Peterites U-17 champs
St. Peter’s continued their domination in the under 17 Division I
Inter-Schools Cricket Tournament when they defeated Maliyadeva College,
Kurunegala by 68 runs at CCC ground on Sunday to clinch the
championship.
A fighting partnership of 116 for the eighth wicket by Ranjith
Liyanarachchi and Chaturanga Rajapakse brought Peterites to a descent
score of 189 for 9 in 50 overs despite of having lost 7 wickets for 58
where Devans Rasanjana Jayaratne (3 for 18) and Chandima Bandara (3 for
37) did the main damage to the Peterite middle order.
Julian de Zylva (4 for 21) and Dushan Hemantha (3 for 13) put
Maliyadeva to a difficult position.
St Peter’s 189 for 9 in 50 overs ( Ranitha Liyanaarachchi 74,
Chaturange Rajapaksa 64, Rasanjana Jayaratne 3 for 37, Kaushal de Silva
2 for 29 )
Maliyadeva College 121 all out in 38.3 overs ( Rasanjana Jayaratne
31, Vinod Ranasinge 22, Julian de Zylva 4 for 21, Dushan Hemantha 3 for
13) YG
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