Sri Sumangala enter Division III finals

S.M. Jiffrey ABDEEN Kandy Sports Corr.

Sri Sumangala College, Kandy entered the finals of the Sri Lanka Schools Division III Limited Over Knock-out Cricket Tournament when they beat Meepawala Amarasuriya Central College, Galle on a faster run rate in the semi-finals played at the Open Prison Camp grounds at Pallekele yesterday.

Sri Sumangala College taking first lease of the wicket scored 203 for the loss of 9 wickets off 44 overs.

Sri Sumangala's innings was propped up by a sixth wicket stand of 74 between Madusha Premawardena 59 (3 fours, 1 six, 70 balls) and Shashika Bandara 51 (1 six, 4 fours, 58 balls).

Lakshitha Lakmal was the pick of the bowlers taking 3 for 26.When Meepawala Amarasuriya Central College batted rain interrupted play when they were 76 for 1 off 12.3 overs at 3.16 p.m.

When play resumed later the Parabola System was implemented with the batting side required to get 120 runs in 20 overs for a decision to be reached.

They batted on and a revised target was set. When bad light stopped play they had to get 154 in 28 overs, but they had scored only 148.

Sri Sumangala College: 203 for 9 in 44 overs (A.G.V.L. Madushan 16, M.N.P. Ekanayake 13, Madusha Pemawardena 59, Shashika Bandara 51, B.A.L. Chathuranga 11, M.S.Y.S. Jaysinghe 11 not out, L. Lakmal 3 for 26, B. Kanishka 2 for 39).

Meepawala Amarasuriya Central College: 148 for 6 in 28 overs (Janaka Sampath 47, A.J. Kalansuriya 28, B. Kaushalya 20, J. Anuradha 14, W. Shashika Bandara 2 for 28).