Kaushini Nuthyanga, a left hand opening batter from Anula Vidyalaya in Nugegoda scored an unbeaten 374 as her team defeated Marapola Maha Vidyalaya by a mammoth 512 runs in an under-19 girls’ inter school cricket match at Marapola last week.
Her mammoth score included 52 boundaries and 19 sixes and came off just 133 deliveries.
Kaushini and her co-opener and Shikhari Ranahanshi put on an unbroken partnership of 552 runs for the first wicket that marked a new phase in women’s cricket creating a new partnership record for any wicket in the schools cricket arena in Sri Lanka.
Ranahanshi played second fiddle in the stand and ended with an unbeaten 116 off 73 deliveries with 10 boundaries and four sixes.
But questions have also been raised on the standard of schoolgirl cricket in the country that is often played on lesser grounds compared to boys’ cricket while most games are mismatched.
Anula Vidyalaya 552/0 in 30 overs (Kaushini Nuthyanga 374 n.o., Shikhari Ranahansi 116 n.o.)
Marapola MV: 40 (14.1) (Himasha Perera 4/13, Hashini Liyanage 3/12)
Devapathiraja wins
mismatch
In another mismatch the defending champion Devapathiraja routed St. Anthony’s Girls School Panadura by 557 runs at Baddegama.
Devapathiraja scored 588 runs having batted first and bowled out their opponents for just 21.
Imesha Dulani, the left handed opener scored 125 runs off 52 balls inclusive of 18 boundaries and six sixes. Kavya Kavindi contributed 116 off 44 balls with 11 boundaries and eight sixes.
Devapathiraja: 578/5 (30) (Imesha Dulani 125, Kavya Kavindi 116, Vihara Sewwandi 93, Sumudu Nisansala 92, Hiruni Hansika 46 n.o., Nethmin Prasadini 3/68)
St. Anthony’s: 21 (10.2) (Kavya Kavindi 4/8, Sapna Madhubashini 3/1)
Ratnaveli crushes Newstead
Ratnaveli Balika Vidyalaya Gampaha also pulled off a heavily one-sided win when they crushed Newstead Girls College Negombo by 332 runs at Sandalankawa.
Vishmi Gunaratne of Ratnaveli Balika scored 197 off 89 deliveries with 29 boundaries and eight sixes while Sandali Weerasinghe made 124 in 71 deliveries with 16 boundaries and two sixes to give them a total of 408.
Ratnaveli Gampaha: 408/3 (30) (Vishmi Gunaratne 197, Sandali Weerasinghe 124, Nethmi Gunaratne 26)
Newstead Girls College: 76 (22.3) (Dewmini Jayasinghe 23, Nipuni Navodya 2/11, Vidushika Perera 2/13)
Dharmapala win
Dharmapala College beat Marapola MV in another match of the same tournament at Marapola.
Dharmapala: 267/2 (30) (Chushadi Kaushalya 202 n.o.)
Marapola Maha Vidyalaya: 206/7 (30) (Malinthi Edirisinghe 51, Kavindi Kaushika 28, Hiruni Rasanjana 23, Sachini Sandakelumi 3/36, Kavindya Gallage 2/35)
Habarana Secondary School wins
Habarana Secondary School: 220/8 (30) (Rashmika Kumudini 111 n.o., Rashmila Wijewardena 3/29, Dilumi Nimesha 2/30, Prabodhani Kaushalya 2/31)
Vijayaba MV, Anuradhapura: 93 (14.4) (Kumudini Bandara 5/25, Nayomika Bandara 4/36)
Ratnaveli beat Dharmapala
Dharmapala Pannipitiya: 30 (18) (Vishmi Gunaratne 4/8, Nethmi Perera 2/3, Umaya Ratnayake 2/4)
Ratnaveli Balika Vidyalaya: 33/0 (1.3) (Vishmi Gunaratne 16 n.o.)
Nugawela win
Leliambe MV, Matale: 32 (15.1) (Tharushi Rajakaruna 5/4, Ishara Dharmsena 2/13)
Nugawela Central: 36/0 (2.5)
Nawelagama win
Nawelagama MV: 189 (17) (Kavya Sandaruwani 20, Ishani Madumali 3/31, Vindi Sandunika 2/50)
Orubendi Wewa MV: 118 (19.1) (Dilhani Amarasena 4/22, Jayanika Nirmalee 2/13)
Vijayaba win
Ethiliwewa MV: 80 (17.4) (Sewmini Shashikala 4/9, Lakshika Piyumali 3/17)
Vijayaba MV: 81/2 (7.5) (Hirushi Lanka 24)
Joes girls win
Siriwardena MV Yatiyantota: 84 (24.4) (Samodya Diwandika 4/11, Savidnya Maheshika 2/10, Dewshani Warnakody 2/11)
St. Joseph’s Girls: 85/1 (7.3) (Nethmi Jayarathne 33 n.o., Dhanusha Sewwandi 20)
Sri Siddartha win
Atharagalewa MMV: 44 (12.3) (Nimasha Ambathalawa 5/4, Nimara Dissanayake 2/2, Dilleka Kumari 2/9)
Sri Siddartha MMV Eppawala: 47/0 (3.3) (Nimsara Dissanayake 21 n.o.)
St. Anthony’s girls win
Wickramashila Giriulla: 127/5 (30) (Pawani Chamodya 43, Chamudi Bagya 21 n.o., Diyoni Nirmala 3/30)
St. Anthony’s Girls: 128/2 (17.4) (Nethmi Malshani 81 n.o.)
Kegalle Balika rout Vidyaloka
Kegalu Balika Vidyalaya: 401 (29.1) (Diluki Shashimantha 63, Dilshani Kumari 42, Wihansa Liyanage 39, Binara Abeykoon 27, Hiruni Perera 25, Deumini Kumarasinghe 3/32, Sandali Senanayake 2/38, Madushani Ratnasiri 2/84)
Vidyaloka MMV, Balangoda: 81 (23.1) (Wihansa Liyanage 2/3, Diluki Shahimantha 2/7, Dilshani Kumari 2/18)
Wadduwa Central win
Meegoda MV: 45 (26) (Nethmi Poorna 3/10, Navodya Nethmini 3/12, Emiksha Bhashini 2/7)
Wadduwa MMV: 46/0 (1.4) (Nawodya Nethmini 24 n.o.)
(YK)