Bold reply by Isipathana
Ranjan ANANDAPPA
Isipathana and Thurstan were on even keel at the end of the first day
of their 46th annual cricket encounter played at the Sinhalese Sports
Club grounds yesterday.
In reply to Thurstan’s 249 all out ,Isipathana were 149 for 4 at the
end of the days play.
Thurstan batting first were given a electrifying start by their
openers skipper Indika Massalage 56 off 35 deliveries with nine fours
and two sixes and the identical score (56) by Shehan Kamaleen who had
ten fours facing 82 balls in a first wicket stand of 78 off 53 balls.
With the pair threatening to cut loose paceman Samaratunga struck
twice to send Massalage and Kamaleen in rapid succession. Thurstan lost
wickets at regular intervals with Dinusha Fernando striking a good
length to unsettle the middle order. Dinusha Fernando had the excellent
figures of 6 for 67 in his 20 overs.
Thurstan were helped by an useful ninth wicket stand of 58 by
Chamalka Gamage ( 60) with eight fours facing 123 deliveries and Ishan
Perera who was run out for 42 after facing 52 balls and reaching the
boundary on four occasions and six.
Isipathana based on a fine 93 run partnership for the second wicket
between Pranama Sri Vimukthi ( 71 n.o) with eight fours and Thivanka
Ranasinghe(16) in their turn were 149 for 4 .
The match will be continued today at 9.30 am
Thurstan College 1st Innings
Indika Massalage c Waduge b Samaratunga 56
Shehan Kamaleen c Waduge b Samaratunga 56
Javed Siyambalapitiya c Warapitiya b D.Fernando 5
Nuwan Dharshana c Waduge b Fernando 2
Udara Munasinghe b Fernando 0
Chamalka Gamage lbw b Fernando 60
Thisara Madurapperuma c Sri Vimukthi b Samaratunga 5
Prabath Arthavidu c D. Perera b Fernando 5
Ravindu Wijeratne c D Perera b Fernando 4
Ishan Perera run out 42
Ranishka Gamage not out 1
EXTRAS: 13
TOTAL: (60.3 overs) 249
FALL OF WICKETS: 78, 95, 101.101, 134,148, 153, 176, 234.
Bowling: Dinusha Fernando 20-3-67-6. Chanaka Jayanetti 7-0-44-0. Anushka Samaratunga 25-5-80-3.
Sakuntha Premaratne 3-0-28-0. Nilusha Sasanka 2-0-14-0. Thivanka Ranasinghe 2-0-3-0. Chamara Waduge 2-0-6-0.
ISIPATHANA College
1ST INNINGS
Nilusha Sasanaka b Ishan Perera 1
Prasanna Sri Vimukthi not out 71
Dimithri Warapitiya c Dharshana b Siyambalapitiya 43
Thivanka Ranasinghe c Dharshana b Wijeratne 16
Anushka Samaratunga run out 1
EXTRAS: 17
TOTAL (In 44 overs for 4 wickets) 149
FALL OF WICKETS: 1.94.147.149.
BOWLING: R.Gamage 5-0-14-0. I.Perera 3-0-10-0. P.Arthavidu 7-1-21-0.
S.Kamaleen 9-2-24-0. R.Wijeratne 11-4-30-0. C.Gamage 5-1-21-0. 4-0-12-1. |
