Even exchanges at Kandy’s ‘big match’
Kandy Sports Corr.
CRICKET: Exchanges were even at the end of first day’s play of
the fourth annual Big Match between Nugawela Central College and Walala
A. Ratnayake Central College which began at the Asgiriya Stadium in
Kandy yesterday.
Nugawela Central College taking strike first scored 173 after being
118 for 7 at one stage. With the tail wagging they totalled 173. Tail
ender K. Ananda Silva top scored with 33. Leg Spinner Saman Mudalige
bowled best to capture 3 for 32.
Walala A. Ratnayake Central in reply had scored 39 for 2 by close
Nugawela Central College 1st Innings - D. S. Senaratne lbw
Ranthethgedera 07, D. A. L. Ramanathan run out 15, S. P. S. Amunugama
lbw S. D. Mudalige 23, D. L. Somaratne b Madusanka 18, N. M. Premakumar
ct Ranthethgedera b Mudalige 23, B. D. Rajapakse b Kodikara 05, D. D.
Gayashan ct N. Bandara b D. Madusanka 15, R. S. Kumarasinghe ct
Abeysinghe b Kodikara 5, K. Ananda Silva ct D. Madusanka b
Ranthethgedera 33, K. A. Saranga run out 13, R. L. Dissanayake not out
1. Extras 14 Total 173
Bowling: Lakmal Ranthethgedera 12.2-3-27-2, S. J. Sankalpa
Gunatillake 7-1-27-0, M. G. Niroshan Bandara 3-1-10-0, Danushka
Delungahawatte 3-0-13-0, Saman Mudalige 17-7-32-3, Asanka Kodikara
13-4-39-2, Dakshina Madusanka 4-1-17-1, D. B. Abeysinghe 1-0-1-0.
A. Ratnayake Central College 1st Innings - Srimahal Ranthethgedera b
Kumarasinghe 07, Dakshina Madusanka lbw b Ramanathan 0, Sankalpa
Gunatillake not out 08, Lakmal Ranthethgedera not out 17.
Extras 07 Total (for 2 wkts) 39
Bowling: Ashan Ramanathan 4-0-22-1, Rumesh Kumarasinghe 3-0-9-1, S.
P. S. Amunugama 2-1-1-0, Niluka Premakumar 0.2-0-1-0. |