First innings win
S. M. JIFFREY ABDEEN Kandy Sports Corr.
Sri Rahula College, Katugastota staged a magnificent recovery to post
a first innings win over Moratu Vidyalaya in their inter-school cricket
match concluded at the university ground, Peradeniya yesterday. In reply
to Moratu Vidyalaya's first innings total 281, Sri Rahula College were
struggling at 42 for 3 at the end of first day's play. The slump
continued yesterday morning too when the scoreboard read 70 for 6 after
an hour's play.
But the seventh wicket pair of skipper Chaturanga Dikkumbura 120 and
Sunimal Dissanayake 83 (7 fours, 2 sixers) had other ideas and
completely turn around the game for Sri Rahula College.
Moratu Vidyalaya in their second innings were 172 for 6 with Chatura
Hemakumara scoring 58 following up his first innings score of 81.
Moratu Vidyalaya 281 (Chatura Hemakumara 81, Sudeetha Kelum 80, L.
Mendis 43, Amith Tillekeratne 4 for 109, Chaturanga Dikkumbura 2 for 37,
Roshan Subasinghe 2 for 46) and 172 for 6 (A. Priyadharshana 50, Chatura
Hemakumara 58, I. Devinda 36 n.o. and Sukum Ranatunga 5 for 59).
Sri Rahula 293 (Chatura Dikkumbura 120, Sunimal Dissanayake 83, Amith
Tillekeratne 21, Ruwan Ratnayake 15, M. Lasith 3 for 23, A.
Priyadharshana 2 for 22, S. Withanage 2 for 28). |
