By Dhammika Ratnaweera
Sri Lankan under 19 world cup team discard St. Anthony’s College, Wattala all-rounder Avishka Tharindu came up with superb batting display today (18) at the St Anthony’s Wattala grounds and set up the highest individual score by a Sri Lankan player in U19 Cricket.
Avishka Tharindu who scored 281 not out on the first day went onto score 350 runs in just 285 balls, including 56 boundaries and 3 sixes against Lumbini College. (As per available records, this is the highest individual score by a school player in Under 19 Schools cricket in Sri Lanka)
He surpassed the previous highest individual score of 310; achieved by Dhammika Vaas Gunawardena (Maris Stella College, Negombo) against St. Peter’s College, Negombo in 1996 Anthonians made 514 all out with Tharindu was leading the way with a triple century while Lumbini College was bundled out for 160 and Kaveesha Dulanjana took 7 for 37 and game ended in a draw ..
Actually Avishaka Tharindu was not included the under 19 world cup team but he showed his power with the bat continuously. He already scored 920 runs in just 12 innings in this under 19 school season.
St. Anthony’s College – 514 (113.1) Avishka Tharindu 350, Kaveesha Dulanjana 59, Kanishka Gimhan 25, Yasiru Yugath 3/131, Prabashana Gamlath 2/88, Tharindu Ekanayake 2/89, Shahan Kaushalya 2/119
& 175/3 (23) Avishka Tharindu 79*, Gihan Sathmika 33, Dinuk Vishal 26, Kaveesha Dulanjana 21*
Lumbini College – 160 (45.2) Hiru Chethana 41, Chalana Chamod 37, Kaveesha Dulanjana 7/37, Romesh Suranga 2/44
Highest individual scores in Under 19 Schools Cricket
1. Avishka Tharindu (St Anthony’s College, Wattala) – 350 vs Lumbini College, Colombo (2020)
2. Dhammika Vaas (Maris Stella College, Negombo) – 310 vs St. Peter’s College, Negombo (1996)
3. Indika de Seram (St Thomas’ College, Matara) – 304 vs Devananda College, Ambalangoda (1993)
4. Jack Anderson (St Anthony’s College, Kandy) – 291 vs S. Thomas’ College, Mt Lavinia (1917)
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