Under 20 Inter-school Cricket

Lumbini falls to Sonier’s spin

Left-arm leg-spinner Sonier Perera with excellent bowling figures of 11 for 91 steered President’s College, Rajagiriya to their third outright win by an innings and eight runs over Lumbini MV at the Mahara Prison ground yesterday. After their first innings score of 231 led by Sanath Silva’s brilliant 118, Perera came to destroy the Lumbini’s batting by capturing 6 for 17 in the first innings at the end of day one. Forced to follow on, Lumbini’s batting succumbed again to Perera’s wiles as he captured 5 for 74. Saranga Malshan fought out a lone battle to be unbeaten on 50 when the match ended shortly before lunch. Perera received maximum support from his left-arm spin colleague Rajitha Chathuranga who finished with a match bag of 7 for 89.

President’s Rajagiriya 231.
Lumbini MV 75 and 147 (Prabath Chathuranga 32, Saranga Malshan 50 n.o., Ashan Rusiru 23, Sonier Perera 5/74, Rajitha Chathuranga 4/49)

Supun suffers injury in Richmond victory

Kusal Praboda’s 106 and leg-spinner Supun Wijewardena’s 5 for 20 helped Richmond register a five-wicket win against Devananda, Ambalangoda at Ratgama yesterday.

Wijewardena suffered a suspected fracture in his left hand while attempting to field off his own bowling in the Devananda second innings and had to be admitted to hospital for treatment.

Devananda 131 and 267 (Supun Priyanga 82, Ruwantha Sherman 32, T. Nadheera 4/39, Pabasara Waduge 2/14, Lahiru Rajantha 2/56)

Richmond 246 and 155-5 (Yasada Lanka 46, Kasun Kusal 43, T. Nadheera 18, Asitha Weerasuriya 18).

A draw at Rifle Green
Off-spinner Udara Peiris came up with a good all-round performance (30 n.o., and 6/93) for Ananda in their drawn encounter against Royal at Rifle Green yesterday.

Ananda 250 and 79-2 dec. (Prabodha Seneviratne 29, Udara Peiris 30 n.o.)

Royal 53-2 contd 151-8 dec.(Sahan Hettiarachchi 49, Haroon Mowjood 24, Kasun Balasuriya 3/26, Udara Peiris 2/61, Matheesha Perera 2/10) and 117-8 at close (Bhanuka Rajapakse 53, Lochana Premaratne 21, Udara Peiris 4/32, Kasun Balasuriya 3/29) – (MNA)