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St. Anthony’s Girls College, Katugastota will encounter Anura College, Matara in the first ever Under 19 Girls’ Division II cricket tournament final at Campbell Place today. The girls from Katugastota eliminated Kekirawa Central with a crushing seven wickets victory in the semi-final where Nimeshika Senavirathna led from the front with a five-wicket haul.
The team captained by Shalani Dassanayake will be looking forward for their players to produce their best to secure the title against formidable Anura College. The girls from Matara made it to the final with a nerve tingling one wicket win over Ratnawali Balika.
Devindi Rasanjana will lead Anura in the absence of Rishmi Sanjana who is currently playing for Sri Lanka Under 19 in the Girls’ Youth World Cup. Incidentally, Sanjana was the pick of the bowlers for Sri Lanka in their World Cup encounter against Australia on Wednesday.
Over 60 teams participated in the first round of the Division II tournament which was introduced this year after the number of girls cricket teams increased significantly.
How they reached the final
St. Anthony’s advanced to the final round as the champions of their group in the first round. They beat Puthukkulam MV, Vavuniya) in the second round before eliminating Uhana Maha Vidyalaya (pre-quarter-final) and Dudley Senanayake Central, Tholangamuwa (quarter-final).
Anura advanced to the final round as the group champion in the first round. They beat Kegalu Vidyalaya in the second round before knocking out Jayasiripura KV, Polonnaruwa (pre-quarter-final) and Sri Pragnananda Maha Vidyalaya, Monaragala in a row.
At the semi-final hurdle Duminsha Randisha with a four-wicket haul and Lakmi Nimsara with a valuable knock of 38 runs helped Anura eliminate formidable Ratnawali Balika.
Teams
St. Anthony’s (from): Shalani Dassanayake (Captain), Nimeshika Senevirathne, Diyoni Darshani, Dinethra Chandrarathne, Kavishka Aberathne, Chamodi Mendis, Malmi Herath, Dihansa Rathnayake, Melisha Berenger, Yogarajan Pravinya, Randima Kumarawickrama, Anuththara Bandara, Mayaza Rizvi, Poornima Gunawardane, Sanuri Abesekara, Chanukya Wilathgamuwa, Sayuri Ranaweera, Duleena Fernando, Sneha Nethranjali, Naduni Muthukumara.
Officials:
Wasanthi Jinadasa (Teacher in Charge), Susantha Basnayake (Coach)
Anura Vidyalaya (from): Devindi Rasanjana (Captain), Oshadi Rashmi Sakuni, Rishmi Sanjana, Rashmika Sewwandi, Apsara Madumali, Buddhi Biyansha, Duminsha Randisha, Vishmi Savindi, Dewmi Adithya, Imasha Udeshika, Rashmila Devindi, Saduni Nisansala, Dinithi Vihansa, Dinesha Nawamini, Lakmi Nimsara, Piyumi Nawanjana, Lihini Maneesha, Oneli Jayanadi. Officials: I.H.S. Priyanthi (Teacher in Charge), Ashan Lakintha (Coach).
Novak Djokovic wins but Casper Ruud loses to Jenson Brooksby at Australian Open 2023
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Novak Djokovic battled through injury to reach the Australian Open third round on another day when more of his expected title rivals were knocked out.The 35-year-old Serb, going for a record-extending 10th men’s triumph in Melbourne, won 6-1 6-7 (5-7) 6-2 6-0 against French qualifier Enzo Couacaud.
Djokovic had a medical timeout, seemingly hampered by an existing hamstring injury, but came through.A day after Rafael Nadal exited, second seed Casper Ruud was also beaten.
The Norwegian, who reached two Grand Slam finals last year, lost 6-3 7-5 6-7 (4-7) 6-2 to American Jenson Brooksby.In the same quarter of the draw, eighth seed Taylor Fritz also lost 6-7 (4-7) 7-6 (7-2) 6-4 6-7 (6-8) 6-2 to Australian wildcard Alexei Popyrin.
Twelfth seed Alexander Zverev, still in the early days of his return from a serious ankle injury, was beaten 6-7 (1-7) 6-4 6-3 6-2 by lucky loser Michael Mmoh, who said he had to change his flight because he had expected to already be out.
Russian fifth seed Andrey Rublev suffered no such upset, beating Finland’s Emil Ruusuvuori 6-2 6-4 6-7 (2-7) 6-3 to set up a third-round meeting with Britain’s Dan Evans.
The exit of Ruud, last year’s French and US Open runner-up, means he must wait for another opportunity to land a first Grand Slam title and ended his chance to become the world number one. The 24-year-old Norwegian was outplayed by world number 39 Brooksby, who took control early with two breaks of serve in the opening set and commanded play from the baseline in the second.
Ruud, who later said he had felt “tension and some slight pain” in his abdomen but refused to blame that for his performance, saved three match points in the third before winning a tie-break to force another set.But 22-year-old Brooksby regrouped to break early in the fourth, sealing the win when his opponent sent a backhand long.
“Casper’s a warrior, I knew it’d be a great battle out there. I was pretty confident with my level and just wanted to have fun out there and see what could happen,” Brooksby said in his on-court interview.
