Prince of Wales’ College, Moratuwa registered a comfortable win over St. Sebastian’s College, Moratuwa to clinch the 40th One Day Encounter played today (8th March) at De Soysa Stadium, Moratuwa.
Having won the toss, Prince of Wales’ College opted to bat first and posted 224 runs for 7 wickets in the allotted 50 overs.
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Gawesha Rohana top scored with a knock of 57 runs while Suwahas Fernando (46), Oshan de Silva (42) and Pasan Cooray (39) chipped in with crucial knocks. Adesh Almeida was the pick of the bowlers for St. Sebastian’s College as he grabbed 4 wickets for 28 runs.
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In reply, the Sebastian batting unit was bundled out for just 119 runs as spin twins – Nethul Anuhas and Rivith Jayasooriya ripped through their batting lineup sharing 7 wickets between them.
Brief Scores
Prince of Wales’ College, Moratuwa – 224/7 (50) Gawesha Rohana 57, Suwahas Fernando 46, Oshan de Silva 42, Pasan Cooray 39, Adesh Almeida 4/28
St. Sebastian’s College, Moratuwa – 119 (40) Adesh Almeida 26, Kaveesha Perera 25, Nethul Anuhas 4/26, Rivith Jayasooriya 3/18
Result – Prince of Wales’ College won by 105 runs
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