Cambrians trounce Palians

Dilwin MENDIS, Moratuwa Sports Correspondent

A scintillating chanceless 159 runs which included twenty fours and four over the ropes, facing 125 balls and occupying the crease for 160 minutes by Cambrian Vice Captain Suchira Fernando who was also associated in an opening stand of 140 runs with Kusal Mendis who scored 68 enabled Prince of Wales to trounce Dharmapala Vidyalaya, Pannipitiya by 211 runs in the inter-school Under 17 division one cricket match played in Moratuwa yesterday.

With this victory Cambrians booked a berth in the second round of the tournament. Taking the first lease homesters piled up a mamoth score of 400 for 7 and Palians were bowled out for 189 runs with Janidu Maduwantha scoring 85 runs for the visitors.

PWC – 400/7 in 50 overs (Suchira Fernando 159, Kusal Mendis 68, Nihundu Janeesha 38, Satchith Pushpakumara 34 n/o, Gayan Chamara 44, Kushan Jayalath 2/68).

Dharmapala – 189 in 41.5 overs (Tharana Hondamuni 28, Janidu Maduwantha 85, Himesha Liyanage 19, Thilan Nimesh 3/40).