Ton-up Hirun steers St Joseph’s to victory – Cricket

Hirun Kapurubandara continued to torment the opposition bowlers when he slammed his third century in six days to help St. Joseph’s College coast to a convincing eight-wicket win over Royal College in their Under-19 Inter-Schools Limited Overs Cricket Tournament encounter played at Darley Road.

Hirun, following his centuries against Maris Stella College (109 n.o) and De Mazenod College (120), slammed another quick-fire 85-ball unbeaten 104 that included five boundaries and eight sixes as St. Joseph’s reached their target of 146 runs in the 30th over. (M. Shamil Amit)

Chief scores

• At Darley Road (St. Joseph’s won by eight wickets)

Royal: 145 in 48.3 overs (Ramiru Perera 30)

St. Joseph’s: 146/2 in 29.3 overs (Hirun Kapurubandara 104 n.o).

• At Dombagoda (Gurukula MV, Kelaniya won by eight wickets)

Richmond: 102 in 41.5 overs (Sharon Abishek 40, Javaindu Madusanka 4/14)

Gurukula MV: 103/2 in 14.5 overs (Poorna Kalhara 59 n.o).

• At Kandana (De Mazenod won by five wickets)

St. Thomas’, Matara: 73 in 26.5 overs (Dinidu Sasmith 4/12, Saviru Chanthula 4/17)

De Mazenod: 77/5 in 19.3 overs (Navija de Saram 3/23).

• At Thurstan Grounds (Thurstan won by 201 runs)

Thurstan: 284/6 in 43 overs (Shanikya Deshapriya 119 n.o, Nimrod Chamath 3/21)

St. Sebastian’s, Katuneriya: 83 in 24.1 overs (Talisha Nanayakkara 5/8).

• At Moratuwa (St. Sebastian’s, Moratuwa won by eight wickets)

St. Servatius’, Matara: 143 in 43.3 overs (Vishwa Supun 65, Manuja Chanthuka 3/30)

St. Sebastian’s: 144/2 in 28.1 overs (Ryan Dissanayake 69 n.o).

• At Bandaragama (Dharmapala MV, Pannipitiya won by nine runs on parabola)

Holy Cross, Kalutara: 169/8 in 50 overs (G. Silva 41, Timoth Pathinayake 4/40)

Dharmapala MV: 145/8 in 32.3 overs (Nadeera Deshan 4/29).

• At Kotte (St. Mary’s, Chilaw won by 10 runs)

St. Mary’s: 144 in 31.5 overs (Ashen Dulaj 55, Kaveesha Yashmika 4/19)

President’s College, Kotte: 134 in 29.2 overs (Nevindu Thathsara 52 n.o, Chamindu Nethsara 3/28).

• At Godigama (Sri Sumangala, Panadura won by 76 runs)

Sri Sumangala: 153 in 44 overs (Kavindu Gayathra 53 n.o, Naveen Athishta 4/22)

St. Peter’s, Negombo: 77 in 31.2 overs (Duranka Silva 3/16, Manmitha Dulran 3/18).

• At Panagoda (Piliyandala Central won by 28 runs)

Piliyandala Central: 102 in 42.2 overs (S. Pelpola 4/14)

Dharmaloka MV, Kelaniya: 74 in 30.2 overs (Adeepa Sasmitha 4/9).

• At Ja-Ela (Christ the King, Ja-Ela won by 145 runs)

Christ the King: 296/8 in 50 overs (Sharith Sudeena 101)

Maris Stella, Thimbirigaskatuwa: 151 in 32.3 overs (Yohan Fernando 43, Sharith Sudeena 3/12, Ravindu Nimsara 3/46).