Nipunaka, Shenal put St. Peter’s on top

By M. Shamil Amit

Skipper Nipunaka Fonseka and Shenal Botheju cracked half tons to help St. Peter’s College take control against Trinity College at the end of the first day’s play of their Under 19 schools cricket encounter at Bambalapitiya.  
Fonseka slammed 71 while Botheju made 51 enabling St. Peter’s taking first lease of the wicket to make a formidable score of 277 for 9 declared. Trinity in their turn ended the day on 85 for 2.

S. Thomas’ College were 25 for 1 in reply to Ananda College’s score of 217 on day one in the match played at Mt. Lavinia. The matches will be continued today.

Results

At Bambalapitiya
St. Peter’s: 277 for 9 declared (Nipunaka Fonseka 76, Shenal Botheju 51, Wanuja Kumara 45, Manula Kularatne 5/60, Abishek Anandakumara 3/61)
Trinity: 85 for 2 (Umair Raizan 30 n.o., Pawan Pathiraja 20 n.o.)

At Mt Lavinia
Ananda: 217 (Hansaja Jayasinghe 47, Anuda Jayaweera 45, Yasiru Rodrigo 5/63)
S. Thomas’: 25 for 1