Nikil Jayaweera of Richmond College made his second century of the season as he hit 127 in their inter school match against St. Benedict’s College at Kotahena.
Jayaweera scored 127 with 14 boundaries and two sixes but the Benedictines won the contest on first innings.
Richmond College: 220 (Nikil Jayaweera 127, Thamindu Pradeeptha 26, Pubudu Mihiranga 22, Mevan Dissanayake 4/36, Manikya Deshapriya 2/43) and 97/1 (Thamindu Pradeeptha 44 n.o., Nikil Jayaweera 41 n.o.)
St. Benedict’s College: 232 (Sharujan Shanmuganathan 49, Janindu Nandasena 44, Manikya Deshapriya 28, Nirwan Jayathilaka 26, Akein Perera 20, Hiruk Akalanka 3/60, Minaga Ariyadasa 3/72, Pubudu Mihiranga 2/30, Malith de Silva 2/31)
-(YK)