Sri Lanka News Round-up (21 March 1999)

21 March 1999

Sri Lanka News Round-up

The Daily News

Bandula Molligoda

NAGPUR, March 20: SRI LANKA cricketers flew into Nagpur this morning after their defeat to Pakistan by 9 runs in the Tri-nation's tournament on Friday.

The Lankans will have a training session tomorrow (Sunday) before deciding on the team for the second game in the tournament against India here on Monday. In the second round Sri Lanka will play Pakistan at Vishakapatnam on March 27 and meet India on March 30 in Pune.

Sri Lanka team management is awaiting an x-ray report on the injury to opener Marvan Atapattu before naming the team for the match against India.

Sri Lanka 'B' registered an easy 7-wicket win over the touring Leicestershire County team in their triangular limited over cricket tournament at the CCC grounds yesterday.

Leicestershire 107 in 45 overs.( Dominic Williamson 12,Vince Wells 3, Carl Crowe 15, Indika Gallage 2 for 7, Kapila Silva 3 for 26, Saman Jayantha 2 for 9.)

Sri Lanka 'B' 112 for 3 in 21.3 overs.( Shantha Kalavitigoda 53 n.o, Saman Jayantha 12 n.o, Dominic Williamson 3 for 16.)

Geeth de Mel

Set to make 182 runs for victory, Moratu Vidyalaya made a gallant effort and made 160 for 5 wickets at close of play in their annual 'big' match which ended in a exciting draw at Panadura yesterday.

Moratu Vidyalaya who were 91 for 3 wickets overnight in reply to Sri Sumangala's 220, made 202 with the help of a good knock of 87 by O. Warnapura.

In the second innings, Sri Sumangala made 163 for 6 wickets declared.

Sri Sumangala 220 and 163 for 6 wkts dec. (S. Perera 37, Chameera Muthumal 35, Aruna Jayatilleke 19, D. Mathuranga 19 not out, Chamara Dilruk 2 for 46).

Moratu Vidyalaya (overnight 91 for 3 wkts) 202 (O. Warnapura 87, Manoj Deshapriya 25, Lakruwan Fernando 20, Nuwan Quintus 5 for 50, Asantha Deepal 2 for 24, Delal Maduranga 2 for 53) and 160 for 5 wkts at close (Manoj Deshapriya 34, Asanka Indrajit 30 not out).

S M Jiffrey Abdeen

St. Anthony's College beat Trinity College by 95 runs to win the 19th limited over cricket clash played at Katugastota.

With this win, the Antonians 11 up in the series against 7 by Trinity with one match being abandoned.

Though there were no outstanding performance, it was a keenly fought out battle. Trinity's main hope Kaushalya Weeraratne was dismissed quite early for 7 and there was no recovery after that. Antonian medium pacer Nafeez Nizam bowled well to capture 3 for 18.

St. Anthony's College 217 all out in 43.1 overs (Ravindra Wickremapala 15, Kasun Jayaratne 28, Nafeez Nizam 11, Amila Pinnaduwa 39, Jude Arnolda 13, Prasad Ranawaka 28, Mohammad Pawas 30, Samson Burki 15 not out, Extras 26, Kaushalya Weeraratne 2 for 27, Tivanka Rajaratne 3 for 42, Dilshan Rodrigo 2 for 27, Selvadurai Selvakumar 2 for 34).

Scoring rate: 10 overs 57 runs, 20 - 91 runs, 30 - 140 runs.

Trinity College 122 all out in 45.4 overs (Anushka Imbuldeniya 23, Dilshan Rodrigo 12, Randel Gamage 15, Ishan Gammanpila 10 not out, Amila Wijesekera 12, Romesh Deen 2 for 17, Kasun Jayaratne 2 for 14, Nafeez Nizan 3 for 18, Prasad Jayawardena 2 for 15).

Scoring rate: 10 overs 31 runs, 20 - 57 runs, 30 - 94 runs, 40 - 108 runs.

Nuwan Priyankara scored a stylish 101 and Mevan Fernando hit a fluent unbeaten 72 and both shared 112 runs for the 6th wicket to help Negombo CC to obtain first innings victory over Old Cambrians SC in their Sara Trophy cricket match played at Maris Stella College Grounds, Negombo yesterday.

Old Cambrians SC: 192 (S. Wijenayake 39, M. Dilruk 34, T. Soyza 28, R. Dias 3 for 58, L. Fernando 3 for 38, R. Fernando 2 for 24, T. Nonis 2 for 19) and 194 for 7 (L. Galebiya 55, M. Dilruk 18, T. Soyza 30 n.o., L. Fernando 2 for 37, T. Nonis 2 for 20).

Negombo CC: 389 for 9 declared (Nuwan Priyankara 101, Mevan Fernando 74 n.o., Lakmalka Fernando 17, T. Nonis 38, Damian Fernando 25, Ranga Dias 23, M. Dilruk 4 for 63, S. de Mel 2 for 48).

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