Wesley dominate proceedings at Campbell Park
Shenal Dangalle in action
Wesley dominated proceedings of the Under-19 Inter-Schools cricket match against St. Anthony’s Wattala which concluded at Campbell Park yesterday.
St. Anthony’s in their first effort scored 179 runs. This was in reply to Wesley’s score of 317 for 9 declared which came on the back of half tons made by Movin Subasinghe and Thisuraka Akmeemana who were associated in a valuable 162 run stand for the fourth wicket.
Made to follow on the Antonians facing a deficit of 138 runs, fought back helped by a knock of 82 by Joel Pinto. Finally they ended up with a respectable 154 for 3 in their second inning, with the match ending in a first inning win for Wesley.
Scores
- Wesley record first innings win
Wesley 317 for 9 declared (Movin Subasinghe 82, Thisuraka Akmeemana 63, Buddima Wijesundara 22, Sahil Dias 26 n.o.: Pathum Vihanga 3 for 64, Sanketha Hirushan 2 for 44, Arinda Pasindu 2 for 54)
St. Anthony’s Wattala (24/0 overnight) 179 (Romesh Wanigasekera 29, Kaveesha Dulanjana 27, Visal Silva 26, Arinda Pasindu 21: Thenuka Perera 3 for 15, Shenal Dangalla 2 for 17, Sahil Dias 2 for 31, Denuwan Mendis 2 for 34) and 154 for 3 (Joel Pinto 82, Visal Silva 28, Don Romesh 28 n.o.)