Thurstan win by one wicket
By Ranjan Anandappa
CRICKET - Thurstan's last pair Buddhi Samarawickerma (43 n.o.) and
Ranishka Gamage (0) added an invaluable 19 runs for the last wicket to
help them to record an improbable one wicket win over S. Thomas' Mount
Lavinia in their school cricket match at the Thurstan College grounds
yesterday.
In a low scoring match Thurstan needed 136 runs to win with ample
time and overs at their disposal when they went to bat around 2.20 pm.
Thurstan were made to fight hard for every run by the Thomians, and the
Thurstanites were 91 for 7 and 117 for 9 at one stage.
Buddhi Samarawickrama Thurstan's last year skipper batting at number
6 anchored himself to produce a match winning innings while taking most
of the strike. Samarawickrema's determined innings stood between a
Thomian win till the penultimate over. Samarwickrema had faced 73
deliveries and struck four boundaries.
S.Thomas - 124 (R. Nilukshan 24, R. Silva 26, R.Wijeratne 5 for 15,
Umesh Karunaratne 2 for 11,) and 139 (R. Nilukshan 24, V. Weerawardena
15, D. Manamperi 21 n.o, L. R. de Silva 26, Umesh Karunaratne 5 for 51)
Thurstan - 128 (I. Wasalage 43, C. Perera 26, N. Ghany 3 for 41, U.
S. M. Fernando 3 for 49, M. R. N. Fernando 3 for 41) and 136 for 9 (I.
Massalage 16, A. Soysa 19, U. Karunaratne 11, Charith Perera 22, B.
Samarawickrema 43 n.o, A. Ramanayake 15, L. R. de Silva 2 for 29, M. R.
N. Fernando 3 for 32, U. S. M. Fernando 3 for 32.) |
