Sadeesh, Sashimal, Vihara shine as the Limited Overs tournament commences
by Reemus Fernando
An unbeaten century by St. Joseph’s batsman Sadeesh Jayawardena and a good all round feat by Anandian Ayesh Sashimal were among the highlights of the Under 19 Division I Tier ‘A’ and ‘B’ limited overs cricket tournament matches played on Monday. St. Joseph’s registered a five wickets victory over Mahanama thanks to the unbeaten century scored by Jayawardene who held their batting together with his 118 balls innings. Chasing a target of 154 runs to win St. Joseph’s lost five wickets but Jayawardena’s effort helped them reach the target with 13 overs to spare.
In a Tier ‘B’ match Ayesh Sashimal grabbed four wickets for 13 runs after top scoring with 63 runs for Ananda to register 132 runs victory over Dharmasoka. The day’s best bowling figures were produced by Vihara Aththanayake who took five wickets for St. Benedict’s to record a thrilling victory over Nalanda.
The Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association is conducting the Limited Overs Tournament ahead of the traditional two-day matches this season. The matches commenced over the weekend. Here are the results of yesterday’s (9) matches.
Tier ‘A’ Match Results
St. Joseph’s beat Mahanama by five wickets at Darley Road
Scores:
Mahanama 153 all out in 44.2 overs (Dulnith Sigera 57, Rashmika Perera 23; Muditha Dissanayaka 3/16, Yenula Dewthusa 2/25, Lahiru Amarasekara 2/47)
St. Joseph’s 154 for 5 in 36.4 overs (Sadeesh Jayawardena 107n.o.; Inuka Karannagoda 2/22)
St. Sebastian’s beat Maliyadeva by seven wickets at Kurunegala
Scores:
Maliyadeva 107 all out in 39.1 overs (Chamath Hettiarachchi 33, Ushan Bimsara 31; Virosh Wijesinghe 3/21, Sandeesh Fernando 2/17, Nadeesh Fernando 3/12)
St. Sebastian’s 108 for 3 in 34.5 overs (Ryan Dissanayake 39, Aloka Fernando 26, Vimath Dinsara 26n.o.)
Richmond beat De Mazenod by 104 runs at Galle
Scores:
Richmond 208 all out in 47.4 overs (Helith Edirisinghe 31, Janeth Kaushal 54, Kavindu Nirmana 44, Maheesha Vethmin 32; Savinu Chanthula 2/32, Kavindu Kaushalya 2/33
De Mazenod 104 for 7 in 50 overs (Maleesha Fernando 30, Sandeshka Abeykoon 24; Sihath Ramanayaka 2/15)
St. Benedict’s beat Nalanda by 30 runs at Campbell Place
Scores:
St. Benedict’s 234 for 8 in 50 overs (Viduneth Wilson 32, Sharujan Shanmuganathan 52, Shenel Samarathunga 47, Chamath Chathurya 24; Chanul Athukorala 2/51, Eranga Jayakody 2/24, Sajitha Vithanage 3/35)
Nalanda 204 all out in 49.5 overs (Yasiru Samarakoon 53, Risath Jayarathna 25, Chanul Athukorala 27, Eranga Jayakody 32; Vihara Aththanayake 5/44, Shenel Samarathunga 2/33)
Tier ‘B’ Match Results
St. Servatius’ beat Dharmapala by six wickets at Uyanwatta
Scores:
Dharmapala 129 all out in 42.3 overs (Chithma Hettiarachchi 22, Uditha Sandaruwan 26; Thisan Dewmith 2/23, VIshwa Supun 3/08)
St. Servatius’ 130 for 4 in 30.3 overs (Chamarindu Nethsara 35, Diniru Abeywickramasinghe 73; Kavindu Primal 2/24)
Ananda beat Dharmasoka by 132 runs
Scores:
Ananda 241 all out in 49.4 overs (Viduna Wijebandara 57, Ashinsa Nainayake 20, Iruth Gimshan 31, Ayesh Sashimal 63; Senitha Halambage 4/47, Maliththa Mendis 2/26)
Dharmasoka 109 all out in 24.4 overs (Randul Samarahewa 19, Senitha Halambage 19, Manasa de Silva 19; Pulindu Kiriella 2/30, Thisuka Sehas 2/25, Ayesh Sashimal 4/13)
