Rajans in seven wicket win over Kingswood
Upananda Jayasundara, Kandy Sports Special Corr.
Dharmaraja College, Kandy recorded a seven wickets victory over
Kingswood College, Kandy in their 106th Big Match concluded at the
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium yesterday. In reply to the total
of 216 by Kingswood, Dharmaraja scored 221 for the loss of seven
wickets, left-hander Sasith Gunasekara scored 54 with six fours and one
six while Nuwan Karunaratne scored 57 with four fours and three sixes.
The pair was associated in a partnership of fifty four runs for the
fifth wicket.
Left-arm spinner of Dharmaraja Arawinda Withanachchi claimed hundred
wickets for the season when he got the wicket of Kingswood skipper
Nishita Weerakoon in the second innings. Kingswood College managed to
get only 71 runs in their second innings when Rajans paceman Nuwan
Karunaratne captured four wickets for only foruteen runs.
Rajans had to score sixty eight runs in 17 overs and they reached the
target losing only three wickets. With this win Rajans have recorded 33
wins against 19 by Kingswood in the series. Victorious Rajans team was
led by their mainstay in the batting order Viraj Karaputugala.
KINGSWOOD COLELGE – 1ST INNINGS 216
DHARMARAJA COLELGE – 1ST INNINGS
Ramees Ranasinghe c Weerakoon b Hettiarachchi 03
Oshan Samarakoon b P. Jayawickrama 05
Viraj Karaputugala c Weerakoon b Hettiarachchi 13
Chandimal de Silva run out 24
Sasith Gunasekara c Hettiarachchi b Bandara 54
Nuwan Karunaratne c Kandanarachchi b Colombage 57
Deneth Lanka b K. Bandara 02
Kavinda Ratnayake not out 04
Lakshan de Silva not out 08
Extras (b-8, lb-2, nb-4) 14
Total (for 7 wkts, 55 overs) 221
Fall of wickets: 14, 68, 71, 113, 117, 186, 212
Bowling: Supun Bandara 2-2—0-0
Dananjaya Monarawila 11-03-42-0
Prabath Jayawickrama 6-1-17-1
Chamara Unamboowe 8-1-35-1
Lahiru Hettiarachchi 10-2-27-2
Dasitha Kandanarachchi 1-0-7-0
Kasun Bandara 4-0-7-0
Chamara Gunaratne 2-0-14-0
Tharindu Liyanage 11-3-42-0
KINGSWOOD COLELGE – 2ND INNINGS
Randika Wijeratne lbw A. Withanachchi 01
Dasitha Kandanarachchi st. R. Ranasinghe b D. Lanka 07
D.K. Bandara c Kavinda Ratnayaka b N. Karunaratne 05
S.M. Badara c Deneth Lanka b Karunaratne 02
Nishitha Weerakoon c Gunasekera b Withanachchi 26
T.C. Gunaratne b Deneth Lanka 04
L. Hettiarachchi c D. Lanka b N. Karunaratne 07
P. Jayawickrama st. Ranasinghe b De Silva 02
D. Monarawila b De Silva 00
N. Unamboowe c R. Samarakoon b N. Karunaratne 11
T. Liyanage not out 02
Extras (nb-1, b-5) 06
Total (in 37 overs) 71
Fall of wickets: 3, 8, 12, 40, 44, 46, 48, 48, 71, 72.
Bowling: Nuwan Karunaratne 6-0-14-4
Arawinda Withanachchi 12-3-18-2
Deneth Lanka 12-4-29-2
Danuka Prabath 4-1-3-0
Lakshan de Silva 2-1-1-2
Sasith Gunasekara 1-0-2-0
DHARMARAJA COLELGE – 2ND INNINGS
Deneth Lanka c S.M. Bandara b Monerawila 13
Sasith Gunasekara not out 25
Nuwan Karunaratne run out 14
Lakshan de Silva c K. Bandara b Monarawila 12
Extras (lb-2, w-3) 05
Total (for 3 wkts in 8.3 overs) 69
Fall of wickets: 13, 34, 64.
Bowling: Prabath Jayawickrama 2-0-19-0
Dananjaya Monarawila 4-0-21-2
Lakmal Hettiarachchi 2-0-22-0
S.M. Bandara 3-0-4-0 |
