Wesleyites in command

Chris DHAMBARAGE

Opening bowler Sadeem Thawfeeq snapped up four wickets for 10 runs to put Wesley College in a commanding position on the opening day of their inter school under 19 cricket tournament match against Sri Jayawardenapura MV which commenced at Campbell Park yesterday.

The right arm fast bowler rocked the Sri Jayawardenapura batting with a hostile spell to leave them struggling at 29 for 5 after Wesley had earlier compiled a competitive 210 runs in their first innings.

Wesley: 210 (A. Kariyawasam 64, S. Jurangpathy 32, L. Perera 26, P. Madushanka 4 for 14, M. Illukwatte 2 for 20).

Sri Jayawardenapura MV: 29 for 5 (S. Thawfeeq 4 for 10).

Josephians hit back

St. Joseph’s College after being bowled out for 120 runs hit back strongly to reduce their opponents D. S. Senanayake College to 35 for 5 in their first innings on the opening day of their inter school under 19 cricket tournament match which commenced at Wijerama Mawatha yesterday.

Sahan Amarasinghe captured six wickets for 35 to help D. S. Senanayake dismiss their opponents for 120 runs but their batsmen failed to capitalize and collapsed against the pace of Dinal Dhambarage (3 for 24) and Chaturanga Kumara (2 for 7).

St. Joseph’s: 120 (V. Jayasinghe 31, N. Samarawickrema 30n.o, V. Fernando 3 for 40, S. Amarasinghe 6 for 35).

D. S. Senanayake: 35 for 5 (D. Dhambarage 3 for 24, C. Kumara 2 for 7).

Sparkling century by Shihan

Opener Shihan Jainuddeen smashed a sparkling century as Zahira College reached a healthy 177 for 3 in their first innings on the opening day of their rain hit inter school under 19 cricket tournament match against Mahanama MV which began at Maradana yesterday.

The dashing left hander reached his hundred from just 65 deliveries inclusive of five sixes and a dozen of boundaries after they had been put into bat following a delayed start.

Zahira: 177 for 3 (S. Jainuddeen 101, M. Imraz 23 n.o, I. Mohamed 20 n.o) v Mahanama MV.

Madushan wrecks Thurstan

Leg spinner Madushan Ravichandrakumar returned outstanding figures of six wickets for 49 as S. Thomas’ College dismissed Thurstan College for 197 runs in their first innings on the opening day of their inter school under 19 cricket tournament match which began at Mount Lavinia yesterday.

However the Thomians failed to consolidate their position and lost three early wickets before reaching a shaky 46 for 3 at stumps.

Thurstan: 197 (A. Wanigaratne 70 n.o, K. de Silva 29, S. Dias 30, M. Ravichandrakumar 6 for 49, C. Pathirana 2 for 19).

S. Thomas: 46 for 3 (N. Kavinda 22 n.o).