Under 19 Cricket Tharindu, Uvindu, Gishan shine in drawn game

By M. Shamil Amit

Tharindu Harshana shone with a knock of 96 for Thurstan College while Uvindu Weerasekara cracked a half ton and Gishan Balasooriya bagged five scalps for Royal College in the drawn Under 19 inter-school cricket encounter concluded at Reid Avenue yesterday.   

The second day’s play started with Royal College declaring their innings on the overnight score of 206 for 4 after bowling out Thurstan College for 114 runs. Thurstan College batting the second time was guided by Harshana who made a top knock of 96 which helped them make a score of 287 for 9 declared.   

Balasooriya who bagged five scalps ended with a match bag of 9 for 77 and Royal batting the second time ended the day on 83 for 2.   

At Reid Avenue – Match drawn

Thurstan 114 (Azeem Mohamed 27, Upul Hettiarachchi 32 n.o.; Gishan Balasooriya 4 for 33, Venudha Akash 3 for 22) and 287 for 9 declared (Tharindu Harshana 96, Bawantha Jaysinghe 45, Thenuka Devapriya 39, Shanikya Deshapriya 33, Pasindu Rashmika 15: Gishan Balasooriya 5 for 44)   

Royal 206 for 4 declared (Sadisha Rajapaksa 103, Sanvidu Senaratharachchi 43, Sineth Jayawardena 22, Uvindu Weerasekera 17) and 83 for 2 (Uvindu Weerasekara 50 n.o., Dasis Manchanayake 17 n.o.)