St Servatius on first innings

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St Servatius College, Matara registered a first innings win against Debarawewa National School in their under-13 division one Rankekulu Trophy cricket match played at the Sanath Jayasuriya stadium in Matara on Monday.

On winning the toss the visitors were invited to bat and were dismissed for 72 runs in 39 overs. R Kasun Lakshitha 4 for 15, K P Gihan Dilruk 2 for 4, K H Kavindu Umesh 2 for 6 and V Ramesh Nimantha 2 for 14 bowled well. St Servatius declared their innings at 6 for 97 off 22 overs with Haripriya de Silva 15 and Ashen Deemantha 20 putting on 44 runs for the first wicket. Kavindu Umesh scored 27. Debarawewa skipper P K Y S L Hemanayaka claimed 3 for 31.

Debarawewa NS were 87 for 5 off 44 overs at the end of play. Gihan Dilruk bowled extremely well to end with figures of 8-7-4-3. Udith Madushan 22 and Ishara Chaturanga 18 not out defied the bowlers.

Haripriya de Silva fielded extremely well to hold onto four catches.

Debarawewa NS 1st innings 72 all out in 39 overs (Harindu Silva 16, R Kasun Lakshitha 4 for 15, K P Gihan Dilruk 2 for 4, K H Kavindu Umesh 2 for 6, V. Ramesh Nimantha 2 for 14) and 87 for 5 in 44 overs (Udith Madushan 22, Ishara Chaturanga 18 n.o., Shehan Sandurwan 10, K P Gihan Dilruk 3 for 4).

St Servatius 1st innings 97 for 6 declared in 22 overs (K H Kavindu Umesh 27, Ashen Deemantha 20, Haripriya de Silva 15, Randika de Silva 11, Mohamed Shiham 8 n.o., P K Y S L Hemanayaka 3 for 31).