Suranga - match bag of 12/85
S. M. Jiffrey Abdeen Kandy sports corr.
Leg spinner Suranga Rajaguru captured a match bag of 12 for 85 to
steal the honour for Nugawela Central College in their Big Match for the
C.W.W. Kannangara Trophy against Wallala A. Ratnayake Central College
which ended in a draw for the sixth successive year at Police Grounds,
Kandy.
But Wallala A. Ratnayake Central College won the C.W.W. Kannangara
Trophy by virtue of their first innings win.
Suranga Rajapakse bowling to a tidy length captured 5 for 23 to bowl
at Wallala Central for 197. N. Lakmal Ranthethgedera scored a blistering
75 with 14 fours and a six off 56 balls, medium pacer S.P.S. Amunugama
also bowled well to capture 4 for 41.
Nugawela Cental College in reply were off to a reasonably good start
with the scoreboard reading 143 for 3 at one stage. But they failed to
consolidate against a varied attack and they were dismissed for 170. S.
Rajaguru top scored with 37.
Wallala Central College have a first innings lead of 27 were
dismissed for 171 in their second innings. Suranga Wijesekera top scored
with 40 while Lakmal Ranthethgedera scored 39. But the innings belonged
to leg spinner Suranga who had figures of 17-3-62-7 to return the best
bowling figures in the series.
Nugawela Central College were set a victory target of 199 in 22 overs
and they were 103 for 4 wkts when stumps were drawn in a match which was
heading towards an interesting finish.
Wallala A. Ratnayake Central College - 197 all out in 51.1 overs (D.
Madusanka 11, N. Lakmal Ranthethgedera 75, K. Jayasuriya 26, S.
Gunatilleke 13, P. Abeysinghe 21, S.P.S. Amunugama 4 for 41, Suranga
Rajaguru 5 for 23) and 171 all out in 46 overs (K. Madawa 14, S.
Gunatilleke 36, S. Suranga Wijesekera 40, L. Ranthethgedera 39, Suranga
Rajaguru 7 for 62, D. Gayashan 3 for 50).
Nugawela Central College - 170 all out in 63.1 overs (A.D. Abeyratne
48. B. Rajapakse 26, S. Amunugama 18, S. Rajaguru 37, S.D. Mudalige 3
for 25, R.Y. Abeysinghe 3 for 25) and 103 for 4 wkts in 22 overs (P.L.
Somaratne 20, B. Rajapakse 13, A.D. Abeyratne 13, S. Amunugama 16 not
out, S. Rajaguru 19 not out, S. Gunatilleke 2 for 41). |
