subasinghe 42, Uvin Perera 86; Malintha Silva 7/59) and 243 all out in 55.4 overs (Lithum Sanjula 96; Manuja Chanthuka 4/77, Malintha Silva 2/54, Navod Fernando 3/53)

St. Sebastian’s

288 all out in 60.1 overs (Manuja Chanthuka 86, Malintha Silva 65; Sanithu Amarasinghe 4/76, Uvin Perera 4/44) and 94 for 3 in 15 overs (Ushen Silva 44n.o., Vimath Dinsara 29n.o.)

Bens in first innings win at Kotahena

Scores:

St. Benedict’s

224 all out in 67.2 overs (Sharujan Shanmuganathan 85, Mevan Dissanayake 28, Janindu Sanchila 28, Nilesh Perera 2/07, Yohan Aloka 2/28, Ameesha Fernando 2/43, Hasindu Perera 2/60) and 195 for 8 decl. in 55.5 overs (Sharujan Shanmuganathan 57, Steve Arshan 55; Ramith Bandara 3/06)

Maris Stella

173 all out in 54.5 overs (Shafni Deen 51; Nirwan Jayathilaka 3/39, Mevan Dissanayake 4/59) and 87 for 4 in 18 overs

Cambrians take first innings lead at Moratuwa

Scores:

St. Anne’s

112 all out in 29.5 overs (Kushan Subasinghe 31; Uneth Peiris 3/29, Rasindu Fernando 2/18, Achala Perera 4/33)

Prince of Wales

225 for 4 in 58 overs (Suwas Fernando 106n.o., Oshan de Silva 41)

Maliyadewa ahead at Kurunegala

Scores:

S. Thomas’

149 all out in 48.3 Overs (Thisen Eheliyagoda 41, Mahith Perera 33, Kavindu Dias 22; Dimantha Arusha 4/14, Dimath Abeysinghe 4/47)

Maliyadeva

153 for 5 in 50.4 overs (Chandupa Abeysinghe 50n.o, Gayana Weerasinghe 80;

Kavindu Dias 2/24)

Holy Cross in trouble at BRC

Scores:

Lumbini

227 all out in 60.4 overs (Shahan Kaushalya 32, Dinitha Prabhanka 28, Ashan Shanilka 27, Dumindu Sewmina 71n.o.; Akash Dewmina 4/42, Sithru Chamathka 4/13)

Holy Cross

34 for 5 in 19 overs (Shahan Kaushalya 2/10, Ushan Sathsara 2/05)