Thurstan wins Mahinda Rajapaksa Trophy
CRICKET: Thurstan College defeated Richmond College Galle by five
wickets in their inter school under 19 Twenty20 Triangular cricket
tournament final encounter played for the Mahinda Rajapaksa Trophy at
Thurstan ground yesterday.
Thurstan College also avenged their previous defeat where they went
down by two wickets against the same opposition in a qualifying round
fixture of the tournament which also featured Nalanda College. But this
time Thurstan College got their act together well and bowled out their
opponents for just 78 runs with Man of the Match Ramitha Kumarsinghe,
Sachith Wijesinghe and Prabodha Arthavindu causing the damage.
In reply Thurstan College reached 79 for 5 with eight balls to spare
despite a good spell of bowling from Dileepa Priyadarshana (3 for 16).
Thurstan's Prabodha Arthavindu was named Man of the Tournament.
Richmond: 78 in 18.2 overs (D. de Silva 18, R. Kumarasinghe 3 for 10,
S. Wijesinghe 2 for 11, P. Arthavindu 2 for 24).
Thurstan: 79 for 5 in 18.4 overs (K. Kulasekera 17 n.o, D.
Priyadarshana 3 for 16) C.D.
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