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Ekanayake takes nine as Kandy Zone 1 record massive win

25 May 2023 - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}      

By Shamseer Jaleel

Kandy Zone 1 beat Batticaloa by 281 runs in their Under 19 Inter District cricket encounter which concluded at the Lake View ground in Kandy.
The highlight of the encounter was a sparkling unbeaten century by Trinitian Supun Waduge. 


He cracked eight boundaries and two huge sixes in his unbeaten 123 which came off only 143 balls.


The visitors were shot out for a low 54 with Sumangala fast bowler  Thenuka Ekanayake taking 9 for 10 in a deadly spell.


Kandy Zone 1 335 for 5 in 50 overs (Supun Waduge 123 not out, Lakvin Abeysinghe 60 not out, Rahal Amarasinghe 38, Mohamed Fathah 2 for 60)
Batticaloa 54 in 15.4 overs (Mohamed Afnik 26, Thenuka Ekanayake 9 for 10)