First innings win for DS

Dilwin Mendis- Moratuwa Sports Correspondent

DS Senanayake Vidyalaya, Colombo has to be satisfied with a first innings with over Joseph Vaz College, Wennappuwa in their inter-school under 19 cricket match played at Ananda Sastralaya grounds, Kotte.

Batting first DS Senanayake Vidyalaya scored 282 with Kavin Bandara making the top score of 47 runs. While Ransi Peiris and Kasun Vidura claimed 3 for 55 and 3 for 62 for Vazians. In reply visitors made 180 runs with Pramesh Obris scoring 64 while Harith Maduwantha captured 4 for 37.

Following on Vazians bounced back and at the close they were 269 for 7 with Kasun Vidura missing a well deserved century by eight runs which consisted 13 hits to the rope and one over, facing 114 balls and occupying the crease for 147 minutes. He also associated a valuable second wicket partnership of 154 with Rukshan Shehan who made 67 runs. Shifran Muthalif was the most successful bowler for DSS with 3/43.

DS Senanayake Vidyalaya - 282 (Harith Maduwantha 44, Duleeka Brahakmanage 42, Akeel Inham 37, Kavin Bandara 47, Sachintha Karunarathne 22 n.o, Sevwinda Silva 2/35, Ranzi Peiris 3/55, Kasun Vidura 3/62).

JV - 180 (Rukshan Shehan 26, Pramesh Obris 64, Sandaru Ranasinghe 25, Harith Maduwantha 4/37, Supun Madushanka 3/56 and 269/7 - Rukshan Shehan 67, Kasun Vidura 92, Sandaru Ranasinghe 20, Yeomal Perera 34, Harith Maduwantha 3/81, Shifran Muthalif 3/110).