Kusal pilots Cambrians to victory

Dilwin Mendis, Moratuwa Sports correspondent

Sri Lanka Schools under 19 World Cup tour discard and Cambrians Skipper Kusal Mendis hit up a solid 80 runs enabled Prince of Wales College to beat Dharmapala Vidyalaya, Pannipitiya by ten wickets in their inter school under 19 tournament cricket match worked off at Tyronne Fernando Stadium - De Soysa park, Moratuwa.

Cambrians electing to bat declared at 257 for 9 with Hasitha Lanka too contributing 62 runs. In reply Palians were all out for 142 runs with Jayampathi Bandara top scoring with 59 runs and Jayanga Peiris claimed 4 for 29 for the homesters and following on visitors collapsed for 132 runs and Cambrian openers notched up the required score for an outright victory.

Prince of Wales: 257/9 dec. - (Kusal Mendis 80, Hasitha Lanka 62, Suchira Fernando 25, Janeesha Fernando 24, Shanaka Dulaj 23, Vimukthi Radella 3/70 and 18/0.)

Dharmapala - 142 - (Himasha Liyanage 26, Jayampathi Bandara 59, Sahan Perera 26, Jayanga Peiris 4/29, Thilan Nimesh 2/38, Devaka Dabare 2/44 and 132 - Janidu Maduwantha 34, Bimantha Visula 28 n/o, Nimasha Liyanage 21, Jayanga Peiris 3/16, Thilan Nimesh 3/60, Devaka Dabare 3/43, Hasitha Lanka 1/1.)