“I was really proud of my mental resolve out there after the third-set battle didn’t go my way to turn it around.”
Brooksby will face Tommy Paul in the next round after his compatriot beat Spanish 30th seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in five sets.
The men’s draw was already without last year’s Wimbledon runner-up Nick Kyrgios, who withdrew before the tournament through injury, leaving Djokovic as the overwhelming favourite.
(BBC Sports)
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Two unbeaten teams, namely Lalith Athulathmudali College, Mount Lavinia and Dhammissara National School, Naththandiya will clash for the title of the Under 19 Division III Tier ‘B’ tournament at Campbell Place today.
Lalith Athulathmudali captained by Dushan Silva were the champions in their group after beating Science College, Mt. Lavinia, Dharmaraja MV, and Ananda Vidyalaya Kottawa in the first round. Over 190 teams competed in 42 rounds in the first round.
In the final round, the boys from Mount Lavinia, beat Malabe Boys College and Kadawatha Central before knocking out Basilica College, Ragama (pre-quarter-final), Saralankara MV, Gonapinuwala (quarter-final) and Kekirawa Central ( semi-final) to reach the final.
Dhammissara skippered by Ranuka Shavinda did not have to toil much in the first round as two of their matches were not played. Dhammissara beat Tharmapuram MV, Kilinochchi, Sir William Gopallawa MV, Gokarella and Hartley College, Point Pedro in the final round. During the business end of the tournament they knocked out Amarasooriya MMV, Meepawala (pre-quarter-final), Mahanam National School, Monaragala (quarter-final) and Poramadulla Central (semi final) to seal the final spot.
Dhammissara National School Team
Teams:
Lalith Athulathmudali (from): Dushan Silva (Captain), Yowel Arosha, Danupa Sanjaya, Chenuka Hashmitha, Yalina Ravindu, Ravindu Kumara, Yasaru Fernando, Chalaka Perera, Sithum Silva, Bihandu Perera, Nirwan Tissera, Avishka Kumara, Anuhas Silva, Janith Priyashan, Hashen Kumara, Methsilu De Costa, Tharaka Sathyajith, Ramithu Disen. Officials: G.W.A. Wijekumara (Master in Charge), K.I.S. Fernando (Head Coach), Ramithu Disen (Asst. coach)
Dhammissara National School (from): Ranuka Shavinda (Captain), Pushpitha Thennakoon, Savindu Gimhan, Poorna Karunanayake, Ashan Dhananjaya, Sanjana Pieris, Hasith Nayanajith, Suwetha Perera, Ovindu Sachinthana, Samil Marasinghe, Bihandu Venitha, Krishan Sankalpa, Chamindu Warnakulasuriya, Sachchana Samaradiwakara, Sadinsha Methushana, Dinul Kumarage, Isuru Jayasekara, Komin Sathyanjana, Mizal Ahamed, Shenol Malshan. Officials: H.K.S. Jayasekara (Master in Charge), S.A.C. Heshan Perera (Head Coach), W.A. Shanuka (Asst. Coach)
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A century by Pasindu Menaka was the highlight as Maliyadeva scored vital first innings points against St. Anthony’s, Katugastota in the Under 19 Division I Tier ‘A’ cricket encounter at Kurunegala on Tuesday.
The home team capitalized on Menaka’s knock of 155 runs as bowlers contained St. Anthony’s to 204 runs to secure first innings points.
At Darley Road, St. Joseph’s forced Ananda to follow on but an unbeaten knock of 45 runs by Asinsa Nainayeka prevented the Joes from recording an outright victory.
Maliyadeva on first innings win at Kurunegala
Scores:
Maliyadeva
362 for 7 decl. in 89.1 overs (Pasindu Menaka 155, Amesh Tennakoon 49, Gayana Weerasinghe 51, Chamathkar Hettiarachchi 47n.o., Ushan Bimsara 27; Lahiru Abeysinghe 2/81, Thisara Ekanayake 3/118)
St. Anthony’s
204 for 9 in 60.2 overs (Kavindu Shehan 27, Lahiru Abeysinghe 34, R Y Kasthuriarachchi 52n.o.; Jayamin Muthukumarana 2/23, Dimath Abeysinghe 3/56, Charuka Herath 2/56) and 103 for 4 in 38 overs (Mohamed Aqquil 36, Lahiru Abeysinghe 31n.o.; Dimath Abeysinghe 3/40)
St. Joseph’s force Ananda to follow on
Scores:
St. Joseph’s
376 for 5 decl. in 70 overs (Sadeesh Jayawardena 78, Avintha de Alwis 50, Naren Muralidaran 131n.o., Hiran Jayasundara 75; Ruvishan Perera 3/88, Isuru Ayesh 2/54)
Ananda
2 for no loss overnight 145 all out in 54.4 overs (Induwara Wijerathna 46n.o.; Muditha Dissanayeka 5/15, Lahiru Amarasekara 3/71) and 133 for 6 in 45 overs (Induwara Wijerathna 30, Kitha Sithmal 34, Asinsa Nainayeka 45n.o.; Yenula Dewthusa 2/26, Lahiru Amarasekara 2/35) 
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