Twin half centuries by Chathura Kumarasiri and another five wicket haul by skipper Chalitha Dharmaperuma were the highlights of the under19 tournament match between Kingswood and St. Annes played in Kurunegala. The visitors won a close game by five runs.
Kumarasiri made 79 and 54, both unbeaten. The elder Dharmaperuma continued his bowling form of the previous week,
For the Annites, it was so close. Silva and Kumarasinghe were the pick of their batsmen.
Kingswood 213 in 73.4 overs (C. Kumarasiri 79 n.o, A. Seneviratne 42, H. Dharmaperuma 25, A. Hettige 31, C. Dharmaperuma 13; R. Wijesinghe 3 for 21, C. Silva 3 for 13, R. Lankesh 2 for 46) and 121 for 7 in 49.2 overs (C. Kumarasiri 54 n.o, A. Seneviratne 21, M. Karunaratne 14, C. Dharmaprema 12, D. Gunasekera 3 for 40)
St. Anne’s 209 in 84.2 overs (D. Kumarasinghe 46, S. Silva 39, L. Lankeshhewa 25; C. Dharmaprema 5 for 71, R. Sandaruwan 3 for 71, C. Kumarasiri 2 for 36) - AK |