Vidyartha cause havoc on first day

By M. Shamil Amit

Vidyartha College Kandy dominated the first day’s proceedings against St John’s College Jaffna in their Under 19 inter-school cricket encounter played in Kandy yesterday.

A six wicket haul by Hansaja Jayawickrama sent the Johnians reeling for a low score of 96 before Hansika Dissanayake missed a century by just two runs as Vidyartha replied with 333 for 7.

The match will be continued today.

Scores:

St John’s Jaffna 96 (Satkunarajah Vinukshan 34: Hansaja Jayawickrama 6/16, Ishan Bandara 2/56)

Vidyartha 333 for 7 (Hansika Dissanayake 98, Shevan Moses 73, Teshan Niwarathana 71, Pubudu Tharaka 67: Puvaneswaran Kishanth 2/50)