Tissa MMV Captain and right-arm fast bowler Mithira Thenuwara achieved one of the rarest feats in Cricket, taking five wickets in five balls including a hat-trick in a ‘Singer Cup’ Under 13 tournament schools cricket match against Kalutara Vidyalaya at Kalutara last weekend.
Thenuwara took three wickets off the last three balls of one over and followed it up with two wickets off the first two balls in his next over to finish with figures of 5 for 28 in the Kalutara Vidyalaya first innings of 80. He followed this fine bowling performance by top scoring with 77 in Tissa Central’s first innings of 162.
When Kalutara Vidyalaya batted for the second time, Thenuwara was again to the fore capturing a further three wickets as Tissa MMV went onto win the match on first innings.
Kalutara Vidyalaya – 80 (Vishmike Sandeep 33, Dinuka Thisara 31, Mithira Thenuwara 5/28 including hat-trick, Chatura Harshika 2/13)
Tissa MMV – 162 (Mithira Thenuwara 77, Chatura Harshika 30, Pawan Sandeep 2/22, Shawin Anuka 2/63).
Kalutara Vidyalaya (2nd inn) – 68-5 (Mithira Thenuwara 3/28)
