Sahan’s five-wicket haul restricts Thurstan to 186 runs   

60th Battle of Brothers  

Paceman Sahan Viraj came up with a five-wicket haul as Isipatana restricted their arch-rivals Thurstan to 186 runs on day one of the 60th Battle of Brothers Big Match at the SSC ground on Friday.

Viraj justified the decision to bowl first as he joined Naveen Kanishka and Kevin Samuel to trouble Thurstan top and middle-order batsmen. Thurstan lost their first five wickets before lunch for the addition of 107 runs.

Faced with the danger of getting bundled out for a low score Thanuja Rajapaksha and Ushan Imesh struck half-centuries to reach their eventual total.

In their essay, Isipatana were 102 for two wickets at stumps with Tharushka Ashel and Yesith Kalupahana adding an unbroken stand of 71 runs for the third wicket.