Adeesha puts Nalanda in command

Chris Dhambarage

A splendid all round performance from Sri Lanka youth player Adeesha Nanayakkara helped Nalanda College take control over Mahanama on the opening day of their inter school under 19 cricket tournament match which commenced at Campbell Place yesterday.

The medium paceman captured five wickets for 21 to bundle out Mahanama for 187 runs in their first innings despite a sparkling unbeaten 92 from Indunil Kumara who collected his runs from just 66 balls with six sixes and eleven boundaries. Middle order batsman Nanayakkara then went on to hit an unbeaten half century as the Nalandians built up a good first innings lead scoring 232 for 6 in reply.

Mahanama: 187 (H. Perera 21, I. Kumara 92 n.o, D. Rusiru 20, A. Nanayakkara 5 for 21 S. Tennekoon 2 for 38)

Nalanda: 232 for 6 (P. Wickremasinghe 47, N. Karunanayake 44, C. Rodrigo 36, A. Nanayakkara 50n.o, I. Kumara 2 for 54)

Thomians bundle out Cambrians for 150

S. Thomas’ College put up a tremendous performance to dismiss their opponents Prince of Wales College, Moratuwa for 150 runs in their first innings on the opening day of their inter school under 19 cricket tournament match which commenced at Mount Lavinia yesterday.

Prince of Wales: 150 (N. Perera 23, N. Peiris 23 n.o, B. de Alwis 36, S. Fernando 36, L. Peiris 2 for 32, D. Walpita 3 for 23, N. Wickremasekera 2 for 19, C. Pathirana 2 for 38)

S. Thomas’: 61 for 2 (K. Perera 24 n.o)

Trinity well placed

Opener Niroshan Dickwella hit a top score of 94 with one six and 12 boundaries as Trinity College Kandy piled up a formidable 301 for 9 in their first innings on the opening day of their inter school under 19 cricket tournament match against St. Anne’s College which began in Kurunegala yesterday.

Trinity: 301 for 9 decl. (N.. Dickwella 94, R. Jayatunga 56, R. Jalil 25, M. Sadiq 32, S. Wickrema 32, R. Wijesinghe 3 for 78, A. Fernando 2 for 31, C. Silva 2 for 11) St. Anne’s: 75 for 6 (R. Jalil 3 for 18, C. Gokula 3 for 75)