Charith’s unbeaten ton seals 5-wicket win for Richmond
Richmond skipper Charith Asalanka pulls during his unbeaten 100
A chanceless unbeaten 100 off 78 balls with eleven boundaries and two sixes by Richmond skipper Charith Asalanka sealed the 24th one day encounter against big match rivals Mahinda College at the Galle International Cricket Stadium yesterday.
Electing to bat first Mahinda College were dismissed for 174 runs. Suresh Kumara contributed a 59 ball 67 with eleven hits to the ropes and was associated in a 78 run second wicket partnership with Hansika Welihinda (19). There were four run outs which contributed to Mahinda’s misery.
Chasing a victory target of 175, skipper Charith Asalanka who opened the Richmond innings together with number six batsman Adithya Siriwardena 20 not out took the game away from Mahinda with more than 18 overs to spare.
Krishan Rangajith and Suresh Kumara captured two wickets each.
Mahinda 174 in 47.5 overs (Hansika Welihinda 19, Suresh Kumara 67, Vinura Dulsara 23, Charith Asalanka 2/18)
Richmond 178/5 in 31.2 overs (Charith Asalanka 100 not out, Adithya Siriwardena 20 not out, Wanidu Hasaranga 13, Thaveesha Abhishek 13, Krishan Rangajith 2/30)