Thurstan take W.A. de Silva Trophy

Sampath Bandara

Thurstan College beat Isipathana College on the Parabola system in their Annual limited over encounter for the W.A. de Silva Trophy played at the P. Sara Stadium yesterday.

Thurstan won the toss and elected to field. Isipathana College scored 157 all out in 44.5 overs. In reply Thurstan were well placed at 116 for 4 wickets in 25.3 overs who play was abandoned due to bad light and rain.

Isipathana College had scored only 96 in 25.3 overs which saw Thurstan College winning the match by 20 runs on the Parabola system. Thurstan skipper left hand batsman Indika Massalage scored 30 with two sixes and two fours while Udarala Munasinghe (16) and J. Siyabalapitiya (15) also made useful contributions. (Praboda Artavidu bagged 3 wickets for 3 runs and Right-arm off-spinner Shehan Kamaleen claimed 3 wickets for 22 runs which helped Thurstan to bundle out Isipathana for 157 runs.

Dimuth Warapitiya was the highest scorer for Isipathana with 29 runs including five boundaries. Dimitri Perera (22 with four fours) and Nilusha Sasanka (20) inclusive at four fours) also batted well.

Isipathana College 157 in (44.5 overs), (Dimuth Warapitiya 29, Dimitri Perera 22, Nilusha Sasanka 20, Pranamasri Vimukthi 17, Shehan Kamaleen 3 for 22, Proboda Artavidu 3 for 12, J. Siyambalapitiya 1 for 30, C. Gamage 1 for 29.

Thurstan College 116 for 4 in 25.3 overs (Indika Massalage 30, Udara Munasinghe 16, Javed Siyabalapitiya 15, Shehan Kamaleen 11. Dinosha Fernando 2 for 36, Samitha Sulochan 1 for 20, Chamara Waduge 1 for 10.