Bipun Alwis of De Mazenod College Kandana and Dinara Vithanage of Nalanda College shone with the ball in their first round fixtures of the Under-13 division One schools cricket tournament.
Alwis captured 7 wickets for 31 runs against Holy Cross College Kalutara and Vithanage claimed 6 wickets for 16 runs against Bandaranayake College Gampaha.
De Mazenod and Nalanda won on the first inning.
Scores:
At Kalutara (De Mazenod won on first inning)
De Mazenod College: 119 (Nilesh Miron 39, Dewmika Fernando 3/17, Sandinu Siriwardena 3/27, Vethum Randinu 3/41) and 66/2 (9) (Dimeth Imendra 36 n.o.)
Holy Cross College: 75 (Bipun Alwis 7/31, Dimeth Imendra 2/14)
At Campbell Place (Nalanda College won on first inning)
Nalanda College: 156/7 dec (Githma Imadith 84, Thenuka Ranthusa 24, Sehandu Thewmith 4/35)
Bandaranayake College: 52 (31.5) (Dinara Vithanage 6/16, Chamudu Kumudunu 2/10) and 34/5 (22) (Haritha Amarasinghe 3/8, Dinupa Perera 2/16)
At Pannipitiya (No result)
St. Anthony’s College Wattala: 114 (Himash Silva 36, Sasmitha Goshitha 21, Senuja Neeradha 4/33, Sithum Senuuwara 2/20)
Dharmapala College Pannipitiya: 45/7 (Himash Silva 3/3)
(YK)