

Munchee Under-19 Cricket
Udayanga cracks unbeaten 140 in Dharmasoka win
Skipper Imesh Udayanga’s unbeaten 140 runs in 132 balls inclusive of 15 fours and seven sixes was the highlight as Dharmasoka College scored a 51 runs victory according to the Parabola System against Sri Rahula College, Katugastota in their Inter School Under-19 Limited Overs Knockout Tournament match played at Ambalangoda yesterday.
The match was reduced to a 43 overs, but later Sri Rahula had to chase a revised target of 150 runs in 20 overs due to rain interruption. They were 99 for five in 20 overs.
Scores:
Dharmasoka: 244 for 4 (43)
Imesh Udayanga 140 n.o, Lahiru Ashen 60, Ishan Rangana 14 n.o; S. Dilhan 2/31
Sri Rahula 99 for 5 (20)
S. Disanayake 36, P. Ratnayake 23; Duminda Kannangara 2/21
Royal cruise to eight
wickets win
Sahan Hettiarachchi scored an unbeaten 52 runs including six fours and two sixes as Royal College cruised to an eight wicket win over St. Thomas’ College, Kotte with more than 37 overs to spare, after paceman Lakshan Landewela and spinner Charutha Rajaratne shared seven wickets between them to restrict the visitors to 82 runs in their match played at Reid Avenue yesterday.
Scores:
St. Thomas’ 82 all out (29.4)
Lahiru Deldeniya 15; Lakshan Landewela 4/15, Charutha Rajaratne 3/09, Haroon Mawjood 3/13
Royal 83 for 2 (12.3)
Sahan Hettiarachchi 52 n.o
Mahinda edge out
Sri Jayawardenapura MV
Denuwan Rajakaruna continued his good form in the Big Match to the Under-19 Limited Overs Tournament as he top scored with 58 runs for Mahinda College, Galle to beat Sri Jayawardenapura MV by 66 runs to advance to the pre-quarter finals. The match was played at Ratgama yesterday
Scores:
Mahinda 183 all out (44.1)
Denuwan Rajakaruna 58, Rumesh Buddhika 39, Geeth Hemal 27, Nirwantha Thikshila 15; T. Maduranga 3/23, S.S. Jayawickrama 2/35
Sri Jayawardenapura MV 117 all out (40.2)
S.S. Jayawickrama 34, H. Samaranayake 24; Kaushalya Gajasinghe 3/13, Chalana de Silva 2/21, Mayura Gihan 2/47
Cambrians on five wickets
Prince of Wales College, Moratuwa registered a five wickets victory over Moratu Vidyalaya as Sithum Fernando impressed with an unbeaten 52 runs in their Limited Overs Knockout Tournament match played at Prince of Wales Ground yesterday.
Scores:
Moratu Vidyalaya 133 all out (39.3)
Aloka Priyadharshana 50, Malinga Bandara 25; Dilan Chandima 4/26, Buddhika de Alwis 3/22, Shehan Jayasuriya 2/11
Prince of Wales 136 for 5 (36.5)
Shehan Dammalage 28, Sithum Fernando 52 n.o, Shehan Jayasuriya 29n.o; Chathura Hemakumara 4/38
Match abandoned in Kandy
The match between St. Peter’s College, Bambalapitiya and Dharmaraja College Kandy was abandoned due to bad weather after St. Peters’ posted 183 all out in 42 overs in Kandy yesterday. The match will be replayed today.