Sachin’s efforts go invain as Peterites win by six wickets

Priyan de Silva - Matara Sports Correspondent

An unbeaten 94 in 139 balls with thirteen boundaries and two hits over the ropes and six wickets for 53 runs by St Anthony’s College skipper Sachin Bulathsinhala did not prevent St Peters’ from registering a six wickets win in their under 19 cricket match played at the St Peter’s Grounds, Bambalapitiya yesterday.

The hosts asked St Anthonys to bat first. Skipper Sachin scored 94 of the total of 187 while Julion de Zilva capturing four wickets for forty eight runs. Ranitha Liyanarachchi, Sudil Dissanayaka and Chrishan Fernando took two wickets each.

St Peters managed to score 206 runs in 53.3 overs. Opener Shasheen Fernando batted for 220 minutes to score 82 runs which included five boundaries and a six.

Lahiru Nilantha chipped in with 61 (seven boundaries and a six) Sachin Bulathsinhala bowled well to take six wickets for fifty three runs.

The Anthonians were restricted to 146 in 53.4 overs. Viraj Deepal topped the batting with 38. But Sahan Nanayakkara captured five wickets for twenty three runs to turn the match in favour of the Peterites.

With a victory target of 128 runs to be scored in a minimum of 13 overs, the home team took up the challenge to finish the game with six wickets in hand and thirteen deliveries to spare.

Skipper Dushan Hemantha was unbeaten on 41 scored in fifteen balls (three sixes and two fours) while Shasheen Fernando was unlucky to be run out for 37 scored in 22 balls (six hits over the ropes). Julian de Zilva got 20 runs off 12 and Lahiru Milantha scored 20 off 10 deliveries.

St Anthony’s: 187 in 55.1 (Sachin Bulathsinhala 94 not out, Pavithra Nanayakkara 26, Kavinda Udapola 22, Julion de Silva 4/48, Chrishan Fernando 2/23, Ranitha Liyanarachchi 2/24, Sudil Dissanayake 2/26) and 146 in 53.4 (Viraj Deepal 38, Damithra Panditharathna 31, Sahan Nanayakkara 5/23).

St Peter’s: 206 in 53.3 overs (Shasheen Fernando 82, Lahiru Milantha 61, Ranitha Liyanarachchi 31, Sachin Bulathsinhala 6/53) and 128/4 in 10.5 overs (Shasheen Fernando 37, Dushan Hemantha 41 not out, Julian de Silva 20, Lahiru Milantha 20, Praveen Charles 1/15).