Richmond register tenth outright win

Priyan de Silva - Matara Sports Correspondent

Richmond college registered their tenth outright win for the season defeating St Thomas College Matara by eight wickets at Uyanwatta last Tuesday (12th).

Put in to bat Richmond were all out for 238 runs. Charith Asalanka scored 134 runs in 192 balls which included nineteen boundaries and a six. Right arm off spinner Lasith Lakshan captured six wickets. STC Matara were 46/3 at stumps on day one and were bowled out for 118 half an hour before lunch. A K Tyron captured four wickets for twenty four runs.

On being asked to follow with a deficit of 120 runs the Thomian’s managed to register a total of 151 thanks to a 104 run partnership for the third wicket by Hashan Vimarshana 62 and Ishan Maduranga 58.

It is a pity that the other batsmen did not build on from the strength of being on 135/3 and lost the next seven wickets for 16 runs. Richmond set with a victory target of 32 won the game in style with a towering six from Chamod Piumal.

Richmond 238 in 73.1 overs (Charith Asalanka 134, Save even Nanayakkara 25, Wanidu Hasaranga 22, Lasith Lakshan 6/52, Kushan Rangana 2/11, Rasika Damith 2/31) and 37/2 in 4.4 overs (A K Tyron 13 not out, Thalesha Dilan 1/8)

STCMatara 118 in 41.2 overs (Shasni Mohamed 28, Rasika Damith 14, A K Tyron 4/24, SaveenNanayakkara 2/16) and 151 in 58.4 overs

(Hashan Vimarshana 62, Ishan Maduranga 58, Saveen Nanayakkara 3/24, A K Tyron 3/43, Thisara Bhanuka 2/10)