Centuries by Piushan and Harsha

Text & Pix by Priyan de Silva -Matara Sports Correspondent

Rahula college under estimated the batting strength of Sri Dhamaloka College Kelaniya when they declared their innings but eventually registered a narrow first innings win in their under 19 encounter which ended at the Uyanwatta stadium yesterday (23rd).

Piushan Kulathunga

Harsha Rajapaksa

On being asked to bat first Rahula declared their innings at 252/8. Piushan Kulathunga scored 106 runs off 176 balls with seventeen boundaries.

Piushan together with Shehan Kahandugoda (46) shared a 114 run partnership for the second wicket. In reply the lads from Kelaniya were unlucky to be dismissed for 244 runs. N A Warnasooriya (49not out) and Prabuddha Harshika (25) put on 45 runs for the last wicket. Rahula were 199/2 in their second essay when the match was called off due to bad light.

Harsha Rajapaksa was unbeaten on 100 off 89 deliveries with fifteen boundaries and two sixes and Shehan Kahandugoda unbeaten on 64. The pair shared an unbroken 3rd wicket partnership of 172 runs.

Rahula 252/8 declared in 73 overs: (Piushan Kulathunga 106, Shehan Kahandugoda 46, Lasindu Nimsara 23, Mayura Galappaththi 21 not out, Janith Madushan 3/88) and 199/2 in 35 overs (bad light) (Harsha Rajapaksha 100 not out, Shehan Kahandugoda 64 not out, Piushan Kulathunga 19, Janith Madushan 1/46)

Sri Dhammaloka 244 in 55.4 overs (Gayashan Kumara 79, A Warnasooriya 49 not out, Prabudhdha Harshika 25, Chalan Khanishka 22, Harsha Rajapaksha 4/68, Haindu Pamuditha 2/66)