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Royal College, Colombo, St. Anthony’s College, Katugastota, St. Peter’s College, Bambalapitiya, and Richmond College, Galle will fight for the final spots of the Under 13 Division I cricket tournament at two venues today.
While Royal meet St. Anthony’s at Godigamuwa, St. Peter’s will take on Richmond in the other semi-final at Ananda Mawatha.
Road to Semi-Finals
Royal V St. Anthony’s
Royal reached the second round as runner-up of their group in the first round. The team captained by Dushane Udawela then beat Ananda (Colombo), Mahinda (Galle in the pre-quarter-final), and Dharmapala, Pannipitiya (quarter-final) in a row to reach the semi-final.
St. Anthony’s on the other hand advanced to the second round as the champions of their group in the first round. During the knockout phase, they beat Zahira (Colombo), Wesley (in the pre-quarter-final), and Mahanama (quarter-finals). St. Anthony’s are captained by Sanithu Gunatilake.
Teams
Royal (from):
Dushane Udawela (Captain), Sandul Abeywardana (Vice captain), Rasula Madarasinghe, Dhisas Nanayakkarawasam, Mahiru Kodithuwakku, Mudith Gunasekara, Rehan Senesh, Nithesh Jayasinghe, Thumidu Somasiri, Chanithu Kankanamge, Diasandu Siriwardhana, Abhiru Amarasekara, Janiru Gunawardane, Janarathnan Yaathavam, Omiru Perera.
Officials:
D.M. Dissanayaka (Master in Charge), Rashan Peiris (Head Coach), Prageeth Ferdinando (Asst. Coach), Wasantha Satharasinghe (Asst. Coach), Sandaruwan Fernando (Asst. Coach)
St. Anthony’s (from):
Sanithu Gunatilake (Captain), Adeesha Rathnayake (Vice Captain), Yenula Hewavitharana, Chandeera Senerath, Sisal Aththanayake, Nisitha Karunarhne, Vihanga Kumara, Janeesh Sedara, Randidu Narayana, Umeth Chandrasoma, Pamoda Senevirathne, Mohomed Shaharaf, Okindu Edirisinghe, S. Subakshan.
Officials:
Lalith Kumara (Master in Charge), Julian Arnolda (Coach)
St. Peter’s V Richmond
Both St. Peter’s and Richmond advanced to the second round as champions of their respective groups in the first round.
During the knockout stage, the Petes captained by Reshon Solomons beat St. Sebastian’s College, Moratuwa, and Isipatana (pre-quarter-final) before the quarter-final against Trinity ended in a tie. They secured the semi-final spot by virtue of the better points average maintained up to that stage.
Richmond captained by Hiruk Akalanka beat S. Thomas’, Mount Lavinia in their first knockout encounter in the second round. The next match against Gurukula could not be held due to wet weather and they advance to the quarter-final thanks to the better points average maintained up to that stage. In the quarter-final, they beat St. Joseph Vaz’s College Wennappuwa.
Teams:
St. Peter’s (from):
Reshon Solomons (Captain), Navindu de Silva, Menura Dissanayake, Okitha Silva, Diyon Alwis, Methuka Gunarathne, Thinuka Dewnatth, Nathen Fernando, Mahiru Gunathilake, Rithik Braisnan, Trevon Premarathne, Risindu Perera, Leshan Perera, Stevon Pieris, Hirun Noyah.
Officials:
Lakmal Fernando (Master in Charge), Mohan Liyanage (Coach)
Richmond (from):
Hiruk Akalanka (Captain), Maleesha Theshan, Binula Sethul, Maheesha Akash, Bingun Prabhashwara, Udula Kumudaka, Yuneth Sihathum, Gesandu Ahasvin, Geeth Sathsara, Manak Mattew, Senuk Dulneth, Arosha Jeriyal, Vihansa Thejas, Thejan Mihin Thathsara, Irusha Nethsara, Daniru Dilanamith, Tharul Shanilka, Sandilu Suwahas, Kaveen Gimhana.
Officials:
Chandana Amarasinghe (Master in Charge), Mahesh Sandaruwan (Head Coach), Nimesh Chathuranga (Asst. Coach), Pramodya Yasas (Asst. Coach)
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Playing XIs:
India:Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Mohammed Shami, Umran Malik, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal
Sri Lanka:Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis(w), Avishka Fernando, Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Dasun Shanaka(c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Dunith Wellalage, Kasun Rajitha, Dilshan Madushanka
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Opening batsman, Madushan Fernando with a sterling batting performance (89 runs in 69 balls, 2x6s, 11x4s) steered David Pieris Group of Companies ‘A’ to a thrilling two wickets win over Airport and Aviation Services in the third Ceylon Biscuits ltd sponsored ‘CBL Munchee’ Trophy – MCA ‘D’ division 40 over League Tournament 2023 final at MCA ground on Sunday (8). Airport and Aviation Services, sent into bat, posted a challenging total of 206 all out in 39.4 overs. They were helped by a fifth-wicket partnership of 96 runs in 83 balls between, captain, Tharaka Dushantha (73 in 77 balls, 3x6s, 4x4s) and Kalpa Umayanga (50 in 49 balls, 1x6s, 5x4s).
