Exchanges even at SSC ground

Anuradha Abeysekara

Sahan Amarasinghe’s excellent bowling figures of 4/40 was the highlight on the opening day as the D S Senanayake College skittled out Mahanama College for just 148 runs in their first innings during the fifth annual Big Match match at the Sinhalese Sports Club ground yesterday.

DSS’s skipper Thusith Silva won the toss and invited Mahanama College to bat first.

The DSS bowlers kept the batsmen under control and never let them to go for big partnerships. Hashan Perera was the only Mahanama batsman who posed a threat by hammering four boundaries and a one six was confined to 25 runs as Sahan trapped him through a catch.

Mahanama College were 88/7 at lunch. None of the batsmen went beyond the 25-run mark and the highest partnership was the last wicket stand of 28 runs.

DS Senanayake College too did not fare well with the bat and were 67/4 as bad light halted the play early in their first innings.

Thusith Silva scored 36 not out while Duleeka Brahmanage remained without scoring. Janaka Dayananda picked up 2/20.

Mahanama 1st innings 148 all out (Chathura Jayasinghe 3, Hashan Perera 25, Duleeka Tissakuttige 19, Chathura Wanniarachchi 2, Dilshan Rusiru 10, Pawan Devinda 11, Dayan Perera 21, Janaka Dayananda 10, Malith Sahendra 20 n/o, Danidu Parinda 16, Nayana Prabath 4, extras 16, Sahan Amarasinghe 4/40, Akila Weerasinghe 2/28, Binura Fernando 1/14, Mohamed Ijaz 1/11, Heshan Perera 1/11).

D S Senanayake 67/4 (Thusith Silva 36 n/o, Saveen Cyril 4, Lasith Abeyratne 8, Akila Weerasinghe 0, Duleeka Brahmanage 0 n/o, Janaka Dayananda 2/20, Nayana Perera 1/12, Chathura Wanniarachchi 1/10)