24 wickets fall in a day at two venues

Twenty-four wickets fell at two different venues on the opening day of the Singer Cup under 19 schools cricket tournament yesterday.

This rare feat took place at Ratgama in the match between Sri Devananda and Kegalu Vidyalaya and at Kolonnawa between Henry Olcott MV and Madampa MMV.

Christ King College Ja- Ela won their match against Karunaratne Buddhist MV Ragama by seven wickets.

Sajila Sankalpa of Sri Devananda College Ambalangoda scored 135 off 121 balls with 17 boundaries and 4 sixes against Kegalu Vidyalaya.

RESULTS

* At Ja-Ela: Christ King Ja-Ela won by 7 wickets)

Karunarathne Buddhist: 94 in 28.1 overs (Ositha Subodha 14, Abisheka Perera 3/37, Geemantha Colombagamage 6/14) and 101 in 25.4 overs (Renujaya Shashimal 34, Abisheka Perera 4/17, Nisal Malinga 4/26)

Christ King: 132 in 34.5 overs (Manoj Sudarshana 70, Kavindu Amantha 7/16, Abisheka Vimukthi 2/41) and 65/3 in 11 overs (Manoj Sudarshana 44)

* At Akurana: Match drawn.

Zahira Akurana: 227 and 219/8 decl. in 40 overs (Mohammed Rifaz 51, Mohammed Altaf 51, Noski Ahamed 46, Mohammed Akshath 27, Mohammed Akshath 26 n.o., Arundanamselvam Thanukshan 7/57)

Kokuvil Hindu: 269 (132/4 o/n) in 78 overs (Kadiragarmanthan Banujan 77, Ariharan Roshan 77, Noski Ahamad 6/96, Mohammed Rimas 2/65, Mohammed Umar 2/52) and 49/3 in 16 overs (Kadiragarmanthan Bhanujan 29)

* At Jaffna: Match drawn.

St. Patrick’s: 287 in 102.4 overs (C. Daniel 104, Ivan Roshanthan 48 n.o., J. Anojan 34, Dinoj Chathuranga 3/58)

Sandalanka Central: 190/8 in 95 overs (Keshan Baginda 41, Binoj Chathuranga 38, Tharindu Maduwantha 25, Monick Nidushan 2/33, R Adharam 2/20, Doglas Danicius 2/37)

DAY ONE SCORES

* At Ratgama: Sri Devananda : 284 in 51 overs (Sajila Sankalpa 135, Charith Rukshan 41, Kavindu Shohan 39, Madhushan Gunasinghe 5/81, Umesh Wijetunga 2/61, Mithushan Kumara 2/74)

Kegalu Vidyalaya: 52 in 30.2 overs (Imesh Madhusanka 3/17, Sajila Sankalpa 3/17) and 47/4 at close in 8 overs (Imesh Madhusanka 3/18)

* At Wadduwa: Wadduwa Central: 280 in 54.5 overs (Dimuthu Dhananjaya 67, Kusal Fonseka 60, Sandun Cooray 41, Nimesh Chathuranga 29 n.o., Sahan Chathuranga 3/44, Gayan Munasinghe 2/31, Vimukthi Prabashana 2/85)

Christ King Pannipitiya: 128/8 at close in 31 overs (Vimukthi Prabashana 51, Sahan Chathuranga 20, Sadun Cooray 4/14, Chamara Madusanka 2/31)

* At Kolonnawa: Henry Olcott MV: 224 in 42.2 overs (Eranda Almeda 87, Damith Lakshantha 32, Tharusha Perera 25 n.o., Mohamad Arshath 24, Dinenjaya de Silva 20, Sachin Dilhara 4/80, Tharusha Dilshan 3/40, Sasindu Nimesh 3/42)

Madampa MMV: 74 in 32.1 overs (Sachin Dilhara 32, Mohommed Arshath 5/23,Vinuja Mevantha 3/10, Eranda Almeda 2/36) and 56/4 at close in 18 overs (Sachin Dilhara 29 n.o., Mohammed Arshath 2/23) – YK