St. Anthony’s Girl’s College Kandy beat Puthukulam Maha Vidyalaya Vavuniya by 402 runs in a second-round fixture yesterday. Batting first, the Kandy lasses scored a massive 437/1 in their 30 overs with Shalani Dasanayake (141* - 54b, 23x4, 6x6), Kavishka Abeyrathna (119*) and Diyoni Darshani (110) scoring centuries.
Nimeshika Senevirathna then ran through the Puthukulam MV batting claiming 7 wickets for 11 runs as they were bowled out for a meagre 35 in 10.1 overs. In the only other match, Jayasiripura Kanishta Vidyalaya Polonnaruwa beat Maliyadeva Model School Kurunegala by 76 runs. St. Anthony’s and Jayasiripura KV advanced to the pre-quarterfinal round of the tournament.
In Ukuwela (St. Anthony’s won by 402 runs)
St. Anthony’s: 437/1 (30) (Shalani Dasanayake 141*, Kavishka Abeyrathna 119*, Diyoni Darshani 110)
Puthukulam MV: 35 (10.1) (Nimeshika Senavirathna 7/11, K. Dasanayake 2/15
In Atharagallawa (Jayasiripura KV won by 76 runs)
Jayasiripura KV: 153 (28.2) (Bhagya Harshani 20, Thisarani Bandara 4/38, Shanudri Gunarathne 2/17, Sinethi Heenkenda 2/29)
Maliyadeva MS: 77 (17) (Dulangi Chandrakumara 26, Chandali Isurika 4/16, Rashmi Madhushani 2/20)
