Youngsters clash in Twenty20 semis

Thushan JAYASURIYA

Two Kandyan teams will be looking for a place in the final as the semi finals of the Dialog Youth Under-19 Twenty20 Championship will be played today at the CCC Grounds. In the first semi-final, Trinity College, Kandy will meet St. Peter's College Colombo while the other match will be played between St. Sylvester's College, Kandy and Richmond College.

The pick of the tournament will be the St. Peter's College, Trinity College clash. St. Peter's College entered to the semi finals beating Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda by 87 runs in their quarter final match before beating Maliyadeva College, Kurunegala at the pre-quarter finals. Peterites will be led by Shehan Fernando.

Trinity College team is also a talented line up which will play the semi against St. Peter's under the captaincy of Niroshan Dikwella.

Before entering semi-finals they defeat Wesley College at the pre-quarter finals and St.Benedict's College at the quarter Finals by 21 runs.

St.Sylvester's College Kandy and the Richmond College Galle will be the rivals in the second semi-final. Ruwantha Ekanayake is the steering force of the side, being the Captain. Before heading to semi-finals, they met Thurstan College in the pre-quarter finals and Zahira College in the quarters.

Richmond College Galle, which is captained by Pabasara Waduge and one of the pioneers in southern province will be the opponent for St.Sylvester's side. Also they had plenty of experience in the tournament while playing the T20 Championship and it helped them to beat St. Anthony's College, Katugastota and De Mazenod College, Kandana on their way to the semi finals.

So, the semi finals between those four schools will be a thrilling experience for T20 fans. The match for the third place will be played tomorrow and the final will be played tomorrow evening.