Central Province in easy 127 run win

S M Jiffrey Abdeen- Kandy Sports Corr

Central Province scored an easy 127 run win over Northern Province in their Prima under-15 inter-provincial cricket tournament organized by Sri Lanka Cricket and played at Police grounds, Kandy yesterday.

Trinitian Sanogeeth Shanmuganathan top scored for Central Province with a hard hit 79 which had 9 fours and 3 sixes compiled off 66 balls. He was associated in a third wicket stand of 99 with Sylvestrian Malith Prematillake who made 45.

When Northern Province batted there was no substantial contribution by any batsmen which made the 262 run target beyond reach.

Off spinner from St Sylvester's College L I Watagoda bowled well to capture 3 for 20. It was only a few days back he captured 5 for 6 in an inter-district match for Kandy against Nuwara Eliya as he is showing good promise for the future.

The scores

Central Province 261 all out in 42.1 overs (Samogeeth Shanmuganathan 79, Yasara Pitawala 14, Malith Prematillake 45, Shavinda Amerasinghe 20, Tharindu Liyanage 21, Deshan Gunasinghe 21, L T Watagoda 12, Lahiru Dharshana 17, V Akeethan 2 for 43, K Withusan 3 for 44, T Banugoban 2 for 39, S Allanraj 2 for 40).

Northern Province 134 all out in 38.4 overs (S Kumaran 13, S Allanraj 27, K Withusan 19, U Thunaweerajan 16, A Niloshan 15, L I Watagoda 3 for 20, Shavinda Amerasinghe 2 for 8).