Shahan slams career-best 206

By: M. Shamil Amit

Colombo, Feb. 26 (Daily Mirror) - Lumbini MV Skipper Shahan Kaushalya slammed a career-best knock of 206 in just 173 minutes which included 31 boundaries and three sixes and helped his side amass a massive score of 377 for six on day one of their Inter-Schools Under-19 cricket match against President’s College, Kotte at Colts Grounds in Colombo.

Meanwhile, exchanges were even on day one of the match between St. Joseph’s College and St. Anthony’s College played at Darley Road.

Chief scores

• At Colts Grounds

President’s College: 84 (Daham Usindu 23, Shahan Kaushalya 5/20, Praveen Maneesha 2/36)

Lumbini MV: 377/6 (Shahan Kaushalya 206, Bimsara Weerasinghe 57, Pasindu Mahisha 42, Praveen Maneesha 31, Sithum Oshanda 3/78, Malindu Ratnayake 2/47).

• At Darley Road

St. Anthony’s, Katugastota: 206 (Kaushika Kumarasinghe 31, Januka Ratnayake 23, Charuka Ekanayake 23, Janith Ratnasiri 21, Kaveesha Piyumal 55 n.o, Dinuk Serasinghe 3/37, Lahiru Amarasekera 3/52, Yenula Dewthusa 3/63)

St. Joseph’s: 132/5 (Abishek Jayaweera 57, Hiran Jayasundara 28, Aveesha Samash 20, Bimash Vidudaya 2/37, Kaveesha Piyumal 2/46)