All four matches end in first innings wins

Central, Southern, Western (C) and North Western recorded first innings wins in the Super Under 19 provincial tournament matches concluded yesterday. The highlight of the day was a fine century from Vishwa Chaturanga (101) for Western Province (S) against Southern Province at Katunanayake. Despite Chaturanga’s effort WP (S ) fell short by 44 runs and conceded first innings points to their opponents.

*At R Premadasa Stadium: Central Province won on first innings.

North CP 205 and 199/8 (69) (Asela Sigera 59, Gihan Vitharana 6/71, Anthoni Tyron 2/73

Central 129-2 contd 291/5 dec (65) (S Sanogeeth 72, H R B Boyagoda 70, Thisaru Dilshan 38 n.o., Bawantha Udangamuwa 29.

Asela Sigera 2/66).

*At Colts grounds: Western Province (C) won on first innings.

WP (C) 171 and 207/6 decl (45.1) (Thanuka Dabare 50, Pasindu Sooriyabandara 64, Pathum Nissanka 45, Ayana Siriwardana 3/68)

Northern Province 74-6 contd 124 (48.2) (S Rushanthan 34, Sajith Sameera 2/27, Lahiru Dilshan 3/8) and 100/6 (44) (M Nethushan 39 n.o., Sajith Sameera 2/12, Lahiru Dilshan 2/34, Vimukthi Kulatunga 2/37)

*At Katunayake: Southern Province won on first innings.

Southern Province 240 and 195 (65.1) (Navindu Nirmal 60, Amindu Udara 46 Thilan Prashan 32 n.o., Dilesh Nanayakkara 3/71, Thilan Nimesh 2/43, Irosh Geeshan 2/29)

WP (S) 135-2 contd 196 (57.1) (Vishwa Chathuranga 101, Avishka Fernando 54, Hareen Buddika 3/47, Kavindu Ediriweera 3/34 Dilum Sudheera 2/27) and 122/6 (21) (Avishka Fernando 66, Hareen Buddika 3/42, Dilum Sudheera 2/11)

*At Panagoda: NWP won on first innings.

WP (N) 221/9d and 195/7 decl (38) (Shammu Ashan 64, Nipun Sumanasiri 46, Damitha Silva 2/83 Randheera Ranasinghe 3/53)

NWP 146-6 contd 222/8 decl (65) (Damitha Silva 59, Heshan Fernando 49, Kamesh Nirmal 27, Samitha Ranga 2/15, Jehan Daniel 4/56) and 135/6 (39) (Wanitha Wanninayake 51, Helitha Bambarenda 2/13, Jehan Daniel 2/27)