Sanjika helps St. Servatius’ register easy win
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St. Servatius’ College registered a six-wicket win against Maliyadewa College Kurunegala in their Under 19 division one game, held at the Uyanwatta stadium on Tuesday (29th).
Sanjika Ridma, who scored 49 and took eight wickets for St Servatius’
Maliyadewa skipper Tineth Manishka opted to bat first in the Under 19 Division One tournament Group B game. The visitors lost wickets at regular intervals to end their first innings at 136, with Keshan Wijerathna scoring 44 runs. Sanjika Ridma 4/30, Chalanaka Weerasinghe 2/17 and Lochana Mohotti 2/20 bowled well. The Servatians were dismissed for 150 runs with Sanjika Ridma unlucky to miss his half ton by a run. Chandima Bandara captured 3/45.
Maliyadewa were restricted to 127 runs in their second essay with young Damith Perera topping the scorecard with 27. Spinners Sanjika Ridma 4/23 and Ashen Deemantha 3/21 were rewarded for their bowling. With a victory target of 114 runs to be scored in a minimum of sixteen overs, the home team took up the challenge with openers Yohan Chanuka (58 in 32 balls with nine boundaries) and Ramesh Nimantha (37 in 33 balls with three boundaries) leading the onslaught with an 83-run partnership for the first wicket in nine overs. The winning target was reached with 15 balls to spare and six wickets in hand.
Sri Lanka Cricket’s southern province coach Niroshan Bandarathillake was present on the final day of the game.
Maliyadewa 136 in 50 overs (Keshan Wijerathna 44, Tineth Manishka 25, Rasanjana Jayarathna 24, Sanjika Ridma 4/30, Chalanaka Weerasinghe 2/17, Lochana Mohotti 2/20) and 127 in 60.3 overs
(Damith Perera 27, Tharuka Rajaguru 26, Sanjika Ridma 4/23, Ashen Deemantha 3/21)
St Servatius’ 150 in 52.4 overs (Sanjika Ridma 49, Gihan Nimsara 22, Vidath Dilshan 20, Chandima Bandara 3/45, Kusal de Silva 2/10, Sarinda Dassanayaka 2/18) and 117/4 in 13.3 overs (Yohan Chanuka 58, Ramesh Nimantha 37not out , Tharuka Rajaguru 2/23, Chandima Bandara 2/26)
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