Ruwan hits third ton this season
S.M. Jiffrey Abdeen - Kandy Sports Correspondent
Vidyartha College Vice Captain Ruwan Bandara hit his third century
for the season when he tonned an aggressive 130 with 22 fours off 113
balls in their schools under 19 cricket tournament match against S.
Thomas' College, Kotte which began at the open Prison Camp grounds,
Pallekele yesterday.
The match will be continued today at 9.30 am.
Ruwan Bandara put on 89 for the first wicket with skipper Nilukshan
Galapitige who made 29.
Ruwan Bandara who has scored 970 runs this season looks set to become
first school cricketer from Kandy to reach 1,000 runs this season.
Vidyartha College have made 325 and in reply the Kotte Thomians have
made 72 for 1.
N.S. Sewwinna bowled his left arm spinners to capture 5 wickets for
123.
Vidyartha College 325 (Ruwan Bandara 130, Nilukshan Galapitige 29,
Keshan Gamage 23, Tharindu Ranaweera 57, S. Buddhika 13 not out, N.S.
Sewwinna 5 for 123, D.A. Ebert 3 for 86, K. Sandaruwan 2 for 42)
S. Thomas' College Kotte 72 for 1 (Kavinda Yohan 49, Ashan Rajapakse
19).
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