Monday 1st March, 2010 CIS wins first basketball big match Inter-Provincial T-20 Cricket Wayamba cruise to fourth successive win by Revata S. Silva Skipper Jehan Mubarak, with two wickets and 62 quick and unbeaten runs, carried his team Wayamba to the fourth successive win on Sunday (28) in their match against Basnahira North at the ongoing Inter-Provincial Twenty-20 Cricket Tournament, sponsored by Bank of Ceylon, at Welagedara Stadium, Kurunegala. Jeevantha Kulatunga scored 53 in 34 balls. Another notable personal feat recorded on Sunday was the fine 58, scored in just 35 balls, by the SLC Combined XI’s Jehan Mubarak Jeevantha Kulatunga Bhanuka Rajapaksa, against Basnahira South. The young 23, Rangana Herath 2-29) Dahanayake 25, Rumesh SLC outfit, though, lost the Wayamba 162 for 6 wkts in Buddika 21; Milinda match and thus remained the 20 ovres (Jehan Mubarak 62 Siriwardana 3-5, Malinga only win-less side in this Bandara 3-27) Geetha Abeygoonawardena, Principal of St. Paul’s, Milagiriya hands over the championship trophy to Minelle Siriwardena, five-round competition Basnahira South 131 Captain, CIS while Jayantha Bandara, Teacher-in-Charge St. Paul’s looks on at the conclusion of the first ever schools basket- which will end next Sunday for 4 wkts in 14.2 overs ball big match played at Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium yesterday. CIS defeated St. Paul’s 38-36 (Pic by Jude Denzil Pathiraja) at Moratuwa. (Dilruwan Perera 40, Meanwhile, Dinesh Prasanna Jayawardene 29 by Roshen Steelman It was the Paulians who got Defensive Player. Chandimal, 20, former n.o., Milinda Siriwardana off to fine a start and controlled There were there display Ananda College right-han- 18, Chamara Silva 13, After getting a fine start, St. the game, but CIS put up a matches played between invita- der who has played for SL Lahiru Thirimanne 12 Paul’s, Milagiriya couldn’t keep remarkable fight back towards tion schools apart from the big U-19, guided Ruhuna to win n.o.; Charith Jayampathi up the momentum as Colombo the end to take the game away match and S. Thomas’ College, over strong Kandurata with 2-28 ) International School (CIS) from St. Paul’s. St. Paul’s led 29- Mount Lavinia, St. Joseph’s a timely 65 which was made Ruhuna bt bounced back in style to pull off 23 at half-time. College, Colombo and a com- in 42 balls. Ruhuna, after Kandurata by 4 wkts at a thriller in the first ever Onella Karunanayake of CIS bined team of past pupils from this win, hold the second Kurunegala: schools basketball big match with 14 points was adjudged as Our Lady of Victories and Good place of the points table Kandurata (toss) 164 played at Sugathadasa Indoor the Best Player while Oshadi Shepherd Convents recoded vic- over Kandurata (with two for 6 wkts in 20 overs Stadium, yesterday. Karunaratne won the Best tories. wins), Basnahira North (only (Thilan Samaraweera 67 in 43 CIS won the match by two Defensive Player’s award. St. Paul’s has initiated this one win) and Basnahira South n.o. in 49 b – 4x6 – 6x1, b – 4x10 – 6x1, Kumar points (38-36) in extra time after Lahiruka Weeraratne of St. new concept under a new project (one win so far) respectively. Jeevantha Kulatunga 53 in 34 b Sangakkara 28, Jeevan Mendis the full time score read 35 each. Paul’s was declared the Best named ‘Fast Break 2010’. Brief Scores: – 4x6 – 6x2, Kaushal 25, Chamara Kapugedera 13, Wayamba bt Basnahira Lokuarachchi 29; Gayan Kaushalya Weeraratne 10 n.o.; North by 4 wkts at Wijekoon 1-4, Sachithra Sachithra Senanayake 2-24) Under-19 Cricket Kurunegala: Serasinghe 1-31) Ruhuna 168 for 6 wkts in Waqar accepts Pakistan Basnahira North (won the Basnahira South bt SLC 18.5 overs (Dinesh Chandimal toss) 160 for 8 wkts in 20 overs Combined XI by 6 wkts at 65 in 42 b – 4x4 – 6x3, Ashan St. Sylvester’s in innings coaching offer (Kaushal Silva 47, Amal Pallekele: Priyanjan 28, Dilhara Athulathmudali 30, Thilina SLC Combined XI (toss) Lokuhettige 22 n.o., Upul Former Pakistan Kandamby 24, Dimuth 130 all out in 19.2 overs overs Tharanga 11, Indika de Saram win over President’s speedster Waqar Karunaratne 22, Angelo (Bhanuka Rajapaksa 58 in 35 b 10; Chinthaka Jayasinghe 2-27, by Reemus Younis has accepted Mathews 11; Jehan Mubarak 2- – 4x6 – 6x3, Demintha Suraj Randiv 2-36). the Pakistan Cricket Fernando Board’s (PCB) pro- posal to don the Half-centuries national cricket from left handers