Royal fight back to record outright win
Richmond's Saliya Jude is out caught behind off Royal bowler Gishan Balasooriya - Pic by Priyantha Wickramaarachchi
Royal fought back from a perilous position on day one to turn the tables to record a convincing nine wicket win over De Mazenod Kandana in their cricket encounter concluded at Reid Avenue yesterday.
Royal were trailed by 28 runs in the first innings, having bowled out for 155 in response to De Mazenold’s first innings total of 183.
However De Mazenod batting the second time found spin duo Gishan Balasuriya and Prashan Kalhara and right arm pacie Kavindu Pathiratne too hot to handle. The trio shared nine wickets between then to bundle out the Mazenodians for paltry 91 runs. Royal set a target of 120 runs for victory was guided by Sri Lanka youth player Kamil Mishara who made an unbeaten half ton to reach the target with the minimum of fuss.
An all-round performance by Sri Lanka youth player Mohamed Shamaaz and supported by a five wicket haul by Mohamad Mahdhi helped Zahira College Colombo to outclass Lumbini MV by nine wickets in the match which ended at Maradana yesterday.
Results:
- At Reid Avenue: Royal won by 9 wickets
De Mazenod 183 and 91 (Senash Fernando 35: Gishan Balasuriya 5/13, Prashan Kalhara 2/17, Kavindu Pathiratne 2/47)
Royal Colombo (100/6 overnight) 155 (Thevindu Senaviratne 33, Ahan Wickramasinghe 25, Prashan Kalhara 21: Pramod Rajamunindra 4/23, Asitha Silva 3/41, Sihina Sithumina 2/46) and 121 for 1 (Kawshan Kulasuriya 20, Kamil Mishara 52 n.o., Isiwara Dissanayake 40 n.o.)
- At Maradana: Zahira won by 9 wickets
Lumbini MV 151 (Tahsika Nirmal 54, Yasiru Jayasinghe 22, Shahan Kaushalya 35 n.o.: Mohamed Shamaaz 3/15, Mohamed Dilhan 2/14) and 125 (Hiru Chethana 31, Sahan Kaushalya 21, Ramesh Madusanka 23 n.o.: Mohamed Mahdhi 5/43, Imtiaz Slasa 3/27)
Zahira Colombo (196/6 overnight) 228 (Mohamed Shamaaz 58, Imtiaz Slasa 27, Mohamed Mahdhi 26, Sadeer Hadeen 20, Aravintha Rajendran 36 n.o.: Tashika Nirmal 7/61) and 49 for 1 (Mohamed Raahidh 23 n.o., Imtiaz Slasa 23 n.o.)
- At Bambalapitiya:Match drawn
St. Peter’s: 266 for 9 declared and 264 for 7 (Rishika Santhush 80, Kanishka Maduwantha 79, Niman Umesh 67: Malinda Perera 2/24, Akindu Karunaratne 2/35)
St. Benedict’s: (65/6 overnight) 142 (Ashen de Soyza 88, Vihanga Ruwanwara 30: Vinuda Liyanage 5/50, Danal Hemananda 2/21)
- At Campbell Park
Richmond: 190 (Sandun Mendis 80, Dilum Sudeera 34: Rahul Gunasekera 4/35, Denuwana Mendis 3/46)
Wesley: 68 for 8 (Buddima Wijesundara 29: Kavindu Nirmana 2/9, Dilum Sudeera 2/20, Amshi de Silva 2/22)
- At Pannipitiya:
Dharmapala MV Panniptiya: 130 (Lakshitha Purasinghe 42, Sanchana Lanka 31: Sasith Hirudika 3/22, Divyesh Ramaiya 2/15, Nimantha Jayatileke 2/32, Gihan Ebert 2/40)
St Anthony’s Katugastota: 138 (Sasith Hirudika 32, Anjala Bandara 21: Nadeesha Bandara 2/5, Yasiru Gallage 2/17, Lakshitha Purasinghe 2/21)