Teenager takes 5 wickets in 5 balls

Captain of Tissa MMV and right-arm fast bowler Mithira Thenuwara performed the rare feat of taking five wickets in five balls including a hat-trick in an under 13 tournament schools cricket match against Kalutara Vidyalaya at Kalutara on Saturday.

Thenuwara took three wickets off the last three balls of one over and followed it up with two wickets off the first two balls on his next over to finish with figures of 5 for 28 in the Kalutara Vidyalaya first innings of 80.

He followed this fine bowling performance by top scoring with 77 in Tissa Central’s first innings of 162.

When Kalutara Vidyalaya batted a second time Thenuwara was again to the fore capturing a further three wickets. Tissa MMV won the match on first innings.

Scores: Kalutara Vidyalaya 80 (Vishmike Sandeep 33, Dinuka Thisara 31, Mithira Thenuwara 5/28 including hat-trick, Chatura Harshika 2/13) and 68-5 (Mithira Thenuwara 3/28)

Tissa MMV 162 (Mithira Thenuwara 77, Chatura Harshika 30, Pawan Sandeep 2/22, Shawin Anuka 2/63).