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by Chris Dhambarage

Royal College powered their way to register their third outright victory in the current season as they defeated Dharmasoka College Ambalangoda by seven wickets in their Elephant Lemonade Cup tournament fixture concluded at Reid Avenue yesterday.

Dharmasoka: 203 and 104 (U. Tharanga 30, D. Anthony 23, Ganganath Ratnayake 4 for 22, Heshan Morawaka 2 for 3)

Royal: 216 for 9 decl (Velu Arumprakash 55, Rochana Wijeratne 87, Ganganath Ratnayake 31, M. Kaushalya 2 for 39, T. Prasad 2 for 71, C. Sampath 2 for 18) and 92 for 3 (Dimithri Siriwardena 24, Rochana Wijeratne 24, Janith Jayawardena 23 n.o, T. Prasad 2 for 37).

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Last pair to DSS's rescue

The last pair of D.S. Senanayake College Sameepa Sanasuma and Kaushal Karunasena figured in an unfinished stand of 44 runs as they pulled off a thrilling first innings win over St. Peter's College in their Elephant Lemonade Cup inter school cricket tournament match concluded at Wijerama Mawatha yesterday.

St. Peter's: 149 and 150 for 6 (Samidda Gallage 50, Hans Fernando 44, Kaushal Karunasena 3 for 8)

D.S. Senanayake: (overnight 88 for 7) 151 for 9 decl. (Udara Warna 28, Sameepa Sanasuma 25 n.o, Kaushal Karunasena 16 n.o, S. Boralessa 5 for 22)

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Ananda force a draw

Half centuries from D. Kulathunga (58) and J. Sriyapala (76) helped Ananda force a draw to their Elephant Lemonade Cup inter school cricket tournament match against Wesley concluded at Ananda Mawatha yesterday.

Wesley: 321

Ananda: 276 for 8 (D. Kulathunga 58, J. Sriyapala 76, S. Senanayake 33, L. Kumara 3 for 44, S. Kolombage 3 for 31).

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Raddoluwa 269; President's 123/3

President's College were well placed at 123 for 3 in reply to Raddoluwa MV's first innings total of 269 runs on the opening day of their Elephant Lemonade Cup inter school cricket tournament match which began at Rajagiriya yesterday.

Raddoluwa MV: 269 (N. Silva 23, M. Priyadarshana 39, N. Priyankara 35, C. Silva 46, G. Fernando 23, C. Perera 5 for 34, T. Ratnayake 2 for 26, N. Kariyawasam 3 for 26)

President's College: 123 for 3 (G. Kodituwakku 32, C. Perera 22, S. Kumarapperuma 30 n.o, K. Perera 22, N. Kariyawasam 16 n.o).

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No-decision

Old Thurstanites Cricket Club and Mutwal SC figured in a no decision in their BCCSL Division III cricket tournament match played at St. Benedict's College grounds in Kotahena yesterday.

Old Thurstanite CC 204 for 9 in 48 overs. (Manoj Hettiarachchi 32, Damith Indika 23, Roshan Weerasingha 34, Sudara Jayawardena 45, T. Deepal 21, B. Jeganathan 2 for 30, N. Pradeep 2 for 15)

Mutwal S.C. 78 for 2 in 16 overs (A. Fernando 35, N. Pradeep 20 n.o)

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