St Anthony’s College, Wattala and St Sebastian’s College, Moratuwa held their nerve to snatch nail biting victories in their respective Pre-Quarter Final matches in the Singer U17 Division I Cricket Tournament today.
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St Peter’s College vs St Anthony’s College, Wattala
The lads from Wattala won the toss and elected to field first. The strong Peterite batting line up got off to a shaky start loosing 3 wickets for just 45 runs but a 73-run stand for the 5th wicket between Shenal Boteju and Himsara Randeniya took them to a commanding position at the half way mark. Shenal top scored with a sensible 68 while Himsara missed out on a well-deserved half century when he was dismissed for 47 runs.
However, it was the knock from Vinuda Liyanage which propelled the Peterites to 248 in their allocated 50 overs. Vinuda scored an unbeaten 47 off just 59 deliveries with 2 maximums and 3 boundaries. For the Anthonians Clifford Elymes picked up 3 wickets.
The chase from the visitors started off in horrific fashion. Prabashwara Herath struck in two consecutive deliveries in the 2nd over of the game to dismiss the two openers. Skipper Avishka Tharidu had to resurrect the innings and he did so through a well composed innings of 68. He laid the foundation in the middle overs which allowed their hard hitters to come into the game later on.
Sankitha Hirushan and Osanda Jayathilaka stepped on the gas and the game turned towards the boys from Wattala. The final few runs came in a flourish as Abdul Rahman and Chamika Dilshan went berserk and got their team over the line with 9 balls to spare. St Anthony’s College took the win by 2 wickets to seal their spot in the quarter finals.
Full Scorecard
St.Peter's College
248/7
(50 overs)
Result
St.Anthony’s Wattala
252/8
(48.3 overs)
St. Anthony’s won by 2 wickets
St.Peter's College’s Innings
| Batting | R | B | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B de Silva | c S Hirushan b A Tharindu | 0 | 15 | |||
| R Dawatage | c R Suranga b S Hirushan | 12 | 18 | |||
| S Botheju | c M Sanjeewa b C Elymes | 68 | 92 | |||
| P Herath | c G Sathmika b A Tharindu | 9 | 17 | |||
| N Fonseka | (runout) | 11 | 17 | |||
| H Ranadeniya | b C Elymes | 47 | 63 | |||
| S Gamage | c G Sathmika b C Elymes | 5 | 3 | |||
| V Liyanage | not out | 47 | 54 | |||
| S Peiris | not out | 20 | 21 | |||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Tharindu | 9 | 1 | 35 | 2 | 3.89 |
| V Silva | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 7.67 |
| S Hirushan | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 7.50 |
| R Suranga | 10 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 4.20 |
| K Dulanjana | 10 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 3.80 |
| G Sathmika | 9 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 5.56 |
| C Elymes | 7 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 5.71 |
St.Anthony’s Wattala ‘s Innings
| Batting | R | B | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G Sathmika | lbw by P Herath | 1 | 8 | |||
| M Sanjeewa | b P Herath | 0 | 1 | |||
| A Tharindu | b V Liyanage | 68 | 113 | |||
| R Suranga | b S Peiris | 15 | 52 | |||
| D Jayathilaka | b H Ranadeniya | 40 | 37 | |||
| V Silva | st S Gamage b M Silva | 20 | 21 | |||
| S Hirushan | c H Ranadeniya b P Herath | 41 | 24 | |||
| K Dulanjana | c C de Silva b M Silva | 4 | 10 | |||
| C Dilshan | not out | 25 | 18 | |||
| A Rahuman | not out | 20 | 10 | |||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N Fonseka | 6 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 4.17 |
| P Herath | 6 | 1 | 44 | 3 | 7.33 |
| M Silva | 8.3 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 4.34 |
| C de Silva | 7 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 4.43 |
| V Liyanage | 7 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 4.43 |
| S Peiris | 8 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 4.63 |
| B de Silva | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 10.00 |
| H Ranadeniya | 4 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 5.75 |