team’s chief coach’s Ruwantha cap. Ekanayake and “I have received a Colombo North Under-15 Kanishka Herath proper offer from the were the high- Pakistan board and I lights as St. am ready to take on Waqar Younis cager matches from today Sylvester’s this challenge,” Younis who has settled in College registered by Roshen Steelman S.B.C. Sydney said,. an innings and 49 Describing the job as a ‘big challenge’, 2nd March, 2:30 pm D.S. Senanayake vs CIS, at runs victory over scored an unbeaten 121 for Younis said Pakistan has no dearth of tal- Ten leading basketball playing schools will vie D.S.S. President’s College in their St. Anthony’s to post 212 for ent and the national squad can challenge for honours in the Colombo North Zone Under-15 2nd March, 4:00 pm De La Salle vs Carey, at Inter-School Under-19 tour- six wickets at close, after even the best teams in the world. basketball tournament for the year 2009 that starts D.S.S. nament match ended at Mahinda College scored a “That is fine with me. I see this job as a today.Of the ten teams, the top four sides will qual- 2nd March, 2:30 pm Wesley vs St. Benedict’s, at Rajagiriya yesterday. first innings win in their big challenge as Pakistan cricket has great ify for the Under-15 ‘A’ Division Tournament while S.B.C. Scores: Inter-School Under-19 tour- talent and potential to deliver top results the next four teams will compete in the ‘B’ Division. 2nd March, 4:00 pm St. Joseph’s vs Gateway, at President’s 48 all out in nament match which ended against all teams,” The Dawn quoted The bottom two teams will be relegated to ‘C’ S.B.C. 22 overs (Thanuja at Galle yesterday. Younis, as saying. Division. 3rd March, 2:30 pm Ananda vs CIS, at D.S.S. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) was Vithanage 20; Dananjaya Scores: De La Salle College will take on hosts D.S. 3rd March, 4:00 pm D.S. Senanayake vs Carey,at under tremendous pressure to replace Athauda 3/16, Waruna St. Anthony’s 125 all Intikhab Alam, who had come under attack Senanayake College in the Group ‘A’ curtain-raiser D.S.S. Wijesinghe 2/08, Ruwantha out in 52 overs (Prathap de from various quarters following Pakistan’s while in Group ‘B’, Wesley College will take on St. 3rd March, 2:30 pm Nalanda vs St. Benedict’s, at Ekanayake 2/12) and 224 all Silva 29; Kaushalya disastrous tour Down Under. Joseph’s College at St. Benedict’s College court, S.B.C out in 57 overs (Lahiru Gajasinghe 4/33, Sohan Younis was appointed as Pakistan’s Kotahena. 3rd March, 4:00 pm Wesley vs Gateway,at S.B.C. Kamburugamuwa 55, Kariyawasam 3/33, Dilan bowling and fielding coach for the series The second game at 4:30pm at D.S. Senanayake 4th March, 2:30 pm De La Salle vs Ananda, at Thanuja Vithanage 41, Buddhika 2/09) and 212 for 6 against Australia in which Pakistan suffered College court is between Carey College and Ananda D.S.S. Shehan Wanigasuriya 35; at close in 74 overs (Hiran a humiliating whitewash in both the Test College while Gateway College will take on 4th March, 4:00 pm Carey vs C.I.S, at D.S.S. Dushan Malalasena 2/11, Wickramasekara 121n.o, and one-day series. Nalanda College in Kotahena. 4th March, 2:30 pm St. Joseph’s vs Nalanda, at Faiz Ahamed 2/24, Dulaj Kumarasinghe 32, Earlier, the former pacer had said that While D.S. Senanayake, De La Salle, Carey, S.B.C. he was no longer interested in coaching the Thivanka Gunaratne 2/20) Aravinda Premaratne 21; Ananda and Colombo International School are 4th March, 4:00 pm Gateway vs St. Benedict’s, at team, and that he would soon reveal the St. Sylvester’s 321 all Kaushalya Gajasinghe 3/61) reasons behind the debacle in Australia. pooled in Group ‘A’, Wesley, St. Joseph’s, Gateway, S.B.C. out in 67 overs (Ruwantha Mahinda 120 for one Pakistan were swamped 3-0 in the Test Nalanda and St. Benedict’s will compete in Group 5th March, 2:30 pm D.S.Senanayake vs Ananda, Ekanayake 86, Kanishka overnight 278 for 9 decl in series and 5-0 in the one-day series in ‘B’. at D.S.S. Herath 65, Dananjaya 85 overs (Hashan Australia and Younis said there were some The final will be played on Sunday at 4:00 pm at 5th March, 4:00 pm De La Salle vs C.I.S, at D.S.S. Athauda 35, Dileepa Kumuditha 53, Nisala ‘non-cricketing reasons’ for the pitiable D.S. Senanayake College courts. 5th March, 2:30 pm Wesley vs Nalanda, at D.S.S. Gayeshan 32, Janitha Tharaka 54, Kaushalya show. Match Schedule 5th March, 4:00 pm St.