Chamara misses century by nine runs

Dilwin Mendis - Moratuwa Sports Correspondent

Chamara Silva was unlucky to miss a well deserved century by nine runs which included seventeen fours and two sixes and facing 72 balls and a match bag of 9 for 23 (3/3 and 6/20) by Vimukthi Madushan helped Royal College Panadura to beat Taxila Central College, Horana by an innings and 146 runs which was played at Panadura.

Batting first Royal Panadura declared at 296 for 7 and Rusiru Ravishanka too contributed an unbeaten 53 runs and Yasith Chamod 50.

In reply Taxila Central were bowled out for 73 and 77 runs respectively.

Chief scores

Royal Panadura - 296/7 dec - (Damindu Ashan 43, Yasith Chamod 50, Chamara Silva 91, Rusiru Ravishanka 63 N/O, Nuwan Pushpakumara 2/62, Roshan Duminda 2/35, Kavindu Eranga 2/38).

Taxila Central - 73 - Nuwan Pushpakumara 20, Basitha Lakshan 3/19, Vimukthi Mudishan 3/3, Ravin Lakshan 3/7, and 77 - Uresh Eranda 28, Vimukthi Madushan 6/20, Ravin Lakshan 2/27.