Captain Manjula Gannile ( 7.4-35-5) and Akila Elabodage (8-34-3) bowled their hearts out for DPGC ‘A’.
In reply, DPGC ‘A’ was in a spot of bother, after the departure of Madushan Fernando, with the scoreboard reading 150 for 5 in 24.5 overs.
Late-order batsman, Gannile (26) and Akila Elabodage (21 not out) grimly held the fort and took DPGC ‘A’ pass the finishing line, 211 for eight in 37.4 overs. Chinthaka Karunaratne (8 -31-2) and Nuwan Sameera Yapa (8-31-3) were the pick of the bowlers for Airport and Aviation Services.
MCA-appointed Match Referee, Tyrone H. Wijeyawardena picked Madushan Fernando (DPGC A) as his Man of the Match.
The other three special awards, based on performances up to the Semi-Finals.
Best Bowler and Man of the Series, Nimesh Malinda Perera from Melwire Rolling (Pvt) Ltd (performance 40.4 overs, 107 runs, 21 wickets, Avg. 5.10, Economy 2.63, best 6.2 overs; 03 maidens, 14 runs 7 wickets Vs. Hemas Group)
Best Batsman : Madushan Fernando from DPGC ‘A’ (performance, 06 innings, 281 runs ; best 143 in 102 balls inclusive of 10 sixes and 10 fours Vs. Trelleborg Lanka in the quarter finals. )
The awards were presented by the Chief Guest, CBL Marketing Manager, Romesh Jayatillake and MCA Officials, Nalin Wickramasinghe, President, Mahesh de Alwis, Senior Vice President and Tarindra Kaluperuma, General Secretary.
Scores:
Airport & Aviation Services
206 all out in 39.4 overs (C. Dilhara 21, Nuwan Yapa 15, Tharaka Dushantha 73, Kalpa Umayanga 50; Manjula Gannile 5/35, Akila Elabodage 3/34)
DPGC ‘A’
211 for 8 in 37.4 overs (Madushan Fernando 89, S. Roshen 18, Manjula Gannile 26, Akila Elabodage 21 n.o.; Chinthaka Karunaratne 2/31, Nuwan Yapa 3/31)
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Rex Clementine
in Guwahati
Having played in key Indian cricket centers like Bombay, Pune, and Rajkot, the Sri Lankans find themselves in the remote city of Guwahati where cricket is not all that established.
Guwahati’s cricket ground is known as Barsapara Stadium and it was built by Assam Cricket Association on massive land gifted by the government. Earlier, the venue was a dumping ground. The first international match was played here in 2017 when India hosted Australia. Since then, there have been three T-20s and one ODI.
Getting here is not that easy. There are no direct flights from Rajkot to Guwahati and you have to either fly to one of the bigger cities like Delhi, Bombay or Calcutta. The teams of course have no such issues as they are on a chartered flight.
IndiGo, a budget airline that reporters chose to fly has interesting ways of attracting customers. Most airlines address their passengers as ‘ladies and gentlemen’ and that’s supposed to be the norm of greeting. But IndiGo is different. They say, ‘ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls,’ cheering up our youthful exuberance.
Your first impressions of Guwahati are good. It’s a clean and neat airport and very well maintained. The airport is 20 kilometers from the city and there are both prepaid taxi services and other services like Uber and Ola, the local version of Pick Me.
Airports in India have improved remarkably in the last ten years. Bangalore is by far the best and it gives you the impression of a European destination. Not even London Heathrow terminals are fit to hold a candle to Bangalore airport. Bombay and Delhi aren’t far behind but Madras is still living in 1980s – unclean, unprofessional, and grumpy immigration. They say don’t judge a book by its cover. Similarly, don’t judge India by Madras airport although first impressions count a lot.
Food in Rajkot is mostly vegetarian. The state of Gujarat, where Rajkot is, happens to be a dry state. Locals here adhere to the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi, who launched his independence movement from Rajkot. Gandhi also wrote about refraining from eating meat and in fact went on to suggest that food should be consumed like medicine ‘in moderation’.
Having foregone meat in Rajkot, Guwahati is like heaven as there’s plenty of fish, chicken, and mutton here. Yet to sight beef and pork though during this trip to India. That should be sorted in our next destination – Calcutta.
Guwahati is in the Indian state of Assam, which is not very far from countries like Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal. Nepalese food and places of worship are popular here and people look more Nepalese than Indian.
Tea is a popular cultivation in the state of Assam and the temperature here is below 20 degrees Celsius during the day time and it drops to single digits as the sun goes down. It gets dark in Guwahati by 5pm.
Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka is a popular man in India. Two broadsheets – Times of India and Indian Express had lengthy pieces about Shanaka and both stressed that he got a raw deal by not getting an IPL contract. Indian Express in fact called him ‘Negombo Nailer’ following his fastest half-century by a Sri Lankan in Pune giving the team a thrilling win that enabled them to square the series.
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