St Servatius register seven-wicket win in mini battle of Nilwala
View(s):St. Servatius College registered a seven-wicket win against big match rivals St Thomas’ College Matara in the All Island Schools Under
15 Division One cricket tournament match played at the Jayasuriya grounds on June 30. STC skipper W P S Nishanka’s decision to take first lease of the wicket and put on a defendable score was not achieved with the team struggling to reach 93 in 45.5 overs. T K Samarwickrema scored 16 runs while K N Samaraweera captured 4 wickets for 14 runs.
St Servatius scored the required runs in 24.1 overs for the loss of three wickets with opening batsman G H Y A Maduranga unbeaten on 31 (4×4) and skipper Lakitha Rupasinghe scoring 29 (4×6). U H K Gimhana captured all three wickets to fall for 41 runs.
STC Matara 93 in 45.5 overs
T K Samarawickrema 16, W G Wickremerathne 14, M S M Insaf 13, I A Jayawardena 12, K N Samaraweera 4/14 (9 overs), Sandeep Chamara 2/06 (2.5 0vers), Chamil Dhananjaya 2/24 (10 overs)
St Servatius 95/3 in 24.1 overs: G H Y A Maduranga 31 not out, Lakitha Rupasinghe 29, D S Dhannjaya 13
Janith de Silva 09 not out
U H K Gimhana 3/41 (7 overs)
- Text and pictures by P D DE SILVA
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