Bhashana stars for St. Aloysius in drawn game
An unbeaten 69 off 124 balls with 10 hits to the ropes by right hander batsman Bhashana de Silva (St. Aloysius) was the highlight of the Under-15 Division I encounter between Richmond College and St. Aloysius College which ended in a draw.
The match played at the Richmond College ground was hampered by intermittent showers and bad light before being called off at 5.48pm.
Richmond invited to bat first registered a first innings score of 170. Pabindu Manawadu 32 and Pulindu Kiriella 23 were the main contributors to the score while Prabuditha Manulka (3/20) and Sachintha Fernando (2/10) were the main wicket takers.
The Aloysians were 135/5 when play was stopped due to bad light and hoping to register a first innings win smashed 11 runs off the first four balls of the three remaining mandatory overs to reach 145/5 when the game was finally called off due to bad light and rain. Bhashana de Silva anchored the innings with an unbeaten 69 while opener Safran Ahamad scored a 21 off 90 balls. Hasindu Kawishka and Tharinda Nirmal captured two wickets each.
Richmond 170 in 47.1 overs (Pulindu Kiriella 23, Pabindu Manawadu 32, Tharinda Nirmal 17, Maneesha Vithmin 16, Bhanuka Manohara 10, Achintha Sampath 10; Prabuditha Manulka 3/20, Sachintha Fernando 2/10)
St. Aloysius 145/5 in 45.4 overs (Bhashana de Silva 69 not out, Safran Ahamed 21, Sachinth Fernando 11, Veran Cristy 10 not out; Tharinda Nirmal 2/23, Hasindu Kawishka 2/29)