(UTV|COLOMBO) – The 16th annual two-day Big Match between Nugawela Central College and Walala A. Ratnayake Central College ended on the first day with Walala A. Ratnayake Central College winning by 8 wickets at the Asgiriya Stadium yesterday.
Nugawela Central College batting first were shot out for 54 before lunch with D Sarathchandra capturing 7 wickets for 13 runs.
Walalala A. Ratnayake Central College in reply were all out for 109 with S Abeyratne scoring 32 which turned out to be the highest individual score of the match.
Nugawela Central College in their second innings were bundled out for 64 with Sarathchandra adding a further four wickets to his tally to return with a match figures of 11 for 41.
Left with a formal target of 10 runs for victory Walala A Ratnayake Central knocked it off in 3.3 overs losing two wickets. This is the only winning result of the big matches played in Kandy this season.
Scores:
Nugawela Central College 54 in 22.2 overs (H. Polkottuwe 18, K. Ratnayake 3/20, D. Sarathchandra 7/13) and 64 in 25.4 overs (N. Udalgama 26, D.Sarathchandra 4/28, V. V. Sanjeewa 5/14).
Walala A. Ratnayake Central 109 in 25.4 overs (S. Abeyaratne 32, V. Ekanayake 4/29, A. Wickremasinghe 2/24, K. Kapugoda 2/22) and 13-2 in 3.3 overs.
Courtesy: DN
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