Royal under 13 enter semi-finals

S. M. Jiffrey Abdeen Kandy Sports correspondent

Royal College, Colombo ‘C’ entered the semi-finals of the Schools under 13 Division III cricket tournament when they registered an easy 80 run win over Amupitiya National School, Udispathuwa from the foothills of the Knuckles Range in the quarter final match played at St. Anthony’s College, Katugastota on Wednesday.

Royal College taking first strike after losing a couple of early wickets recovered to total 136 in 36 overs. G.N. Karunaratne top scored with 34 which included 3 Fours. Medium pacer Jayantha Bandara bowled best to capture 4 for 24.

Amupitiya National School in their turn at the wickets fared disastrously against the strategy employed by the Royalists and were routed for 56 in 22 overs.

Most of the batsmen were dismissed for low scores or without scoring. C.K. Rajapakse 3 for 15 and C.N.A. Hathurusinghe 3 for 3 were the pick of the Royal bowlers.

Royal College ‘C’ 136 all out in 36 overs (G.N. Karunaratne 34, N.P. Perera 18, R.S. Jayawardena 15, H.C. Fernando 13, K.P. Rajapakse 11, Jayantha Bandara 4 for 24, Isuru Rajapakse 2 for 14).

Amupitiya National School 56 all out in 22 overs (Isuru Rajapakse 13, Madusanka Rajapakse 14, Nuwan Rajapakse 14, C.K. Rajapakse 3 for 15, C.N. Hathurusinghe 3 for 3, G.N. Karunaratne 2 for 13, S.T. Fernando 2 for 13).