An unbeaten half-century stand between Senuja Wekunagoda and Yenula Dewthusa brought St. Joseph’s back into the game after losing three quick wickets against St. Peter’s on Day 2 of the 91st Battle of the Saints at the SSC Grounds.
St. Peter’s College resumed their first innings on 176/7. Overnight batter Lashmika Perera helped them post 244 all out on Day 2, adding 67 runs for the final three wickets with support from the lower order. The left-hander stroked a fluent 58 off 79 balls, including 9 fours and a six.
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From a Josephian point of view, Maanasa Madubashana was the pick of the bowlers, delivering with good energy to claim 3 for 77. In addition to this, Demion De Silva, Nushan Perera, and Yenula Dewthusa picked up two wickets apiece.
In response, Abhishek Jayaweera and Aveesha Samash opened the innings, laying a solid platform for St. Joseph’s with a 59-run partnership. Just when the Peterites were desperate for a breakthrough, Lashmika Perera came into the attack and struck in his very first over—removing Jayaweera, who offered a simple return catch.
>>Photos – St. Joseph’s College vs St. Peter’s College – 91st Battle of the Saints | Day 1<<
Perera turned out to be the man with the golden arm, striking again in his next over to dismiss Samash for 32. Nimthaka Gunawardena’s stay was brief, as he was clean bowled by Joshua Sebastian, leaving St. Joseph’s at 71 for 3.
Yenula Dewthusa then joined Senuja Wekunagoda and the duo steadied the ship for St. Joseph’s, putting together an unbeaten 79-run partnership for the 4th wicket before bad light brought an early end to Day 2.
>>Photos – St. Joseph’s College vs St. Peter’s College – 91st Battle of the Saints | Day 2<<
Dewthusa was unbeaten, just six runs short of a fifty, while Wekunagoda was on 38, as St. Joseph’s trail by 93 runs.
Result
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oween Salgado | lbw b Maanasa Madubashana | 6 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 35.29 |
| Dilana Damsara | st Kenath Sasmina b Demion De Silva | 44 | 92 | 6 | 1 | 47.83 |
| Nathen David | c Senuja Wakunugoda b Demion De Silva | 29 | 94 | 3 | 0 | 30.85 |
| Asadisa De Silva | lbw b Nushan Perera | 38 | 101 | 2 | 0 | 37.62 |
| Joshua Sebastian | c Aveesha Samash b Nushan Perera | 27 | 74 | 3 | 0 | 36.49 |
| Jason Fernando | c Kenath Sasmina b Yenula Dewthusa | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Enosh Peterson | run out (Kenath Sasmina) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Thareen Sanketh | b Maanasa Madubashana | 21 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Lashmika Perera | c Aveesha Samash b Yenula Dewthusa | 58 | 79 | 9 | 1 | 73.42 |
| Ethan Ransilige | b Maanasa Madubashana | 5 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 10.42 |
| Tharin Senvidu | not out | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Extras | 12 (b 5 , lb 1 , nb 1, w 5, pen 0) |
| Total | 243/10 (93.3 Overs, RR: 2.6) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maanasa Madubashana | 20 | 1 | 77 | 3 | 3.85 | |
| Yenula Dewthusa | 25.3 | 5 | 58 | 2 | 2.29 | |
| Dunick Perera | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1.33 | |
| Nushan Perera | 28 | 13 | 50 | 2 | 1.79 | |
| Demion De Silva | 17 | 3 | 48 | 2 | 2.82 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abishek Jayaweera | c & b Lashmika Perera | 23 | 80 | 2 | 0 | 28.75 |
| Aveesha Samash | c Joshua Sebastian b Lashmika Perera | 32 | 72 | 5 | 0 | 44.44 |
| Senuja Wakunugoda | c Ethan Ransilige b Joshua Sebastian | 48 | 81 | 3 | 0 | 59.26 |
| Nimthaka Gunawardena | b Joshua Sebastian | 6 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 31.58 |
| Yenula Dewthusa | c Jason Fernando b Joshua Sebastian | 86 | 136 | 8 | 0 | 63.24 |
| Rishma Amarasinghe | c Lashmika Perera b Joshua Sebastian | 27 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 72.97 |
| Dunick Perera | not out | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 142.86 |
| Maanasa Madubashana | c Nathen David b Lashmika Perera | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Extras | 7 (b 4 , lb 0 , nb 1, w 2, pen 0) |
| Total | 240/7 (72.3 Overs, RR: 3.31) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan Ransilige | 9 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 2.22 | |
| Joshua Sebastian | 26 | 6 | 80 | 4 | 3.08 | |
| Tharin Senvidu | 6 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 4.67 | |
| Dilana Damsara | 8 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 4.62 | |
| Lashmika Perera | 21.3 | 3 | 64 | 3 | 3.00 | |
| Thareen Sanketh | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3.50 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oween Salgado | b Maanasa Madubashana | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 54.55 |
| Dilana Damsara | c Nushan Perera b Maanasa Madubashana | 4 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 10.26 |
| Nathen David | lbw b Maanasa Madubashana | 53 | 84 | 9 | 0 | 63.10 |
| Asadisa De Silva | b Maanasa Madubashana | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Joshua Sebastian | lbw b Nushan Perera | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jason Fernando | b Yenula Dewthusa | 45 | 58 | 5 | 0 | 77.59 |
| Enosh Peterson | c Senuja Wakunugoda b Nushan Perera | 34 | 77 | 5 | 0 | 44.16 |
| Thareen Sanketh | c Senuja Wakunugoda b Yenula Dewthusa | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Lashmika Perera | c Senuja Wakunugoda b Maanasa Madubashana | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ethan Ransilige | c Dunick Perera b Demion De Silva | 20 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 54.05 |
| Tharin Senvidu | not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | 4 (b 0 , lb 0 , nb 0, w 4, pen 0) |
| Total | 168/10 (54.4 Overs, RR: 3.07) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yenula Dewthusa | 13 | 2 | 49 | 2 | 3.77 | |
| Maanasa Madubashana | 19 | 1 | 57 | 5 | 3.00 | |
| Nushan Perera | 14.4 | 4 | 35 | 2 | 2.43 | |
| Demion De Silva | 5 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 4.40 | |
| Dunick Perera | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1.67 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aveesha Samash | run out (Jason Fernando) | 20 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 117.65 |
| Abishek Jayaweera | not out | 31 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 70.45 |
| Senuja Wakunugoda | c Nathen David b Joshua Sebastian | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Yenula Dewthusa | not out | 14 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 93.33 |
| Extras | 4 (b 0 , lb 1 , nb 0, w 3, pen 0) |
| Total | 70/2 (13 Overs, RR: 5.38) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan Ransilige | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9.00 | |
| Joshua Sebastian | 6 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 4.33 | |
| Lashmika Perera | 5 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 5.00 | |
