Chamuditha shines for St. Servatius
View(s):After St. Servatius posted 169 runs in their first innings before rain stopped play on day one, Chamuditha stepped onto the pitch with determination on the second day. His masterful spin bowling proved too much for St. Thomas’ batsmen to handle. With precise flight and deception, Chamuditha claimed five crucial wickets while conceding just 33 runs in his 14.5 overs.
Support for Chamuditha came from Chalana Indusha and Samira Gimhan, who shared four wickets between them. Their combined bowling effort restricted St. Thomas’ to a mere 124 runs, giving St. Servatius a valuable lead of 45 runs in the first-innings.
Only Pesandu Sanjan offered significant resistance for St. Thomas’ with a fighting knock of 46 runs before falling to P. Madusanka. Abdul Majid contributed 19 runs while Ochintha Chamika managed 30, but the remaining batsmen crumbled under the relentless pressure from the St. Servatius bowling attack.
Having gained the advantage, St. Servatius built on their lead in the second innings. By stumps on day two, they had reached 153-4, extending their overall lead to 198 runs. Vishwa Supun anchored the innings with an unbeaten 63, while Raveen Kavintha provided solid support with 29 not out.
Despite Pesandu Sanjan’s gallant effort with the ball, claiming three wickets for St. Thomas’, the day belonged to Chamuditha and St. Servatius. The match ends today.
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| St. Servatius 169 all out (64.4)(Raveen Kavintha 39n.o., Chamod Mihiranga 29, Risinu Kithmuka 26, Vishwa Supun 15; Pesandu Sanjan 3/32, Vihanga Sankalpa 2/8)St. Thomas’ 1st innings Punal Pamuditha c Supun b Indusha.. 03 Ochintha Chamika c and b Gimhan… 30 Senura Gihan b Indusha……………….. 00 Thathsara Dewmith c Mihiranga b Chamuditha 08 Pesandu Sanjan b P. Madusanka……. 46 Abdul Majid lbw b Gimhan……………… 19 Manuga Guruge c Supun b Chamuditha 03 Loshitha Diksith c Nethsara b Chamuditha 00 Vihanga Sankalpa not out……………. 02 Dinura Pawinji lbw b Chamuditha…….. 00 Extras (nb9)………………………………… 09 Total (all out; 45.5 overs)………………. 124 Fall of wickets: 1-11 (Pamuditha, 5.1ov), 2-12 (Gihan, 5.3ov), 3-48 (Chamika, 18.4ov), 4-49 (Dewmith, 19.1ov), 5-61 (Nuwanjana, 23.3ov), 6-97 (Maajid, 36.2ov), 7-122 (Guruge, 43.6ov), 8-122 (Sanjan, 44.1ov), 9-124 (Diksith, 45.4ov), 10-124 (Pawinji, 45.5ov) Bowling: Viran Chamuditha 14.5-4-33-5, Sanju Dilshan 2-0-6-0, Chalana Indusha 6-0-16-2, Risinu Kithmuka 3-0-11-0, Samiru Gimhan 15-5-47-2, Heshan Madusanka 2-2-0-0, Praveen Madusanka 3-0-11-1 St. Servatius 2nd innings Heshan Madusanka b Guruge 14 Risimu Kithmuka c Pamuditha b Sanjan 12 Viran Chamuditha lbw b Sanjan 27 Vishwa Supun not out 63 Sanju Dilshan lbw b Sanjan 02 Raveen Kavintha not out 29 Extras (b4, w2) 06 Total (4 wickets; 50 overs) 153 Fall of wickets – 1-21, 2-52, 3-58, 4-66. Did not bat: Chamarindu Nethsara, Samiru Gimhan, Praveen Madusanka, Chamod Mihiranga, Chalana Indusha Fall of wickets: 1-21 (Kithmuka, 12.3ov), 2-52 (Madushanka, 20.1ov), 3-58 (Chamuditha, 21.6ov), 4-66 (Dilshan, 25.2ov) |