Taxila Central hammer Dharmasoka by 349 runs

By M. Shamil Amit

Taxila Central Horana made it to the final of the Under 19 Division 2 Tier A final with a massive outright win by 349 runs over Dharmasoka MV Ambalangoda in the semifinal encounter at Campbell Place yesterday.

Dharmasoka set a massive target of 518 runs was bundled out for 168.

Taxila Central will now meet Lyceum International School in the final and whatever the outcome the two teams have earned their promotion to the Division 1 Tier B next season.

Scores:

Taxila Central Horana 351 (Omalka Amarasinghe 152, Chamod Mihiran 62, Kushan Theekshana 45, Yasith Wettasinghe 27, Janiru Athulathmudali

20: Jithira Sansika 3/87, Chandana Kavisha 2/38, Ruvishwaka de Silva 2/53, Omega Karunaratne 2/57) and (145/5 overnight) 243 (Janiru Athulathmudali 85, Rashan Navanjana 52, Sandith Ranaweera 45, Kushan Theekshana 26: Kaveesh Matheesh 3/5, Ruvishwaka de Silva 2/31, Kaveesha Sandaruwan 2/31)

Dharmasoka 77 (Omeg Karunaratne 20: Tenusha Thathsara 3/26, Chamod Mihiran 3/29, Janiru Athulathmudali 2/5) and 168 (Chandupa Kavisha 43, Kaveesha Sandaruwan 33, Omega Karunaratne 21, Ruvishwaka de Silva 20, Jithira Sansika 16: RashanNavanjana 3/28, Yasiru Kalhara 2/11)