Sachintha steers Gurukula to stunning win
Gurukula bowler Sachintha Chamith ripped through Wesley top order - Pic by Ranjith Perera
An impressive bowling return of 6 for 24 by Sachintha Chamith paved the way for Gurukula MV Kelaniya to record a stunning nine wicket win over Wesley in their Under-19 Inter-School Cricket encounter concluded at Campbell Park yesterday.
Gurukula MV having dominated proceedings on day one continued to keep up the momentum as they bowled out the struggling Wesley batting for low scores on the second day.
Wesley resuming from their overnight score of 42 for 3 put in a pathetic batting performance as they lost their remaining seven wickets for the addition of 104 runs — being bowled out for 146.
Wesley had to face the agony of being forced to follow-on and also had to erase a deficit of 113 runs. But things did not look good for the Wesleyites as they were struggling on 55 for 3, midway in the second session.
But they never recovered from there on as Sachintha ran through the batting as Wesley just managed to save an innings defeat being bowled out for a low score of 123 runs.
This left Gurukula MV just 12 runs for victory which they achieved in seven balls.
The first day’s play saw Gurukula MV taking first lease of the wicket making a formidable score of 258.
Solid knocks by Shanel Fernando, Tharusha Fernando and Sukitha Prasanna helped St. Sebastian’s make a good recovery and to force a draw against Royal in their encounter which ended at Moratuwa yesterday.
St. Sebastian’s after being bowled out for a meager 66 runs in the first innings and made to follow on had a deficit of 179 runs to erase and the trio’s half tons enable them to end day two proceedings on 303 for 4.
In the two matches got underway yesterday, D.S. Senanayake winning the toss and electing to bat made 225 and had St. Thomas’ Matara in tatters with the sore on 98 for 7 at Bandaragama while St. Joseph’s helped by an unbeaten 81 by Revan Kelly dominated proceedings against Zahira at Maradana.
Results:
- At Campbell Park: Gurukula MV beat Wesley by 9 wickets
Gurukula MV Kelaniya 258 (Pruthuvi Bimsara 48, Pathum Mahesh 46, Thimira Nayanatharu 35, Praveen Nimesh 32, Nuwan Chanaka 30: Rahul Gunasekera 4 for 57, Movin Subasinghe 2 for 64, Sakuntha Liyanage 2 for 66) and 12 for 1
Wesley (42/3 overnight) 146 (Movin Subasinghe 30, Rahul Gunasekera 27, Janith Sandakelum 20: Praveen Nimesh 3 for 26, Malindu Viduranga 2 for 18, Lasindu Arosha 2 for 21, Pruthuvi Rusara 2 for 49) and 123 (Thisuraka Akmeemana 21, Movin Subasinghe 20: Sachintha Chamith 6 for 26, Lasindu Arosha 2 for 15)
- At Moratuwa: Match drawn
St. Sebastian’s 66 (Dimal Wijesekera 4 for 18, Tharuka Rukshan 3 for 19, Kavindu Pathiratne 3 for 23) and 303 for 4 (Shanel Fernando 77, Tharusha Fernando 75, Sukitha Prasanna 68, Kanishka Perera 32)
Royal Colombo (219/5 overnight) 245 for 9 declared (Bhagya Dissanayake 56, Kavindu Marasinghe 46, Kamil Mishara 42 and Ahan Wickramasinghe 37: Vihanga Ranasinghe 3 for 69, Tharusha Fernando 2 for 60)
- At Bandaragama:
DSS 225 (Teron Baskaran 41, Abishek Liyanarachchi 39 and Chamath Yatawara 32: Kavindu Ridmal 3 for 45, Lahiru Dilshan 2 for 45)
St. Thomas’ Matara 98 for 7 (Mihisal Amoda 36 n.o.: Pasindu Adithya 2 for 15, Methushan Kumara 2 for 22)
- At Maradana:
Zahira 160 (Mohamed Zackie 43, Mohamed Shahadullah 42: Dunith Wellalage 4 for 47, Ashen Daniel 3 for 46, Lakshan Gamage 2 for 52)
St. Joseph’s 153 for 3 (Nipun Sumanasinghe 32, Johanne de Silva 21, Revan Kelly 81 n.o.: Mohamed Adhil 2 for 18)