Sebastianites on top

Dilwin MENDIS, Moratuwa Sports Corr

St Sebastians College, Moratuwa are in the box seat against more Fancied St Peters College, Bambalapitiya in their inter school under 19 cricket match worked off at Moratuwa.

In reply to Peterite total of 123 runs Sebs have so far piled up 278 for 7 in 58 overs with Sanitha de Mel (74) and Anuk Fernando (62). Both De Mel and Fernando gave a superb display of batting in the process of their innings. Dushan Hemantha claimed 4 for 66 for the visitors.

Peterites batting first were bundled out for a paltry 123 runs in 34.3 overs with Skipper Amila Aponso with a superb bowling spell of 4 for 9. Shehan Fernando top scored for Peterites with 42 runs.

Chief Scores

St Peters - 123 in 34.3 overs - (Shehan Fernando 42, Lahiru Nilantha 23, Amila Aponso 4/9, Anuka Fernando 2/37, Satchindra Gunawardena 2/32.

St Sebastians - 278/7 in 58 overs (Samitha de Mel 74, Avishka Fernando 27, Anuk Fenando 62, Amila Aponso 35, Anushka Perera 28, Ali Khan 2/55, Dushan Hemantha 4/66)