St. Peter’s beat St. Joseph’s by 26 runs with a superb fightback & team effort, Lead the series 24 to 21 victories
48th Joe – Pete One Dayer 2022 – Maitland Place ( SSC ), Colombo, Western Province
St. Peter’s College put into bat, 245 / 8 – ( 50 Overs ) Skipper Wanuja Sahan Kumara 102no ( 12×4, 111 balls ) – career best in one dayers – Danal Hemananda 81 ( 3×6, 3×4,106 balls ), Shenal Boteju 34, Extras 11 – recovered from 61 / 6 – Shenal Boteju / Shanshey Gunathilaka put on 37 runs for the 03rd wicket, Wanuja Kumara / Danal Hemananda added 174 runs for the 07th wicket – 02nd best 07th wicket partnership & 03rd best partnership for any wicket in the series – Muditha Lakshan 3 / 43, Deshan Senevirathne 2 / 45, Dunith Wellalage 02 catches, Sahan Dabare 02 catches on debut, Sadeesh Jayawardene 02 victims.
St. Joseph’s College in reply, 219 / 9 – ( 50 Overs ) Skipper Shevon Daniel 91 ( 4×6, 5×4, 94 balls ), Sadeesh Jayawardene 61 ( 1×4, 112 balls ), Dunith Wellalage 28, Hirun Kapurubandara 10 – Sadeesh Jayawardene / Shevon Daniel put on 147 runs for the 02nd wicket – a new series record for the 02nd wicket partnership – Hiran Jayasundara / Dunith Wellalage added 29 for the 05th wicket – lost the last 05 wickets for the addition of 16 runs in 21 balls – Shennon Rodrigo 3 / 32 & 02 catches, Niman Umesh 3 / 34, Skipper Wanuja Sahan Kumara 2 / 50.
At the Awards Presentation :
Shevon Daniel ( St. Joseph’s ), Wanuja Sahan & Lahiru Dawatage ( both of St Peter’s ) were recognised for being on the Sri Lanka Under 19 tour to England during Aug / Sep. Angelo Mathews ( St. Joseph’s ) was felicitated for representing in his 100th test while Dunith Wellalage ( St. Joseph’s ) was felicitated for playing in his debut test also in the same game.
Best Fielder : Dunith Wellalage ( St. Joseph’s )
Best Bowler : Niman Umesh ( St. Peter’s )
Best Batter : Danal Hemananda ( St. Peter’s )
Player of the Match : Wanuja Sahan Kumara ( St. Peter’s )
Winners : St. Peter’s College, Colombo Regained the Rev. Fr. Peter A Pillai Memorial Challenge Shield after 03 years
Report courtesy slcscorers.com Photos courtesy ThePapare.com