This group ‘B’ fixture of the Singer U19 Division 1 Cricket Tournament got underway at the Dharmapala College grounds in Pannipitiya today, 18th November.
Winning the toss and batting first, the visitor saw a steady start to their innings. But, as the set batsman, Kishan Munasinghe departed after making a solid 47 it was all a rush for the Thomians. Gavin Boteju added 42 runs for his merits while Deon Fernando contributed with a 30. The rest of the batsmen did not put up any noteworthy performances with the bat as the school by the sea had to settle down for 239 runs.
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Right-arm seamer Lakshitha Purasinghe picked up 4 wickets to topple the Thomians and missed on his second fifer of the season by a close shy. Sanchana Lanka also bagged 3 scalps to his name for Dharmapala College.
But Dharmapala was troubled early as they lost 2 wickets within the 5-over passage which was left to bat in the day. The hosts were at 14 for 2 at close of play on day-one.
Brief scores
Thomas’ College, Mt Lavinia 239 (74.1)
Kishan Munasinghe 47, Gavin Botheju 42, Shamilka Wickramathilake 41, Deon Fernando 30, Manneesha Rupasinghe 23, Lakshitha Purasinghe 4/60, Sanchana Lanka 3/44
Dharmapala College, Pannipitiya 14/2 (5)
STUMPS – DAY 1
