Rahula College took firm control in the 14th battle of the Golden Lions played at the P. Sara Oval against Dharmapala College, posting a commanding first-innings total of 345/7 declared in 80 overs on the opening day.
Rahul College skipper Sadew Gamage starred with a brilliant 114 while Minuga Lakvidu remained unbeaten on 70*. Contributions from Sasinu Battage (48) and Pramuditha Nawanjana (40) further strengthened Rahula’s position.
For Dharmapala, Anuhas Mihiran and Nisalitha Sandiw picked up two wickets each but struggled to contain the opposition.
In response, Dharmapala College found themselves in deep trouble at 47/5 in just 16 overs by the end of the day’s play. Nisalitha Sandiw and Yomal Daniel were the only batters to show some resistance, scoring 22 and 15, respectively. Rahula’s bowling attack, led by Uchitha and Sasinu Battage (made early inroads, leaving Dharmapala with an uphill battle heading into Day 2.
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Result
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pawara Pabasara | c Praveen Ranhiru b Nethmina Nirmal | 22 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 59.46 |
| M. A.NADIL SANDESH | c Nethmina Nirmal b Vihanga Nimsara | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Sasinu Battage | c Praveen Ranhiru b Nisalitha Sandiw | 48 | 74 | 7 | 0 | 64.86 |
| Aayu Kaviraj | st Praveen Ranhiru b Nisalitha Sandiw | 35 | 70 | 3 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Janiru Wijewardena | c Praveen Ranhiru b Anuhas Mihiran | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 88.89 |
| Sadew Gamage | c Nethmina Nirmal b Anuhas Mihiran | 114 | 146 | 10 | 1 | 78.08 |
| Pramuditha Nawanjana | c Nisalitha Sandiw b Udula Vishwajith | 40 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 100.00 |
| W.MINUGA LAKVIDU | not out | 70 | 93 | 6 | 0 | 75.27 |
| Extras | 6 (b 5 , lb 0 , nb 0, w 1, pen 0) |
| Total | 345/7 (80 Overs, RR: 4.31) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Udula Vishwajith | 12 | 3 | 36 | 1 | 3.00 | |
| Vihanga Nimsara | 5 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 4.60 | |
| Yomal Daniel | 5 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 4.00 | |
| Anuhas Mihiran | 5 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 7.20 | |
| Nethmina Nirmal | 23 | 1 | 94 | 1 | 4.09 | |
| Nisalitha Sandiw | 24 | 0 | 99 | 2 | 4.12 | |
| Menusha Pabasara | 6 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 5.33 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sithika Katugampola | lbw b Uchitha Kevin | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Yomal Daniel | c Pawara Pabasara b Uchitha Kevin | 15 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 31.91 |
| Thimath Thenuja | c Pawara Pabasara b Uchitha Kevin | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Anuhas Mihiran | b Oshan Thenuka | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Nisalitha Sandiw | b Sasinu Battage | 22 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 81.48 |
| Praveen Ranhiru | c Minuga Lakvidu b Uchitha Kevin | 67 | 152 | 3 | 3 | 44.08 |
| Menusha Pabasara | c Pawara Pabasara b Uchitha Kevin | 1 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 2.13 |
| Ramiru Mandeepa | c Janiru Wijewardena b Sadew Ridmaka | 36 | 89 | 4 | 0 | 40.45 |
| Nethmina Nirmal | c Aayu Kaviraj b Sadew Ridmaka | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Udula Vishwajith | not out | 3 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 8.11 |
| Vihanga Nimsara | lbw b Uchitha Kevin | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | 13 (b 9 , lb 1 , nb 1, w 2, pen 0) |
| Total | 157/10 (69.3 Overs, RR: 2.26) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sasith Maduranga | 24.3 | 8 | 54 | 6 | 2.22 | |
| Sadew Ridmaka | 16 | 3 | 34 | 2 | 2.12 | |
| Oshan Thenuka | 11 | 3 | 32 | 1 | 2.91 | |
| Sasinu Battage | 12 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 1.08 | |
| Minuga Lakvidu | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Nadil Sandesh | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3.50 | |
| Janiru Wijewardena | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yomal Daniel | c Sasinu Battage b Sadew Ridmaka | 6 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 21.43 |
| Sithika Katugampola | c Janiru Wijewardena b Uchitha Kevin | 6 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 35.29 |
| Thimath Thenuja | not out | 5 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 4.55 |
| Nisalitha Sandiw | c Pawara Pabasara b Sadew Ridmaka | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21.43 |
| Nethmina Nirmal | lbw b Janiru Wijewardena | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 60.00 |
| Praveen Ranhiru | st Pawara Pabasara b Oshan Thenuka | 57 | 97 | 6 | 2 | 58.76 |
| Ramiru Mandeepa | not out | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | 11 (b 6 , lb 0 , nb 3, w 2, pen 0) |
| Total | 94/5 (47 Overs, RR: 2) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uchitha Kevin | 10 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 2.20 | |
| Oshan Thenuka | 7 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 2.14 | |
| Sasinu Battage | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.25 | |
| Sadew Ridmaka | 12 | 4 | 30 | 2 | 2.50 | |
| Janiru Wijewardena | 7 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1.29 | |
| Nadil Sandesh | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4.50 | |
| Dewmina Gammanpila | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | |
