Shashika 8/35 steers St Servatius to 10-wicket win over Dharmaraja
View(s):An 8-wicket haul by left arm spinner Shashika Dulshan helped St Servatius College register a 10-wicket win over Dharmaraja College in their Under 19, Division I, Group ‘C’ 1st Round encounter at the Uyanwatta Stadium. Shashika ended with a match bag of 10/67.
Dharmaraja electing to bat first were restricted to 119 runs by Supun Kavinda (3/12), Thilan Prashan (2/25), Keshara Nuwantha (2/21) and Shashika Dulshan (2/32). Virajith Ehelapola top scored with 43.
St Servatius continuing from their overnight score of 119/4 were all out for 214. Supun Kavinda, Pushpitha Dilshan, Isuru Udayanga, Chihan Kalindu and Shashika Dulshan chipped in with 20+ scores. Upendra Warnakulasooriya bowling left arm spin was rewarded with 6 wickets, while missing out on 2 hat-trick opportunities, which has happened on 4 previous occasions (twice in the match against Richmond and once each against Ananda and Nalanda)
Shashika Dulshan’s 8 wickets and Keshara Nuwantha’s 2 wickets had the visitors back in the pavillion for 98.
Sachintha Senanayake scored 33, while skipper Bawantha Udangamuwa scored 23.
SCORES
Dharmaraja 119 in 47 overs (Virajith Ehelapola 43, Bawantha Udangamuwa 18;, Thilan Prashan 2/25, Shashika Dulshan 2/32, Supun Kavinda 3/12, Keshara Nuwantha 2/21) and 98 in 59.5 overs (Sachintha Senanayake 33, Bawantha Udangamuwa 23; Shashika Dulshan 8/35, Keshara Nuwantha 2/52)
St. Servatius 214 in 81.4 overs (Supun Kavinda 26, Pushiptha Dilshan 25, Isuru Daladawatta 26, Shashika Dulshan 26 n.o., Chihan Kalindu 23; Upendra Warnakulasooriya 6/57, Yasith Samararathne 2/48) and
4/0 in 2.4 overs