Gurukula win by 21 runs

Dilwin Mendis- Moratuwa Sports Corr

Gurukula Vidyalaya, Kelaniya beat Harischandra National College, Negombo by 21 runs in their inter-school under 13 division one tournament cricket match played at Kadirana.

The visitors’ score was propped up by Pruthuvi Rusara who scored 76 runs and for the homesters Aruna Damith bagged 5 for 46. In reply Harischandra were all out for 129 runs while Danuka Vimukthi was unbeaten on 58 and Chaminda Shemal had a fine spell of 6 for 22 for Gurukula. When the stumps were drawn Gurukula were 130 all out with Vihanga Pavan claiming 4 for 11.

Gurukula – 150 (Pruthuvi Rusara 76, Lasindu Arosha 31, Uresh Suchindra 17, Danushka Navodha 12, Vihanga Pavan 3/29, Aruna Damith 5/46, Shawn Pramith 2/36 and 130 - Pruthuvi Rusara 34, Lasindu Arosha 39, Sachintha Chamoth 21, Vihanga Pavan 4/11, Aruna Damith 3/59, Thilan Kumara 3/38).

Harischandra – 129 (Danuka Vimukthi 58 n/o, Sadith Tharusha 10, Chaminda Shamal 6/22).