Kegalle Marians retain Mano Wijeratne Trophy

S M Jiffry ABDEEN Kandy Sports Correspondent

St Mary's College, Kegalle retained the Mano Wijeratne Trophy when they beat Kegalu Vidyalaya by 61 runs on the parabola system in their 19th limited over game.

St Mary's College have now won 11 matches against 5 by Kegalu Vidyalaya.

The Marians winning the toss and taking first strike made 214 for 9 in 50 overs. Malinda Gunaratne scored 49 with 6 fours.

Kegalu Vidyalaya chasing a victory target of 215 were stalled by bad light when they were on the brink of defeat, making 133 for 9 in 41 overs.

Using the parabola system, Marians were declared winners on a faster run rate, by 61 runs.

Malinda Gunaratne of St Mary's College won the Man of the Match award.

Chief scores

St. Mary's College 214 for 9 in 50 overs (Mahinda Guanratne 49, Christopher Denipitiya 27, Kevin Galdeniya 29, Sahan Opatha 30, Iraj Jayamanne 23, Chamitha Karunaratne 13 n.o., Asanga Balasuriya 4 for 43, Kalpa Bandaranayake 2 for 53).

Kegalu Vidyalaya 133 for 9 in 41 overs (Tharaka Somatilleke 24, Chaluka Weerasinghe 21, Udara Tilakasiri 18, Vimantha Ratnayake 12, Chamika Karunaratne 4 for 18, Jude Perera 2 for 25, Malinda Gunaratne 2 for 32).