Defending champions St. Sebastian’s advance to quarter finals

Defending champions St. Sebastian’s College Moratuwa advanced to the quarter finals of ‘Singer Trophy’ Under 17 division 1 inter schools cricket tournament yesterday by beating Dharmaraja College Kandy by 20 runs on the parabola system in the pre-quarter final played at Prison grounds, Pallekele yesterday.

St. Sebastian’s: 171 in 49.2 overs (Janishka Perera 60, Nisitha Abilash 26, Praveen Cooray 21, Bandara Ekanayake 4/29)

Dharmaraja: 130 in 37.3 overs (Isuru Dhayananda 28, Bandara Ekanayake 26, Sachintha Senanayake 25, Praveen Coorey 3/21, Shashika Perera 2/17, Nipun Peiris 2/26)

St. Peter’s Negombo enter quarter finals

St. Peter’s College Negombo advanced to the quarter finals of ‘Singer Cup’ Under 15 division 11 inter schools cricket tournament yesterday by beating D. S. Senanayake College Colombo ‘B’ by 234 runs in the pre quarter final played at Divulapitiya yesterday.

Asitha Steevon of St. Peter’s Negombo scored 106 runs in 103 balls with 10 boundaries and 3 sixes.

St. Peter’s: 333/7 in 50 overs (Asitha Steevon 106, Lasith Nisalka 81, Shyam Maleesha 37, Dineth Thathsara 28, Vindhesh Dewshan 3/64, Aminda Sithumal 2/30)

D. S. Senanayake ‘B’: 103in 30.3 overs (Hirusha Pathiraja 23, Angesh Tutu 21, Lasith Nisalka 3/5, Pramodh Kavindu 2/18, Vishwa Navodh 2/21, Asitha Steevon 2/35)

Galahitiyawa Central advance to the semi final

Galahitiyawa Central College advanced to the semi final of ‘Singer Cup’ Under 17 division 11 inter schools cricket tournament yesterday by beating Zahira College Colombo by 105 runs in the quarter final played at Hanwella yesterday.

Galahitiyawa Central won the toss and elected to bat. Galahitiyawa Central scored 197 runs for 9 wickets in 50 overs. Sandaruwan Chinthaka scored 65 runs and Yenesh Nadeeshan scored 38 runs. Dilhan Damith took 2 wickets for 37 runs.

Zahira was bowled out for 92 runs in 30.1 overs.

Galahitiyawa Central College will meet St. Peter’s College Bambalapitiya ‘B’ in the semi final.

Galahitiyawa Central: 197/9 in 50 overs (Sandaruwan Chinthaka 65, Yenesh Nadeeshan 38, Dilhan Damith 2/37) Zahira: 92 in 30.1 overs (Imtiyaz Slasa 30, Yenesh Nadeeshan 4/11, Buddhika Samesh 4/19)

(YK)