Under-17 Division One quarterfinals today

By P.D. De Silva

The quarterfinals of the schools Under-17 Division One cricket tournament will be played at the St. Peter’s College, St. Joseph’s College, Royal College and S. Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia grounds today.

St. Anthony’s College, Katugastota will meet Mahinda College, Galle at the St. Peter’s College Ground in Bambalapitiya, St. Joseph’s College will meet Royal College at the S. Thomas’ College Ground in Mount Lavinia, St. Anthony’s College, Wattala will meet St. Sebastian’s College, Moratuwa at the Royal College grounds in Reid Avenue while two undefeated teams - Nalanda College, Colombo and S. Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia - will meet at the St. Joseph’s College Ground at Darley Road.

In the pre-quarterfinals Royal College defeated Gurukula College Kelaniya by 113 runs, Nalanda College defeated Maliyadewa College by 38 runs, St. Sebastian’s College, Moratuwa defeated Thurstan College by six runs, S. Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia defeated Dharmaraja College Kandy by seven wickets, St. Anthony’s College, Wattala defeated St. Peter’s College by two wickets, St. Anthony’s College Katugastota defeated Ananda College by two wickets, St. Joseph’s College defeated Isipathana College by two wickets and Mahinda College, Galle defeated Prince of Wales’ College, Moratuwa by one wicket.

In round one of the tournament 74 teams were drawn into 10 groups and played each other on a league basis with the top three teams and next two best teams qualifying for the second round. These 32 teams were drawn into eight groups from which the top two qualified for the pre-quarterfinal stage which concluded last week. Last year’s champions St. Servatius’ College, Matara were unable to repeat their feat as they failed to qualify for the second round.

St. Joseph’s College vs. Royal College at the S. Thomas’ College Ground, Mount Lavinia. St. Joseph’s College, Colombo: Ashain Daniel (C), Shevaan Rassool (WK), Johanne De Zilva, Dineth Jayakody, Lakshan Gamage, Ashan De Alwis, Dinal Anuradha, Dunith Wellalage, Miranga Wickramage, Yesith Rupasinghe, Yanik Muller, Sheran Fonseka, Shenuka de Silva, Dineth Anthony and Klenn Kalyanarathne.

Royal College, Colombo: Ahan Wickramasinghe (C), Thevindu Senarathne (Wk), Isiwara Dissanayake, Kamil Mishara, Kavindu Pathiratne, Lahiru Madusanka, Manula Perera, Prashan Kalhara, Pulindu Mallikarachchi, Sandun Appuhami, Sarala Gunathilaka, Thithira Weerasinghe, Ushan Boruppa, Devin Wickramaratne and Mohomad Akash.Nalanda College vs. S. Thomas’, College Mount Lavinia at the St. Joseph’s College Ground Darley Road

Nalanda College, Colombo: Avishka Perera(C)(WK), Anuda Jithwara, Ashen Bandara, Jayod Kaldera, Jithesh Wasala, Lakshan Mayadunne, Moksha Sahan, Nadun Senarathna, Rashan Dissanayaka, Raveen de Silva, Seran Gamage, Venura Nisalitha, Thamindu Kamalasooriya, Nikil Abeygunasekara and Chamodya Rajapaksha

S. Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia: Shalin De Mel(C), Dilmin Rathnayaka, Maneesha Rupasinghe (WK), Kishan Munasinghe, Mohammad Isaaq, Ryan Fernando, Deon Fernando, Umayanga Suwaris, Gavin Botheju, Shamilka Wickramathilaka, Randiv Gunasekara, Thihan Dilmith, Shehan Silva and Ravindu De Silva.

St. Anthony’s College, Wattala vs. St. Sebastian’s, College, Moratuwa at the Royal College Ground

St. Anthony’s College, Wattala: Avishka Tharindu (C), Romesh Suranga, Vishal Silva, Kaveesha Dulanjana, Clifford Elymes, Sankitha Hirushan, Gihan Sathmika, Milan Sanjeewa (WK), Abdul Rahuman, Shenol Rojith, Chamika Dilshan, Osanda Jayathilaka, Kavindu Gamage, Pathum Vihanga and Prasad MadurangaSt. Sebastian’s College, Moratuwa: Janishka Perera (C), Nadeera Fernando, Sukitha Prasanna (WK), Sasika Perera, Thadula De Silva, Dulara Fernando, Dunith Jayatunga, Savindu Rodrigo, Bihanga Mendis,

Chamoth Mendis, Saveen Fernando, Kanushka Lakshan, Sanjula Lehan, Harith Fernando and Senith de Sa.

St. Anthony’s College, Katugastota vs. Nalanda College, Galle at St. Peter’s College Ground Bambalapitiya

St. Anthony’s College, Katugastota: Mohomed Kameel (C), Lasitha Werallagama, Dayan Pankaja (WK), Gihan Ebert, Nilukshan Udayakumara, Sasith Hirudika Thennakoon, Nimnaka Amodya Jayathilaka, Tharindu Lamahewage, Prabath Sachin, Chamidu Wickramasinghe, Kavindu Perera, Kalyana Adithya, Randika Thimira and Santhush de Silva.

Mahinda College: Navod Paranavithana (C), Sandew Induwara (WK), Gihan Tharusha, Kaushika Sanketh, Kaveesha Madusha, Kosala Udayanga, Kushan Malliyawadu, Osindu Kavindya, Preerthija Supulsara, Geeth Vidusha , Shakya Sampath, Shehan Sandeepa, Sithara Helitha, Subanu Rajapaksha, Theekshana Sanjeewa, Chethiya Gunasekara and Kaveesha Vimukthi