Mahela to boost Sri Lanka U19s’ Youth World Cup campaign-by Reemus Fernando Mahela Jayawardene will leave the island on January 9 to join Sri Lanka Under 19 team in West Indies. Source:Island Former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene is set to join Sri Lanka Under 19 team for the ICC Youth World Cup in West Indies. A Sri Lanka Cricket official confirmed that the consultant coach will leave the island on January 9th to join the team which has already left for the Youth World Cup. “Mahela will be with the Sri Lanka Under 19 team during the entire tournament. He will leave the island on January 9th and will remain with the team during the entire competition,” Ashely de Silva, the Sri Lanka Cricket CEO said in reply to a query by The Island yesterday. Sri Lanka Cricket appointed Jayawardene as the ‘Consultant Coach’ for the National Teams with ...
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BATTLE OF THE SAINTS AT SSC GROUNDS DECEMBER 13TH & 14TH, 2021 Josephians take honours in drawn 87th Encounter of the “Battle of the Saints”By: Upali Obeyesekere – Josephian-Peterite News Network Due to national commitments, St. Joseph’s missed the services of their star skipper Dunith Wellalage, batsman Shevon Daniel and wicket-keeper batsman Sadeesh Jayawardene, while the Peterites did not receive permission from Sri Lanka Cricket to field all-rounder Wanuja Sahan. Rain also marred play on both days. The 87th Battle of the Saints ended in a tame draw, in favour of St. Joseph’s College. The rain delayed big match was played at SSC grounds on Monday, December 13th & Tuesday, December 14th sans spectators due to Covid-19 protocols. The first innings is restricted to 60 overs which is standard procedure. BRIEF SCORES SJC 261.7 in 60 Overs (Sheran Fonseka 52, Yesith Rupasinghe 57, Hiran Jayasundera 53 not out, Mithira Thenura ...
Dec 15, 2021
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Raveen and Pawan guide SL U19 to series win-by Dhammika Ratnaweera Raveen de Silva (left) and Pawan Pathiraja who put on 111 runs fifth wicket stand making a run. (Pic. courtesy SLC) Source:Dailynews Raveen de Silva made a fine all round performance while Pawan Pathiraja hit superb knock of 60 as Sri Lanka under 19’s recorded a comprehensive 126 runs victory over England under 19’s in their fourth ODI cricket fixture played at SSC grounds yesterday. This win also ensured Sri Lanka’s youth team series win 3-1 lead with one game to spare . The visitors chasing a target of 244 runs were 83 for three wickets in 20.4 overs but their last seven wickets were struggling with just adding 38 runs to be all out in 33.3 overs. The opener George Thomas top scored 40 in 61 balls with five fours back to the pavilion with a run out ...
Dec 12, 2021
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SLC hosts England Under 19 ODI series-by Dhammika Ratnaweera Sri Lankan under 19 players celebrate Bangladesh series win Source:Dailynews Sri Lanka Cricket will host the England U19 Team during November – December 2021 for a Limited-Over Series. The England team will arrive in Sri Lanka on November 22nd and will play five ODIs with Sri Lanka U19s during the tour, which will be conducted under a Bio Bubble Environment. The five ODI’s will be played on November 30th and December 3, 5, 8, 10th at the SSC grounds. “We just completed a 5 – nil win against Bangladesh at Dambulla, and it did give us an opportunity to assess our team,’’ said Avishka Gunawardene, Head Coach of Sri Lanka U19. ...
Nov 8, 2021
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Dunith Wellalage to lead Sri Lanka under 19 team-by Dhammika Ratnaweera Captain Dunith Wellalage (on left) and Malsha Tharupathi- 16 year old all rounder from Madampe MMV Source:Dailynews St Joseph’s Captain Dunith Wellalage will lead Sri Lanka under 19 team in the five match ODI series against Bangladesh under 19 team which is scheduled to commence on October 15 at the Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium . Wellalage the left-handed all-rounder is the most experienced player in the 20 player squad having first class match experience .He was a member of the under 23 champion Lankan CC team while he gave good leadership to champion St Joseph’s at the this year’s under 19 limited over tournament .The left arm medium paceman Yasiru Rodrigo of S.Thomas Mt Lavinia is also included in this squad having played for Lankan CC under 23 team . ...
Oct 16, 2021
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THE HISTORY OF MURALI-VAAS TROPHY AND BEYOND by AFZAL LAPHIR When St Anthony’s College Kandy (SACK) host St Joseph’s College (SJC) Colombo next week (30th April & 1st May 2021), the two Saints schools will meet for the 109th occasion, spreading across three centuries. From the time the first game was played in 1899 when St Joseph’s came out victorious by 90 runs, this encounter has continued to maintain its rich traditions of fair play and great sportsmanship. Gihan Ebert (SACK) and Dunith Wellalage (SJC) will be the respective captains. The two schools have produced cricketers of the highest class with several going on to represent Sri Lanka. The most legendary of them all, Muttiah Muralitharan and Chaminda Vaas are proud products of SACK and SJC respectively. They had the distinction of ‘carrying’ the Sri Lankan attack in over 100 tests and 300 ODIs, with a combined wicket tally of 1155 in Tests ...
May 3, 2021
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