First innings win for Rajans

Upananda Jayasundara, Kandy Sports Special Corr.

Dharmaraja College, Kandy recorded 1st innings victory over Kingswood College in their 107th Big Match concluded at the Trinity Grounds yesterday. Rajans were all out for 133 in their first innings and got Kingswood all out for 121 runs. Rajans skipper Nuwan Karunaratne used his bowlers intelligently to keep the opposition batsmen under control.

Right-arm off spinner Deneth Lanka bowled best for the Rajans claiming 4 wickets for 25 runs. Skipper Karunaratne took 2 for 24 runs. Tharindo Bandara scored the highest individual score of 39 runs for Kingswood while the Kingswood skipper Kasun Bandara scored an unbeaten 30. Rajans were 80 for the loss of 7 wickets in the 2nd innings.

Tharusha Weragoda was unbeaten on 32. Tharindu Liyanage bagged 8 wickets for 63 runs for Kingswood.

DHARMARAJA COLELGE – 1ST INNINGS
(133 all out in 49 overs)

KINGSWOOD COLELGE – 1ST INNINGS
(64 for 4 wkts in 34 overs over night – 121 all out in 73 overs)

Dulanjana Themiya ct Ratnayake b N. Karunaratne	  	00
Randika Wijeratne b Karunaratne	  			00
Saluka Walisundara ct. Ranasinghe b Lahiru	  	01
Tharindu Liyange lbw b Deneth Lanka	 		39	
Kasun Bandara not out	 				30
Prabath Jayawickrama lbw b Lakshan Silva	 	15
Champika Aluwihare c K. Ratnayake b Deneth Lanka	00
Daminda Werakoon c Lakshan Silva b Deneth Lanka		00
Chameera Bandara run out	  			08
Menaka Lankatilleke lbw Deneth Lanka	  		00
Extras	 						10
Total					               121

Fall of wickets: 0, 1, 1, 53, 76, 103, 104, 106, 121.
Bowling: Nuwan Karunaratne 7-1-2-24
	 Rajitha Lahiru 6-4-12-1
	 Arawinda Vithanachchi 18-9-20-1
	 Deneth Lanka 18.3-8-21-4
	 Tharusha Weragoda 2-1-1-0
	 Lakshan Silva 22-8-25-1


DHARMARAJA COLELGE – 2ND INNINGS
(7 wkts for 80 runs in 40 overs)

Rameesh Ranasinghe c Jayawickrama b Liyanage	 	03
Chandimal de Silva  c and b Liyanage			22
Kavindu Thimud c S. Bandara b C. Bandara	 	08
Kavinda Ratnayake st Themiya b Lankatilleka 	 	01
Nuwan Karunaratne c and b Liyanage			00
Deshan Gunasinghe c Walisundara b Liyanage	 	00
Deneth Lanka c and b C. Bandara	 			06
Tharusha Weragoda not out				32
Aravinda Withanchchi not out	 			04
Extras	 						02
Total							80

Fall of wickets: 7, 21, 22, 28, 35, 42
Bowling: Tharindu Liyanage 15-3-22-4
	 Menaka Lankatilleke 18-5-30-1
	 Chameera Bandara 9-1-27-2

Special Awards

Kingswood College
Best Batsman: Kasun Bandara.
Best Bowler: Tharindu Liyanage.
Best Fielder: Champika Aluwihare.

Dharmaraja College
Best Batsman: Chandimal Silva.
Best Bowler: Deneth Lanka.
Best Fielder: Lakshan Silva.
Man of the Match: Tharindu Liyanage.