Royal in 62 run win over Nalanda

A fine all round performance from Bhanuka Rajapaksa helped Royal College beat Nalanda College outright by 62 runs in their inter school under 19 cricket tournament match concluded at Reid Avenue yesterday.

Royal: 178 and 136 (Bhanuka Rajapaksa 50, Kusal Perera 33, Adeesha Nanayakkara 3 for 32, Nipuna Karunanayake 4 for 31).

Nalanda: 155 (Chetan de Silva 45, N. Jayaratne 33, Bhanuka Rajapaksa 4 for 31) and 97 (Maneesha Thanthirigoda 5 for 12).

Sebs struggling at 80 for 3

St. Sebastian’s College, Moratuwa were struggling at 80 for 3 in reply to St. Peter’s formidable first innings total of 282 runs on the opening day of their inter school under 19 cricket tournament match which commenced at Bambalapitiya yesterday.

St. Peter’s: 282 (Chatura Peiris 65, Angelo Perera 46, Vinod Perera 38 n.o, Shivanga Ranasuriya 31, N. Perera 29, A. Aponso 5 for 117).

St. Sebastian’s: 80 for 3 (Vinod Perera 2 for 4).

Nishika props up Joes

Middle order batsman Nishika de Silva hit a fighting half century to help St. Joseph’s College reach 227 runs in their first innings on the opening day of their inter school under 19 cricket tournament match against Wesley College which began at Campbell Park yesterday.

St. Joseph’s: 227 (Hareen Silva 40, Sameera Weerasinghe 35, Nishika de Silva 68, R. Tatil 27, S. Jayawardena 5 for 47, D. Bartholomuesz 2 for 43).

Wesley: 11 for no loss.

Chamal wrecks Isipatana

Chamal Fonseka snapped up four wickets for 26 to help S. Thomas’ College dismiss Isipatana College for a modest 159 runs in their first innings on the opening day of their inter school under 19 cricket tournament match which began at Mount Lavinia yesterday.

Isipatana: 159 (D. Werapitiya 43, S. Premaratne 25, D. Perera 25, Dinesh Walpita 2 for 41, F. Saleem 2 for 29, C. Fonseka 4 for 26).

S. Thomas’: 65 for 2 (F. Saleem 23 n.o, R. Nilushan 30 n.o.).