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Isuru among the runs again
Opener Isuru Warnakulasuriya batting with assurance for his second successive 50 for the season helped S.Thomas Mt.Lavinia who elected to bat first to make 148 runs in their first innings against D.S.Senanayake M.V on day one in their schools match at Wijerama M.V. yesterday.

The Mt.Lavinia school were in trouble losing two wickets for 20 runs, but a stubborn third wicket 65 runs stand between Warnakulasuriya 50 ( 7 Fours in 156 balls) and Sanjeewa Mendis 28 (in 91 balls) helped them to recover.

There were two stoppages in between due to rain and six overs were lost. The Thomians middle batting fell on the wayside against the wiles of left -arm (orthodox leg-spinner) Sudeera Soysa, who bowled to a nagging length to return 4 for 42 in 21.3 overs. While paceman Dinesh de Silva picked up 3 for 34 in 15 overs.

D.S. Senanayake M.V after losing an early wicket Kulatunga run out for 4. But Kanchana Gunawardena 28 n.o., batted on till the close to be 59 for 1.

From next week the third term Inter-School cricket season will be in full swing.
On Tuesday and Wednesday the Thomians play host to Richmond. S.Thomas' - 148 in 76.3 overs (Isuru Warnakulasuriya 50, Sanjeewa Mendis 28, Charith de Silva 19, T.A.Peris 14; Dinesh de Silva 3/34, S.Zoysa 4/42)

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