Dimuth steals the limelight
Anuradha Abeysekara
Isipatana College skipper Dimuth Warapitiya was adjudged the Man of
the Match for his excellent contribution with both bat and ball at the
48th edition of the Isipatana-Thurstan annual cricket encounter which
ended in a draw at the Sinhaleese Sports Club (SSC) ground yesterday.
Warapitiya who was the biggest contributer for a comfortable first
innings total of 254 for Isipatana, played a captain’s innings of 96.
When the Thurstanites came into bat in their first innings, they have to
face tough opposition led by skipper Warapitiya (3 for 33) and his
teammate Harith Wanigaarachchi (3 for 24).
Pathanians started their second innings after Thurstan declared their
first innings for 165/8. Isipatana declared their second innings at 120
after losing four wickets in the 37th over.
Chasing an impossible target of 210 with less than 15 overs remaining
for the day, Thurstan were 47 for 1 at close. Supun Nawarathna and
Sajeewa Salgado were not out scoring 13 and 4 runs respectively.
Deshan Jayakumar (Isipatana) was named as the Best Batsman while
Rajith Perera (Thurstan) was adjudged the Best Bowler.
Nilusha Sasanka (Isipatana) was adjudged the Best Fielder.
Retired Brigadier Lalith Peiris who Captained Thurstan in 1965 and
led his team to their first win over Isipatana was the Chief Guest at
the presentation ceremony.
Isipatana 1st innings 254
Thurstan 1st Innings
Supun Nawarathna ct Nilusha B Wanigarachchi 49
Harith Dias ct Sulochana b Rajapakse 7
Sajeewa Salgado ct Pawan b Bushana 8
Prabodha Arthavidu lbw Harith Wanigarachchi 17
Thisura Madurapperuma ct Sasanka b Wanigarachchi 28
Hashan Waligarathna ct Sulochana b Warapitiya 6
Kaveen Silva ct Anjana b Warapitiya 3
Sachith Dias lbw Warapitiya 2
Ranga Wijewickrama not out 25
Rajith Perera not out 4
Extras (wb6, nb6,b2,lbs2) 16
Total 8 wickets dec in 70 overs) 165
Fall of wickets 1/27,2/60,3/81,4/90,5/106,6/110,7/112,8/148
Bowling: Bushana Nibandana 12-1-50-1, Danushka Sandaruwan 2-0-10-0, Charith Rajapakse 14-3-24-1,
Samitha Sulochana 15-8-20-0, Harith Wanigarachchi 14-2-24-3, Dimuth Warapitiya 13-2-33-3
Isipatana 2nd innings
Nilusha Sasanka ct Madurapperuma b Arthavidu 39
Chenutha Wickramasinghe b Prabodha Arthavidu 29
Danushka Sandaruwan lbw Dias 10
Dimuth Warapitiya ct Sachith b Perera 25
Harith Wanigarachchi not out 8
Extras (wb1,nb1,b5,lbs2) 9
Total (4 wickets, 36.1 overs) 120
Fall of Wickets 1/72, 2/73, 3/100,4/120
Bowling: Kaveen Silva 1-0-7-0, Ranga Wijewickrama 2-0-15-0, Rajith Perera 11.1-4-27-1,
Prabodha Arthavidu 13-2-27-2, Sachintha Wijesinghe 1-0-3-0, Sachith Dias 7-0-23-1, Thisura Madurapperuma 1-0-11-0
Thurstan 2nd innigns
Supun Nawarathna not out 13
Harith Dias lbw Wanigarachchi 29
Sajeewa Salgado not out 4
Extras (wb1,nb0,b0ll,bs0) 1
Total (one wicket, 10 overs) 47
Fall of wickets 1/43
Bowling: Charith Rajapakse 3-0-25-0, Bushana Nibandana 2-0-8-0, Danushka Sandaruwan 1-0-6-0, Samitha Sulochana 2-1-2-0, Harith Wanigarachchi 2-0-6-1 |
