Peterites by eight wickets this time
View(s):An unbroken stand of 152 runs for the third wicket between Hashan Wanasekara and Lakshina Rodrigo guided St. Peter’s College to a convincing 8-wicket win against St. Joseph’s College in their annual limited overs encounter played at the R. Premadasa Stadium yesterday.
St. Joseph’s batted first and posted 258-6 in their allotted 50 overs while the Peterites raced to reach the target with 65 deliveries to spare. Wanasekara took the responsibilities on his shoulders with a brisk knock of 118 not out, which came off just 115 balls inclusive of 12 fours and four sixes. Rodrigo hit an unbeaten 61 off 62 deliveries inclusive of eight boundaries. Opener Inesh Fernando faced 54 deliveries to made 47, which included eight fours as the Peterites went on run feast after losing two wickets. Wanasekara shared a partnership of 87 runs for the second wicket with Fernando.
St. Joseph’s total was bolstered by opener Revan Kelly’s knock of 87 which came in 100 balls inclusive of seven fours and four sixes. Kevin Corteling, Shevon Fonseka, Jehan Daniel, Pahan Perera and Charuka Ulandepitiya 22 chipped in with useful knocks for the Joes.
St. Joseph’s 258 for 6 wickets in 50 overs (Revan Kelly 87, Kevin Corteling 35, Shevon Fonseka 34, Jehan Daniel 33, Pahan Perera 20n.o, Charuka Ulandepitiya 22n.o, Sadish Pathiranage 2 for 41, Taneesha Weerakoon 1 for 48)
St. Peter’s 259 for 2 wickets in 39.1 overs (Inesh Fernando 47, Hashan Wanasekara 118n.o, Lakshina Rodrigo 61n.o, Nipun Samarasnghe 1 for 32, Naren Goonathilake 1 for 40) – NA