S. Thomas’ College won the Singer U19 cricket limited overs quarter-final against Gurukula College played today at St. Peter’s grounds.
Skipper Dellon Peiris won the toss and opted to bat first on a batting friendly surface at Bambalapitiya.
Left-hander Dulith Gunarathne smashed 94 runs to guide the Thomians to a fighting 244 runs along with Kishan Munasinghe who chipped in with a handy 44. They got bowled out in the 49th over as Pruthuve Rusara claimed 4 scalps for the lads from Kelaniya.
In reply, Gurukula needed 245 to win to have semi-final hopes in the U19 limited over competition. The Kelaniya boys were troubled by Dilmin Ratnayake who came with a match winning performance to dismantle the batsmen single handedly. He got 5 for 39 and knocked over Gurukula lads for a disappointing 146 all out to book a place in the semi-finals.
Brief Scores
S. Thomas’ College : 244 (48.1) Dulith Gunarathna 94, Shalin de Mel 32, Kishan Munasinghe 44, Pruthuve Rusara 4/30, Likshan Sasanga 2/26
Gurukula College : Kelaniya146 (37.1) Kemira Nayanatharu 25, Pruthuve Rusara 28, Likshan Sasanga 22, Dilmin Rathnayaka 5/39, Shanon Fernando 2/14, Dellon Pieris 2/23Result – STC win by 98 runs & enter semis.
