St. Servatius - Vidyaloka match ends in a tie

Priyan de Silva - Matara Sports Cor.

The under 15 Division II cricket match between St Servatius' College Matara and Vidyaloka College, Galle ended in a tie at the Sumangala cricket grounds in Hikkaduwa on Saturday.

Vidyalokas' No 7 batsman Imalka Attanayaka 47 off 55 deliveries with two fours and two sixes and last man Kavinda Niroshan 10 off 17 deliveries with one six put on forty one runs for the last wicket to avoid defeat and tie the match. It was a gritty performance by Vidyaloka's bottom order to reach 129 runs from a precarious 58/7.

Deciding to bat first St. Servatius were restricted to 129 runs in 49.4 overs. Randika de Silva was the only batsman to take on the bowlers scoring 26 with four boundries Ruwan Lakshitha scored 20.

The bowling was excellent with Nawod Weeratunga bowling his 10 overs for just 13 runs. Sameera Ishan (3/10), Samitha Ravihara (2/36) and Imalka Attanayaka (2/38).

Vidyalokas' batting collapsed at regular intervals with only Imalka Attanayaka on an unbeaten 47 Sameera Ishan (11) and Kawinda Niroshan (10) the only three batsmen to enter double figures.

Thushan Eranga claimed 2/30. The extra bounce off the astro turf wicket saw the St. Servatius pace bowlers conceding 38 wide deliveries.

St. Servatius 129 in 49.4 overs (Randika de Silva 26, Ruwan Lakshitha 20, Mayantha Abeydeera 12,

Sameera Ishan 3/10, Samitha Ravihara 2/36, Imalka Attanayaka 2/38, Lashiru Dilhara 1/7)

Vidyaloka 129 in 48.5 overs

(Imalka Attanayaka 47, Kawinda Niroshan 10, Sameera Ishan 11. Thushan Eranga 2/30, Ramesh Nimantha 1/11, Ashen Deemantha 1/04, Randika de Silva 1/21, Lochana Mohotti 1/25.)