S M Jiffry ABDEEN - Kandy Sports Correspondent
Ref: http://www.dailynews.lk/2011/02/16/spo03.asp

St Mary’s College, Kegalle, set a victory target of 197 in 25 overs, accepted the challenge boldly and threw caution to winds to reach their target with just three balls to spare to register their fifth outright victory when they registered a five wicket win over St Thomas’ College, Matale in their school’s under 19 cricket tournament match concluded at Matale yesterday.

This was Marians fourth outright in the tournament games.
The Marians scored at almost at eight runs per over in their run chase. Architects of their win were Christopher Denipitiya 52 not out (3 sixes, 4 fours, 42 balls), Malinda Gunaratne 47 (4 sixes, 1 four), Kevin Galdeniya 43 (8 fours, 24 balls).
For the Thomians S N Wijetunga made 81 with 6 sixes and 4 fours which helped them to declare at 243 for 8 and set a daunting task which the Marians achieved racing against the clock.

The scores:
St Thomas’ College, Matale 157 all out in 44.5 overs (N G Madushanka 54, V Wijebandara 37, M Wijetunga 13, V Kumarasinghe 13, Kevin Galdeniya 4 for 15, Christopher Denipitiya 2 for 43) and 243 for 8 declared in 54.2 overs (S N Wijetunga 81, K Wijewansa 47, J Kennedy 21, C Kumarasinghe 14, C D Madusanka 56, Malinda Gunaratne 3 for 56, Kevin Galdeniya 2 for 43, Christopher Denipitiya 2 for 46).

St Mary’s College, Kegalle 205 all out in 55.4 overs (Chathuranga Ranaweera 56, Malinda Gunaratne 40, Eraj Jayamanne 26, Christopher Denipitiya 26, Jude Perera 15, C Karunaratne 11, L D Madushanka 4 for 53, L L Adikarinayake 2 for 35, N Kumarasiri 2 for 10) and 197 for 5 in 24.3 overs (Malinda Gunaratne 47, Christopher Denipitiya 52 n.o., Kevin Galdeniya 43, M Malik 17, Chathuranga Ranaweera 22, L Adikarinayake 2 for 45).