(UTV|COLOMBO) – Gurukula College Kelaniya caused a major upset when they defeated last year’s runner-up S. Thomas’ College Mount Lavinia in the pre-quarter final of the ‘Singer Trophy’ Under 19 Division One inter schools cricket (two-day) match played at Mt. Lavinia yesterday.
Gurukula won on points against S. Thomas’. In the other matches Nalanda College won on first innings against St. Sebastian’s College Moratuwa, Trinity College Kandy won on first innings against De Mazenod College Kandana in the pre-quarter finals. Gurukula Kelaniya, Nalanda and Trinity Kandy advanced to the quarter finals..
RESULTS:
*At Mt. Lavinia: Gurukula Kelaniya won on points.
S. Thomas’ Mt. Lavinia: 322/9 decl. (290/8 o/n) (95) (Shalin De Mel 71, Yasiru Rodrigo 50 n.o., Dilmin Rathnayake 48, Ryan Fernando 37, Thevin Iriyagama 29, Kishan Munasinghe 22, Maneesha Rupasinghe 20, Rishitha Sankalpa 3/51, Thushara Madushan 2/48)
Gurukula Kelaniya: 228/6 (78) (Praveen Nimesh 72 n.o., Sithija Chamod 38, Dinith Chamara 33 n.o., Rashmika Mevan 28, Likshan Sasanga 25, Dhiren de Silva 2/22)
*At Campbell Place: Nalanda won on first innings.
St. Sebastian’s: 225 and 108/1 (22) (Dunith Jayathunge 74 n.o., Sukitha Prasanna 23)
Nalanda: 305 (98/0 o/n) (90.2) (Avishka Perera 117, Ravindu De Silva 88, Ranindu De Silva 54, Nadeera Fernando 6/49, Induwara De Alwis 2/51)
*At Asgiriya: Trinity Kandy won on first innings.
Trinity Kandy: 206 and 137/9 (46) (Abhishek Anandakumar 46, Shane Gunathilake 23, Deemantha Bandara 21 n.o., Sithum Fernando 4/54, Asitha Silva 2/24, Senash Fernando 2/38)
De Mazenod Kandana: 174 (70.1) (70/3 o/n) (Nimna Fernando 36, Ruwin Fonseka 35, Sahan Kosala 25, Ashen Silva 22, Uvindu Wimaladarma 5/29, Abhishek Anandakumar 3/46)
DAY ONE SCORES
Matches continued today .
*At Darley Road: St. Joseph’s: 450/9 (95) (Dineth Jayakodi 131, Miranga Wickramage 126 n.o., Sadeesh Jayawardene 65, Dunith Wellalage 62, Ashain Daniel 22, Rishitha Perera 5/68, Pasindu Tennakoon 2/102, Kavindu Ranasinghe 2/125) vs St. Anne’s Kurunegala
*At Bloomfield: Richmond: 256/5 (95) at close (Thaveesha Abishek 77, Dimuth Sandaruwan 58, Kavindu Nirmana 45, Bhanuka Manohara 33, Dilum Sudeera 25 n.o., Devindu Kekirideniya 3/47) vs Mahanama. – (YK) (Courtesy – DN)