D S Senanayake & Thurstan Win

Koddaimunai Sports Village & Sri Lanka Telecom Mobitel Inaugural Invitation Under 19 Schools T20 Championship 2024 – Koddaimunai, Batticaloa, Eastern Province – 01st Day

01st Match : D S Senanayake beat Mahinda by 08 wickets

Mahinda, Galle put into bat, 99 all out – ( 19.5 Overs ) Kaveesha Githmal 24, Dulsith Dharshana 14, Dineth Kaushalya 14, Extras 17 – lost the first 06 wickets for the addition of 22 runs, the last 04 wickets fell for the addition of 24 runs – Daham Nirmal 3 / 14, Shanel Binushka 2 / 11, Akmal Fazly 2 / 15, Chanel Pinsara 03 victims.

D S Senanayake, Colombo in reply, 102 / 2 – ( 13.4 Overs ) Skipper Gaviru Senhas 54 ( 7×4, 35 balls ), Pesandu Weerasinghe 36no – opening stand of 77 runs – Kaveesha Githmal 2 / 17.

02nd Match : Thurstan beat Prince of Wales by 06 wickets

Prince of Wales, Moratuwa electing to bat, 159 / 6 – ( 20 Overs ) Rivith Jayasuriya 95no ( 1×6, 11×4, 61 balls ) – carried his bat through the innings – Skipper Suwahas Fernando 39, Extras 15 – Rivith Jayasuriya / Suhas Fernando 39 run opening stand, Rivith Jayasuriya / Suwahas Fernando 111 runs for the 02nd wicket – lost the last 05 wickets for the
addition of 28 runs – Harith Shalaka 2 / 26, Tanuja Rajapaksa 02 run out assists & 01 catch.

Thurstan, Colombo in reply, 162 / 4 – ( 16.5 Overs ) Tanuja Rajapaksa 50 ( 3×6, 7×4, 25 balls ), Skipper Vihas Thewmika 30no, Dinal Induwara 24, Mulith De Costa 20no, Shanikya
Deshapriya 18, Pathum Dhananjaya 10 – Dinal Induwara / Tanuja Rajapaksa 64 run opening stand, Vihas Thewmika / Mulitha De Costa 50 runs unbroken for the 05th wicket – Matheesha Aponso 2 / 29.

Report assisted by Ranga Samantha