Thomians Win Both Old Boys Games
STC Over 40 beat RC Over 40 by 02 Wickets
Royal College, Colombo Over 40 led by Yasaswin Dharmaratne electing to bat, 161 / 7 – ( 20 Overs ) Ruchira Jayasuriya 58 ( 3×6, 4×4, 45 balls ), Anushka Polonnowita 44 ( 2×6, 5×4, 31 balls ), Yasaswin Dharmaratne 18no, Andrew Perera 14 – Ruchira Jayasuriya / Jehan Mubarak 63 runs for the 03rd wicket – lost the last 05 wickets for the addition of 46 runs – ANU Peiris 2 / 22, Ashel Paranavithana 2 / 32, Lahiru Wickramasinghe 2 / 43, Dharshana Bodiyabaduge 02 catches.
St. Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia captained by Naresh Adikaram in reply, 165 / 8 – ( 18.5 Overs ) Chaminda Silva 55no ( 5×6, 2×4, 28 balls ), Vajira Wijegunawardene 43 ( 3×6, 5×4, 18 balls ), Zakir Kanaka 21, Danya Gunawardene 14, Naresh Adikaram 11, Extras 10 – Naresh Adikaram / Vajira Wijegunawardene 37 run opening stand, Zakir Kanaka / Chaminda Silva 35 runs for the 04th wicket – the last 05 wickets fell for the addition of 33 runs – Chaminda Silva / Danya Gunawardene 37 runs unbroken for the 09th wicket – 04 batters dismissed lbw – Mohammad Izzath 3 / 45, Jehan Mubarak 2 / 10, Skipper Yasaswin Dharmaratne 1 / 14, Nalliah Rajan 1 / 24.
Player of the Match : Chaminda ( NIC ) Silva STC Over 40
STC Under 40 beat RC Under 40 by 16 Runs
St. Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia Under 40 led by Naveen Perera electing to bat, 197 / 6 – ( 20 Overs )Shashrika Pussegolla 40, Helakamal Nanayakkara 39 – the pair put on 58 runs for the 04th wicket – Kalana Perera 38no, Dellon Peiris 26no – the two were involved in a 64 run unbroken partnership for the 07th wicket – Kavindu Pathiratne 2 / 36, Hashen Ramanayake 2 / 40, Thermal Bandara 1 / 20.
Royal College, Colombo Under 40 captained by Harith Samarasinghe in reply, 181 / 6 – ( 20 Overs ) Sadisha Rajapaksha 48, Milan Abeysekera 45, Isiwara Dissanayake 32, Hashen Ramanayake 27, Thevindu Senaratne 11 – Isiwara Dissanayake / Hashen Ramanayake 60 run opening stand – Sadisha Rajapaksha / Milan Abeysekera 76 runs for the 03rd wicket – lost the last 04 wickets for the addition of 34 runs – Dellon Peiris 2 / 36, Tharindu Rathnayake 2 / 43 & 02 catches, Nimesh Fernando 1 / 26, Shashrika Pussegolla 1 / 27.
Player of the Match : Shashrika Pussegolla STC Under 40
Venue : Royal Ground, Reid Avenue, Colombo
Umpires : Nayanajith Chaminda & S K Perera
Scorer : Chamath Ariyawickrama
Report assisted by Vajira Wijegunawardene
Photos courtesy Chandima Jayawardene & Naresh Adikaram