Royal control Nalanda in drawn game
View(s):The low-scoring Under-19 Inter-School Cricket match between hosts Nalanda College and Royal College ended in a tame draw at Campbell Park yesterday. Royal gained the upper hand after cheaply bowling out Nalanda, who salvaged to put up a decent total in the second essay.
Nalanda 92 all out (40) (Rusiru Vilochana 44n.o., Vinuja Ranpul 24, Sadisha Rajapaksha 6/34, Ramiru Perera 2/02) and 185 for 9 (60) (Raveen de Silva 59, Kushmitha Silva 50, Sajitha Vithanage 21, Gishan Balasooriya 5/62, Ramiru Perera 2/40)
Royal 162 all out (50.5) (Uvindu Weerasekara 86, Ramiru Perera 27, Raveen de Silva 5/64, Minod Caldera 2/18, Vinuja Ranpul 2/22) and 52 for 3 (13.5) at close (Dasis Manchanayake 24n.o., Dineth Samaraweera 2/08)