Isipathana College are slightly ahead of St. Peter’s College on day one in their Singer U19 division 1 cricket tournament 2017/18 encounter which commenced today at SPC grounds in Bambalapitiya.
Opting to bat first, the Peterites got off to a solid 74-run stand between Santhush Gunathilaka and Sulakshana Fernando before the Isipathana spinners came into the attack and ripped through the inexperienced Peterite middle order.
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Skipper Gunathilaka top-scored with a fine 61-ball 48 which consist 6 fours while two-down batsman Shalith Fernando struck a slow 30 off 93 balls. Left-arm spinners Madushika Sandaruwan and Lahiru Dilshan shared 7 wickets as the hosts were bundled out for just 204 runs.
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In reply, the visitors lost opening batsman Sanjula Bandara in the second over but former captain Sanjula Abeywickrama anchored the innings with an unbeaten 39, which came in 68 balls. Skipper Ayana Siriwardena made a quick-fire 19-ball 24 as Isipathana ended up on 131 for 4 at close of play.
St. Peter’s – 204 all out in 62.5 overs: Santhush Gunathilake 48, Shalith Fernando 30, Sulakshana Fernando 26, Dinith Anjula 25, Ranmith Jayasena 24, Mohomad Ameen 23*, Madushika Sandaruwan 4/57, Anupama Herath 3/08, Lahiru Dilshan 3/35.
Isipathana – 131/4 in 22.1 overs: Thevindu Damsara 27, Ayana Siriwardane 26, Sanjula Abeywickrama 39*, Sachin Silva 2/44.
The play will continue tomorrow, 14th November for day two action.
