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By Ranjan Anandappa

In a match that swung vigorously from side to side the 72nd 'Battle of the Saints' between St. Joseph's and St. Peter's ended in a draw at the P. Sara Stadium yesterday.

The Joes were set a victory target of 165 runs in 32 overs and they were tottering at 6 for 86 when the match was called off prematurely due to bad light.

It was Josephian Thisara Perera who stole the limelight. His 92 in the first innings and the five wickets he took in the second innings which gave him a match haul of 8 for 94 that provided the platform for a probable Josephian win which had denied them since 1972. The Peterites were 218 all out on the first day and the Joes were 69 for 4 overnight.

They were quickly reduced to 71 for 5 in the morning, but Thisara Perera a member of the recently concluded Sri Lanka Under 19 World Cup team was in devastating form striking a hurricane 92 off 61 balls with seven sixes and six fours.

He gave Dimuth Karunaratne ample support to add 130 runs in 115 deliveries before Perera was out for 92 and the declaration came before lunch. Karunaratne the opener remained unbeaten on 71 with a six and four boundaries. The Peterites in their second essay was saved by a determined innings by skipper Hans Fernando who struck 64 off 87 deliveries with ten boundaries. Peterites extended their lead with another patient innings of 37 by Angelo Perera.

ST. PETER’S - 1ST INNINGS 218
ST. JOSEPH’S - 1ST INNINGS
(67 for 4 overnight)
Dimuth Karunaratne not out			71
Ruwantha Fernandopulle b Samsudeen		 4
Hashan Gunatileka lbw b Rodrigo			15
Angelo Mathew lbw b Rodrigo			 0
Roshan Silva c A. Perera b Rodrigo		 0
Anton de Livera c A. Perera b Rodrigo		 7
Thushara Perera c Samsudeen  b Hans Fernando	92
Extras 						12
TOTAL (for 6 wkts decl in 41 overs)		201

FALL OF WICKETS: 15, 53, 61, 61, 71, 201.
BOWLING: Umar Samsudeen 9-1-27-1, 
Delon Udugamasooriya 6-1-17-0, 
Hans Fernando 8-0-34-1, Lakshan Rodrigo 12-1-71-4, 
Thivanka Silva 3-0-28-0, 
Krishal Magage 3-0-18-0.

ST. PETER’S - 2ND INNINGS

Delon Udugamasooriya b Thisara Perera		 0
Anuk Silva c Roshanne Silva  b Rajasooriya	 5
Krishal Magage lbw b T. Perera			 2
Hans Fernando c Mathew b Goonetileke		64
Dasun Randika c Goonetileka b T. Perera		15
Lahiru Pieris lbw b Weerasinghe			 0
Prabudha Perera c Fernandopulle   b Weerasinghe	 5
Angelo Perera b Thisara Perera			37
Lakshan Rodrigo run out				 1
Umar Samsudeen not out				 8
Thivanka de Silva lbw b Thisara Perera		 2
Extras 						 8
TOTAL (in 51.2 overs all out)			147

FALLF OF WICKETS: 0, 7, 17, 49, 
64, 88, 108, 109, 141, 147.
BOWLING: Thisara Perera 16.2-4-47-5, 
Treshan Rajasooriya 4-0-15-1, 
Rajiva Weerasinghe 14-4-38-2, 
Shameera Weerasinghe 9-2-27-0, 
Anton de Livera 3-0-9-0, 
Hashan Goonatileka 5-2-7-1.

ST. JOSEPH’S - 2ND INNINGS

Dimuth Karunaratne c Samsudeen  b. Rodrigo	16
Hashan Goonatileka c Randika b Samsudeen	 0
Angelo Mathew st. Randika b Udugamasooriya	19
Thisara Perera c Hans Fernando b Rodrigo 	10
Roshanne Silva run out				21
Anton de Livera b Rodrigo			 9
Ruwantha Fernandopulle not out			 4
Rajeewa Weerasinghe not out			 1
Extras						 3
TOTAL (in 17 overs for 6 wickets)		86
FALL OF WICKETS: 1, 39, 40, 52, 75, 		83
BOWLING: Umar Samsudeen 5-0-26-1, 
Delon Udugamasooriya 4-0-16-1, 
Lakshan Rodrigo 6-0-35-3, Hans Fernando 2-0-6-0

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