Panadura Big Match ends in a tame draw
by Dilwin MENDIS - Moratuwa Sports corr.
The annual 59th Big Match between Moratu Vidyalaya and Sri Sumangala
College, Panadura ended in a tame draw at Panadura esplanade.
Resuming at the overnight score of 60 for 6 Vidyalians were shot out
for 103 runs with Sumangalian skipper Vimukthi Kaushan doing the damage
with 4 for 48 and ably supported by Thilina Dilanka who claimed 3 for
20. In their second essay Sumangalians did much better to score 134 runs
with Madava Saranga top scoring with 42 runs while vice captain Aruna
Dharmasena and Thilina Dilanka contributing 26 and 25 runs respectively.
Janidu Devinda was the most successful bowler for Vidyalians with 5 for
52.
Set to make 140 runs in 34 overs for an outright victory and when bad
light stopped play at 4.45 p.m. Vidyalians were 75 for 5 with their star
all rounder Sanka Ramesh making 20.
Sri Sumangala: 109 and 134 (Aruna Dharmasena 25, Vimuktha Kaushan 8
Chanaka Roshan 2/26, Janinda Devinda 5/52.
Moratu Vidyalaya: 103 and 75/5 at close (Ishan Pieris 15, Avishka
Pieris 13, Sanka Ramesh 20, Vimuktha Kaushan 2/16, Thilina Dilanka
2/29).
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