A fine match bag of 11 for 51 (3/12 and 8/39) by left arm leg spinner Inuka Dilneth Karannagoda guided Mahanama College Colombo to defeat Dharmapala Vidyalaya Pannipitiya by ten wickets in their inter school under 15 division one tournament cricket match conducted by Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Assocation for the Singer Trophy and worked off at Panadura by virtue of this victory Mahanama College booked a berth in the second round and Mahanama College is wanted by Nisal Vithanage.
Inuka playing in five matches this season captured 22 wickets with three five wicket hauls at a healthy average of 42 and the best being against Plains with 8 for 39 and against. Isipathana Vidyalaya he could not bowl but he scored 73 runs in the drawn game and his performances carried a along way in Mahanama College success. Last year too he excelled with the ball and claimed 30 scalps with two five wicket hauls and they reached the semi finals and lost to Sebs.
Batting first Palians wee skittled out for a paltry 46 runs and Tharusha Vidanapathirana had a fine spell of 6 for 6 and Mahanama declared at 154 for 1 with Banula Alagawatte and Kavindu Amameth both unbeaten on 75 and 56 runs respectively and the pair put on an unfinished second wicket Partnership of 126 runs and in their second essay Palians fared well to get 143 runs with Praveen Kumarapperuma scoring 60 runs and set to make 36 runs for an outright victory Mahanama notched up the required score for no loss.
Dharmapala Vidyalaya 46 in 33 overs Praveen Kumarapperuma 21, Tharusha Vidanapathirana 6/6, Inuka Karannagoda 3/12 and 143 Praveen Kumarapperuma 60, Sahan Lithmina 28, Inuka Karannagoda 8/39, Ruwin Silva 2/22.
Mahanama College 154/1 in 22.2 overs Banuka Alagawatte 75 n/o, Kavindu Amameth 56 n/o and 41 for no loss (Banuka Alagawatte 22 n/o, Kavindu Amameth 16.
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