Colombo South win Under-17 Sri Lanka Youth League

Monday, 2 September 2024 01:05 - - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}

Champion team Colombo South

Best Batsman Dulnith Sigera (Colombo North)

Best Bowler Mevan Dissanayake (Colombo North)

Player of the Final Vimath Dinsara (Colombo South)

Skipper Vimath Dinsara and opener Rehan Peiris struck fine half-centuries to guide Colombo South to a six-wicket win over Kandy in the final of the Under-17 Sri Lanka Youth League played at Samadhi ground, Anuradhapura yesterday.

Chasing a target of 193, Peiris (52 off 66 balls, 8 fours, 1 six) and Suhas Fernando (35) gave a solid opening start posting 72 off 90 balls. Dinsara took over from there adding 59 off 53 balls with Peiris and a further 58 off 69 balls with Dineth Sithumina (18*) to see them home comfortably.

Kandy was dismissed for 192 off 38.2 overs with Kaushika Kumarasinghe and Aadam Hilmy making forties and spinner Randeesha Bandaranayake capturing three wickets.

Scores:

Kandy (Under-17) 192 (38.2) (Kaushika Kumarasinghe 47, Aadam Hilmy 42, Randeesha Bandaranayake 3/29)

Colombo South (Under-17) 193-4 (35.4) (Rehan Peiris 52, Suhas Fernando 35, Vimath Dinsara 77, Rayan Gregory 2/34)

Discover Kapruka, the leading online shopping platform in Sri Lanka, where you can conveniently send Gifts and Flowers to your loved ones for any event including Valentine ’s Day. Explore a wide range of popular Shopping Categories on Kapruka, including Toys, Groceries, Electronics, Birthday Cakes, Fruits, Chocolates, Flower Bouquets, Clothing, Watches, Lingerie, Gift Sets and Jewellery. Also if you’re interested in selling with Kapruka, Partner Central by Kapruka is the best solution to start with. Moreover, through Kapruka Global Shop, you can also enjoy the convenience of purchasing products from renowned platforms like Amazon and eBay and have them delivered to Sri Lanka.