Dilmin scalps ten for Thomians

Spinner Dilmin Ratnayake’s claimed a match bag of ten wickets for 62 runs to steer S. Thomas’ College Mt. Lavinia to an innings and 55 runs win over Dharmapala College Pannipitiya in their ‘Singer Trophy’ Under 19 inter-schools cricket match played at Pannipitiya yesterday. It was the

Thomians’ second win of the season in four matches.

RESULT

• At Pannipitiya: S. Thomas’ Mt. Lavinia won by inn & 55 runs.

S. Thomas’: 239 (74.1) (Kishan Munasinghe 47, Gavin Botheju 42, Shamilka Wickramathilake 41, Deon Fernando 30, Manneesha Ruasinghe 23, Lakshitha Purasinghe 4/60, Sanchana Lanka 3/44)

Dharmapala Pannipitiya: 109 (14/2 o/n) (41.2) (Nadeesh Bandara 30, Dilmin Ratnayake 6/33) and 75 (26.4) (Randiv Gunasekara 5/17, Dilmin Ratnayake 4/29)

DAY ONE SCORES

Match will be continued today on day two.

• At Uyanawatte: St. Thomas’ Matara: 76 (41.1) (Sandun Madushanka 6/23, Niduka Malsith 2/7)

St. Aloysius Galle: 107/7 at close (54) (Omal Sadith 48, Kavindu Dilhara 24, Hirusha Jeewadith 2/17, Sachira Theekshana 2/33)

- (YK)