Dharmaraja College Kandy took on Mahinda College Galle in Kandy today in another schools encounter.
Dharmaraja winning the toss put the visitors to bat first on a seaming wicket and Mahinda were able to notch up just 124 runs in their first innings. The Mahinda batsmen struggled to find the middle of the bat as they used up 74.1 over’s for their total.
Eranda Sangeeth was the top scorer for the Galle team scoring 30 runs while Nirwantha Thikshila scored 23 runs. Rajan Leg spin bowler Aravinda Vidanarachchi managed to capture 3 wickets while Lakshan de Silva ended with 2 wickets to his name.
Dharmaraja in reply were 40 runs for the fall of 3 wickets in 16 over’s. Jayapadma Tennekoon made 17 runs while Chandimal Silva remained unbeaten on 17*. Right arm quick Pasindu Dilshan claimed all three wickets for Mahinda as he ended day one with figures of 3/15 in an impressive bowling spell.
Scores in Brief
Mahinda College 1st innings 124 in 74.1 overs (Eranda Sangeeth 30, Nirwantha Thiksila 23, Aravinda Vithanarachchi 3/13, Lakshan Silva 2/32)
Dharmaraja College 1st innings 40/3 in 16 overs (Jayapadma Tennekoon 17, Chandimal de Silva 17*, Pasindu Dilshan 3/15)
