Daminda rescues Kingswood

S. M. Jiffrey Abdeen -Kandy Sports Corr

Daminda Weerakoon rescues Kingswood College with a solid knock of 48 not out, 12 fours, 81 balls and helped them to gain first innings points over Bandaranaike National School, Gampaha in their school under 19 cricket match concluded at police ground, Kandy yesterday.

In reply to Bandaranaike National Schools total of 197, the Kingswoodian were in a poor way with the scoreboard reeding 153 for 8 before Daminda Weerakoon coming at No. 8 did the rescue act by putting on 60 runs for the ninth wicket with Shameera Bandara (29).

Earlier Supun Bandara made 58 for the Kingswoodians with the aid of 11 fours facing 81 balls. Daminda Weerakoon also bowled well to capture 3 for 52.

For Bandaranaike National School Mihiran Imbulana batted well to score 61 with 9 fours and 1 six off 104 deliveries.

The visitors who trailed in the first innings by 40 runs were 144 for 7 at Stumps thus escaped an outright defeat.

Bandaranaike NS Gampaha 197 all out in 55.3 overs (Mihiran Imbuldeniya 61, Wageesha Wanniarachchi 47, Sahan Arachige 22, Rathsara Witharne 16, Madawa Sankalpa 16, Anupa Wimalarachchi 14, Champika Aluwihare 3 for 32, Asanka Bandara 2 for 15, Daminda Weerakoon 3 for 52) and 144 for 7 in 43 overs (Mihiran Imbulana 23, Minoi Sanjeya 24, Wageesha Wanniarachchi 47, Pasindu Jayasinghe 15, Asanka Bandara 2 for 27, Tharindu Liyanage 2 for 45).

Kingswood College 237 all out in 74.5 overs (Randika Wijeratne 12, Champika Aluwihare 23, Supun Bandara 58, Kasun Bandara 10, Tharindu Liyanage 16, Daminda Weerakoon 48 not out, Sanka Bandara 29, Dilshan Edirisinghe 10, Dimidu Samodara 3 for 57, Minoi Sanjaya 3 for 61 Rathsara 2 for 40).