Western Province Central in line for the title
WP Central bowler K. Pathiraja in action - Pic by Ranjith Perera
Western Province Central has put themselves in a strong position of clinching the Under 15 Inter-Provincial title at the end of the first session of proceedings of the final against Western Province South on day two played at the SSC ground.
The second day’s proceedings saw WPC resuming from their overnight score of 161 for 9 adding a further nine runs to their total to end with a score of 170.
The opening day’s play saw the bowling duo of WPC Sampath Nissanka and Tashik Nirmal who shared nine wickets and running through the WPS batting to bundle them out for a low score of 96.
WPC batting the second time needing 74 runs to avoid an innings defeat managed to erase the deficit but was struggling on 94 for 6 with nearly two sessions of play remaining.
- Western Province South 96 (Pasindu Pathum 28, Chamod Gihan 23: Sampath Nissanka 5 for 26, Tashik Nirmal 4 for 23) and 94 for 6 (Prabashwara Herath 27, S. Manoj 29 n.o.: Tashik Nirmal 3 for 29, Kavindu Pathirana 2 for 19)
- Western Province Central (161/9 overnight) 170 (Tashik Nirmal 37, Bawantha Harith 49 n.o.: Chamod Gihan 2 for 15, Vinuja Ranpul 2 for 30, B. Mendis 2 for 35 and B. Ninuka 2 for 47)