Lumbini enter pre-quarter-finals

Dilwin Mendis, Moratuwa Sports Corr.

Lumbini Vidyalaya, Colombo has already booked a berth in the pre-quarter finals of the Inter-School Under-17 Division One cricket tournament.

They beat Bandaranayake Vidyalaya, Gampah by ten wickets played at Colts Grounds and Visitors batting first collapsed for 72 runs with Tharushan Iddamalgoda claiming 6 for 10 and in reply they scored 76 for no loss with Vimukthi Ellegoda unbeaten on 41 runs.

In their second game at the same venue against Sandalankawa Central they beat them by nine wickets. Visitors batting first were all out for a paltry 63 runs and Homesters replied with 67 for 1. In another game St. Sylvester' vs Lumbini, they went down on Parabola System due to bad light Sylvestians batting first scored 186 for 8 and Lumbini replied with 118 for 9 with H.A. Perera taking 4 for 15.

Bandaranayake Vidyalaya: 72 (V. Sriyananda 20, Tarushan Iddamalgoda 6 for 10).

Lumbini Vidyalaya: Vimukthi Ellegoda 41 not out.

Sandalankawa Central: 63 (Ravindu Pushpika 3 for 12, Tarushan Iddamalgoda 3 for 1).

Lumbini Vidyalaya: 67 for 1 (Mohomed Akram 22 not out, Tarushan Iddamalgoda 24 not out).

St. Sylvester's: 186 for 8 (H.I. Samarananda 25, A.S. Madushan 23, B. Premathilleke 37, B. Mendis 33, Shashanka Nadeeshan 2 for 14, Thanuka Dabare 2 for 29).

Lumbini Vidyalaya: 118 for 9 (Mohomed Akram 34, Vimukthi Elelgoda 44, Jammika Darana 15 not out, H.A. Perera 4 for 15).