Vishwa, Charuka guide Sri Sumangala to title

Under-19 Division II Tier ‘A’ Cricket Final

Left-arm spinner Vishwa Lahiru and paceman Charuka Jayathilake shared eight wickets between them to rattle St. John’s College for 68 runs as Sri Sumangala College, Panadura beat their home town rivals by six wickets to clinch the Under-19 Division II Tier ‘A’ cricket title at BRC Ground on Friday.

Sri Sumangala scored the win need of 69 runs in 20 overs as Mihiranga Fernando top scored with 36 runs.

Deciding to bat first St. John’s were rattled by paceman Jayathilake and spinner Lahiru. Jayathilake gave them a good start when he removed the openers cheaply. Lahiru joined the party breaking the backbone of the batting line up. His five wickets cost him just 12 runs.

Scores:

St. John’s 68 all out in 33.4 overs (Amila Perera 15, Sachin Dananjaya 14; Charuka Jayathilake 3/14, Vishwa Lahiru 5/12)

Sri Sumangala 69 for 4 in 19.3 overs (Mihiranga Fernando 36, Imeth Gampola 17; Dinushka Madushan 2/06)