Pranama and Dharshana steal the limelight

By Ranjan ANANDAPPA

Set to make 203 runs in 32 overs, Isipathana were 121 for 4 at close in their 46th annual cricket encounter against Thurstan which ended in a draw at the SSC grounds yesterday.

Isipathana who were 149 for 4 overnight was aided by a fine 108 by Pranama Sri Vimukthi who provided the backbone of the Pathana Innings. He faced 173 deliveries and had 11 boundaries in his Innings. Isipathana declared their Innings at lunch with the score reading 240 for 9. R. Wijeratne took 4 for 37 for Thurstan.

Thurstan in their second Innings were badly placed at 36 for 3 at one stage, but Nuwan Dharshana stabilised the Innings with a stylish 95 with 13 fours after facing 88 deliveries. Dinusha Fernando and Anushka Samaratunga did the bulk of the bowling for Isipathana sharing three and four wickets. Dharshana who came in at 36 for 5 in the 8th over took the score to 176 in the 35 over and shared a useful 6th wicket alliance of 107 runs off 121 balls with Prabodha Arathavidu (48) prior to the declaration.

Thurstan College 1st innings 249
I. Massalage 56, S. Kamileen 56, C. Gamage 60, I. Perera 42 D. Fernando 6 for 67)

Isipathana 1st Innings (149 for 4 overnight)

Nilusha Sasanka b I Perera 			  1
Pranama Sri Vimukthi lbw b Kamileen 		108 
Dimuth Warapitiya c Dharshana b Siyambalapitiya  43 
Thivanka Ranasinghe c Dharshana b Wijeratne 	 16  
Anushka Samaratunga run out 			  1 
Dimithri Perera c Wijeratne b I. Perera 	  5 
Sakuntha Premaratne c Siyambalapitiya b Wijeratne 29 
Amila de Silva not out 				  7
Chamara Waduge lbw b Wijeratne 			  1 
Dinusha Fernando c Massalage b Wijeratne	  2 
Chanaka Jayanetti not out 			  2
Extras. 					(25) 
Total. (For 9 wickets delcared in 75 overs) 	240

Fall of wickets 1,94,147,149, 160, 219, 228, 229, 237,

Bowling. R.Gamage 9-0-26-0. 
	 I. Perera 7-1-36-2. 
	 P. Arthavidu 7-1-21-0. 
	 S. Kamileen 21-5-48-1. 
	 R. Wijeratne 17-8-37-4. 
	 C.Gamage 10-2-37-0. 
	 J.Siyambalapitiya 4-0-12-0.

THURSTAN 2ND INNINGS
I. Massalage lbw b. D.Fernando			16
S. Kamileen b Samaratunga			 4
J. Siyambalapitiya b Samaratunga		13
N. Dharshana c N.Silva b Waduge			95
U. Munasinghe b Fernando			 9
C. Gamage b Fernando				 5
P. Arthavidu c Jayanetti b Samaratunga		48
I. Perera c Waduge b Samaratunga 		 1
T. Madurapperuma not out			 0
EXTRAS						 2
TOTAL (In 39.2 overs for 8 wickets declared)	193

FALL OF WICKETS: 10,28, 36, 59,69, 176, 182, 193. 

Bowling. D. Fernando 12-2-57-3. 
	 A. Samaratunga 15.2- 0-64-4. 
	 C. Jayanetti 1-0-12-0. 
	 S. Premaratne 2-0-11-0. 
	 C. Waduge 6-0-27-1. 
	 T. Ranasinghe 2-0-14-0. 
	 N. Sasanka 1-0-7-0. 

ISIPATHANA 2ND INNINGS
Pranama Sri Vimukthi St. Dharshana b Wijeratne	36
Dimithri Perera c Dharshana b Kamileen		40
Thivanka Ranasinghe b C Gamage			 4
Sakuntha Premaratne cMunasinghe b Kamileen	32
Dimuth Warapitiya not 0. Nilusha Sasanka not	 0

EXTRAS						 9
TOTAL (In 27 overs for 4 wickets)	 	121

FALL OF WICKETS: 55,70,119,121
BOWLING: I. Perera 3-0-19-0. 
	 R. Gamage 2-0-4-0. 
	 S.Kamilin 9-0-52-2. 
	 R.Wijeratne 3-1-10-1. 
	 C.Gamage 8-1-16-1.
	 P.Arthavidu 2-0-14-0.