Ananda and Maris Stella in convincing wins

Ananda College and Maris Stella College Negombo joined the quarter-final line up with convincing victories in the inter school under 20 Twenty20 cricket tournament matches worked off yesterday.

Ananda College defeated their traditional rivals Nalanda College by 58 runs at Ananda Mawatha while Maris Stella College had the better of Maliyadeva College Kurunegala by 62 runs at Kurunegala.

Ananda College will now take on Prince of Wales College while Maris Stella College will be up against D. S. Senanayake College in the quarterfinals. In addition Mahinda College will confront Dharmasoka College Ambalangoda and Royal will meet St. Peter's College with all matches scheduled to be worked off at the De Soysa Stadium in Moratuwa on May 13 and 14. The two semifinals will be worked off on May 15 with the final schedule on the following day.

At Kurunegala.

Maris Stella: 147 for 6 in 20 overs (Dasun Gamage 15, Ashen Silva 76 n.o, Nuwan Alwis 2 for 29)

Maliyadeva 85 in 19.2 overs (Nuwan Alwis 25, Aruna Bandara 15, Dushmantha Chameera 4 for 13, Vimukthi Dassanayake 3 for 15)

At Ananda Mawatha.

Ananda: 168 for 4 in 20 overs (Sameera Wijesuriya 54, Ruchira Herath 30, Dinesh Chandimal 28, Ruvinda Shamen 34 n.o, Gayan Medawatte 2 for 18)

Nalanda 110 in 19.2 overs (Dinuk Jayasinghe 26, Adeesha Nanayakkara 21, Isuru Samarasinghe 3 for 25, Pasindu Madushan 2 for 7, Mateesha Perera 2 for 20)

The quarterfinal

line up:

May 13: Mahinda v Dharmasoka at 10.00 a.m, D. S. Senanayake v Maris Stella at 1.30 p.m.

May 14: Royal v St Peter's at 10.00 a.m, Ananda v Prince of Wales at 1.30 p.m. (All matches at De Zoysa Stadium, Moratuwa)

(C.D.)