Gurukula win by 73 runs

Dilwin MENDIS-Moratwua Sports Corr

A valuable third wicket partnership of 132 runs between Hashan Dumindu (86) and Roshan Anuruddha (74) enabled Gurukula Vidyalya, Kelaniya to beat Tissa Vidyalaya, Kalutara by 73 runs in their inter-school under 17 division one second round worked off at Railway Grounds, Colombo. Electing to bat Gurukula piled up 286 for 7 in their alloted fifty overs and visitors could muster only 213 for 8.

Gurukula - 286/7 in 50 overs (Hashan Dumindu 86, Roshan Anuruddha 74, Janith Wijesuriya 34, Namal Pathum 25, S.D. Harshana 3/57, I. T. Silva 2/44). Tissa Central -213 for 8 in 50 overs (R.D. Madushanka 24, H.C. Silva 73, I.D. Silva 25, Roshan Anuruddha 2/34, Namal Pathum 2/42).