Vihanga stars with bat and ball for Dharmapala
A knock of 63 runs off 120 balls with eight hits to the ropes and a four-wicket haul by Vihanga Gunarathna helped Dharmapala College Pannipitiya register a thrilling 13-run win over St. Peter’s College Negombo. The Under-17 Division I Group A encounter was hosted by St. Peter’s College in Negombo.
Dharmapala invited to bat first were all out for 162 runs with three balls more to go. In addition to the 63 runs by Vihanga, Rashmika Jayakody (21) and ShisharaWickremasinghe (18) were the other two top scorers. Shaluka Thilina and Ruwin Salina captured three wickets each while Dineth Thathsara captured two wickets.
Vihanga Gunarathna bowling right-arm leg spin captured four wickets for 19 runs off 9.4 overs while skipper Kavinda Nishan captured two wickets to restrict the Peterites to 149 runs with 20 balls to spare. Pasindu Navod topped the score card with 30 while Chanuka Nimesh, Briyan Julias and Ruwin Salina chipped in with 20 plus scores.
Dharmapala 162 all out in 49.3 overs (Rashmika Jayakody 21, Vihanga Gunarathna 63, Shishara Thathsara 18, Ruwin Salina 3 for 25, Shaluka Thilina 3 for 26, Dineth Thathsara 2 for 37)
St. Peter’s Negombo 149 all out in 46.4 overs (Chanuka Nimesh 22, Pasindu Navod 30, Briyan Juliya 25, Ruwin Salina 24, Vihanga Gunarathna 4 for 19, Kavinda Nishan 2 for 33)