Raminda’s ton and Peaveen’s nine help STC Matara to a first innings win
View(s):A 148 ball 120 by left hand batsman Raminda Pravinath and a match bag of nine wickets by Praveen Madushan helped St. Thomas’ College Matara register a first innings win in their under 19 division II cricket encounter with Siri Piyarathana College Padukka payed at the Uyanwatte stadium.
Praveen Madushan and Hashin Dilmal captured four wickets each to restrict Siri Piyarathana to a first innings score of 99. STC continuing from their overnight score of 111 for 3 declared their first essay at 265 for 8 at lunch.
Raminda Pravinath scored 120 runs off 148 balls with 12 boundaries and three sixes and together with Mihisal Amoda 31 off 107 balls shared a 126 run partnership for the fourth wicket. Tharusha Kavinda contributed with 52 off 52 balls to boost the score. Siri Piyarathana with a deficit of166 runs did well to bat out 62 overs and post 172 for 8 at stumps. Prabash Maduranga 58 and Sampath Wijesooriya 51 registered half tons while Praveen Madushan captured five wickets to end with a match bag of nine.
Piyarathana 99 in 49.2 overs (Madhusanka Keerthi 29, Prabash Maduranga 20, Praveen Madushan 4/33, Hashin Dilmal 4/31) and 172/8 in 62 overs (Prabash Maduranga 58, Sampath Wijesooriya 51, Praveen Madushan 5/64, Hashin Dilmal 3/58)
STC Matara 265/7 dec in 79 overs (Raminda Pravinath 120, Tharusha Kavindya 52, Mihisal Amoda 31, Hashin Dilmal 18 not out, Kvinda Ishwara 3/83)