Rahula win by 43 runs

Priyan DE SILVA- Matara Sports Corr

Rahula College Matara won their under-17 division one cricket match against Debarawewa National School by 43 runs last Thursday. Batting first Rahula were all out for 194 in 49.2 overs.

Dulash Udayanga and Sacheera Prasad captured three wickets each while Rahula skipper Piushan Kulathunga scored 36.

Rukshan Perera captured four wickets for 28 runs to restrict the Debarwewa lads to 151 runs in 41.2 overs. S Mihiran continued his good form scoring 41 runs from 45 balls with five boundaries and two hits over the ropes.

Rahula 194 in 49.2 overs (Piushan Kulathunga 36, Rukshan Gunawardena 33, Harsha Rajapaksha 29, Dhakshina Trishan 27, Dulash Udayanga 3/31, Sacheera Prasad 3/51, Sachithra Madhushan 2/14)

Debarwewa NS 151 in 41.2 overs (S Mihiran 41, Vishwa Prasad 15, Rukshan Perera 4/28, Piushan Kulathunga 2/25)

Wesley over come Dharmapala by five wickets

Wesley college registered a five wicket win with four overs to spare against Dharmapala Vidyalaya Pannipitiya.

The under 17 division one encounter was played at the Dharmapala grounds in Pannipitiya.

Tharindu Maduwantha of Dharmapala Vidyalaya scored 71 runs with seven boundaries and two sixes to see his team post a score of 210 for the loss of six wickets at the end of their fifty overs. The Wesley

batsman surpassed this score with five wickets in hand and four overs to spare to end the first round matches with a win.

Dharmapala 210/6 in 50 overs (Tharindu Maduwantha 71, Chathuranga Wijekoon 38 not out, Imasha Liyanage 36, Jayampathi Bandara 21, Navin Chanukla 1/6)

Wesley 214/5 in 46 overs (Reshana Senevirathna 69, A Kaluarachchi 39, Charith Rukshan 35 not out, Jonathan Kadiragamapullai 32)