Royal in nine wicket win

Ranjan Anandappa

A combined team effort by Royal College helped them to beat Richmond College, Galle by nine wickets in their school cricket encounter played at Reid Avenue yesterday.

The Galle school who were all out for 135 in their first innings were shot out for the identical score in the second innings leaving Royal to get 51 runs for victory which they achieved for the loss of one wicket in five overs.

Royal who were 29 for 1 overnight declared their first innings at 220 for 7, Banuka Rajapakse (60) and Kithruwan Vithanage (73) were the main scorers. Richmond going in for the second time with a deficit of 85 runs were up against some good bowling by spinner Haroon Mowjood (3 for 38) and Maneesha Thanthirigoda (3 for 17) and were dismissed for 135. Sahan Hettiarachchi was unbeaten on 30.

Richmond: 135 and 135 (T. Nadeera 32, Yasoda Lanka 40, Prabasara Waduge 20, Kusal Prabodha 20, Haroon Mowjood 3 for 38, M.Thanthirigoda 3 for 17).

Royal: 29 for 1 overnight 220 for 7 declared (Banuka Rajapakse 60, Kithruwan Vithanage 73, Kusal Perera 39, Haroon Mowjood 15, Chalaka Bogoda 14) and 55 for 1 in 5 overs (Kusal Perera 17, Sahan Hettiarachchi 30 n.o.).