Induwara’s century propels Mahinda   

Skipper Dhanuja Induwara scored a century and Dinura Kalupahana made 75 to propel Mahinda to 316 for eight wickets declared before Kaveen Rukshan took two wickets within the space of three deliveries to restrict Richmond to 74 for three wickets at stumps on day one of the Lovers’ Quarrel Big Match at the Galle International stadium on Friday.

Scores; 

Mahinda 316 for 8 decl. in 73.5 overs (Dinura Kalupahana 75, Pramesh Madhubhashana 38, Dhanuja Induwara 101, Hiruna Gallage 30, Chandupa de Silva 20n.o.; Malsha Thrupathi 2/78, Tharinda Nirmal 3/78) 

Richmond 74 for 3 in 20.3 overs (Chehan Subasinghe 50; Kaveen Rukshan 2/10)