Homagama Central recorded two convincing wins after qualifying for the second round in the inter-school Under-15 Division III cricket tournament which is in progress currently.
Top-order batsman Hasitha Karunaratne was in great form in both encounters where Homagama Central beat Nalanda College, Colombo convincingly by 199 runs and Malabe Model School by a thrilling 18 runs.
In the match against Nalanda, Tharindu Roshan top scored with 83 while Karunaratne and Randima Lakshan made brilliant 72 apiece to help Homagama Central post 324 for the loss of four wickets after batting first. Nalanda in reply were curtailed to 125. Karunaratne slammed a sparkling 111 in the match against Malabe Model School to help Homagama Central reach 243 for the loss of nine wickets after being put into bat first. Malabe Model School was restricted to 225 in reply.
Vs Nalanda: Won by 199 runs
Homagama Central 324 for 4 wickets (50overs) (Tharindu Roshan 83, Hasitha Karunaratne 72, Randima Lakshan 72, Sandeepa Anjana 26, Vishwa Chandrasekera 22, K.D.N.K. Gunawardena 15)
Nalanda 125 all out (36.4overs) (R.M.P. Lakshitha 34, K.D.N.K. Gunawardena 15, Akila Goonathillake 3/4, Tharindu Roshan 2/3, Hasitha Karunaratne 2/5, Asanga Hettiarachchi 1/28, Ramesh Ravishanka 1/38)
Vs Malabe Model School: Won by 18 runs
Homagama Central 243 for 9 wickets (50overs) (Hasitha Karunaratne 111, Akila Goonathillake 25, Tharindu Roshan 24, Ramesh Ravishanka 21, Ravimal 3/48, A. Fernando 2/37, Chandimal 2/81)
Malabe MS 225 all out (49.4) (Chandimal 68, A. Fernando 54, Perera 34, Asanga Hettiarachchi 3/32, Tharindu Roshan 2/34, Vishwa Chandrasekera 2/46) |
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