Kalutara MV down Tissa Central by five wickets
A match bag of eight wickets by Kavindu Jayawickrama and half tons by Krishan Viranga and Vivindu Silva helped Kalutara MV record a comfortable five wicket win over traditional rivals Tissa Central Kalutara in the 61st Battle of Mangoosteen big match concluded at Kalutara yesterday.
Kalutara MV chasing 111 runs for victory was helped by an unbeaten knock of 57 by Vivindu, enabled them to reached the target with ease.
Tissa Central Kalutara 145 (Ashen Chanuka 30, Oshen Minodh 21, Kosala Ravindu 47: Kavindu Jayawickrama 5 for 51, Avishka Lakshan 3 for 31) and 126 (Eranda Dewmith 33, Dharsha Madusanka 32: Vishmika Costa 4 for 15, Kavindu Jayawickrama 3 for 43, Dilesh Arunodya 2 for 22)
Kalutara Vidyalaya (121/9 overnight) 161 (Krishan Viranga 50, Mishara Fernando 31, Suboda Wanigasinghe 23: Rohan Sanjaya 4 for 44, Ashen Nawanjana 3 for 28, Heshan Duminda 2 for 31) and 114 for 5 (Vivindu Silva 57 n.o.: Heshan Duminda 2 for 20)