Minod Caldera spins Nalanda to massive win
Right-arm spinner Minod Caldera stood out for Nalanda College with an impressive match bag of 12 for 53 runs, which paved the way to record a massive 236-run win over Dharmapala MV, Pannipitiya in their Under-19 InterSchool cricket encounter concluded at Campbell Place yesterday.
On the second day, Dharmapala resumed from their overnight score of 14 for 6, and were bowled out for 74 runs with left-arm paceman Osanda Pamuditha and Caldera doing the damage.
Batting for the second time, Risath Jayaratne slammed his second half century of the match as Nalanda declared at 180 for 6. Set a massive target of 283 runs for victory, Dharmapala batters succumbed to Caldera, who with his impressive figure of 8 for 21 and bundled them out for a paltry 46 runs.
Left-arm spinner Shakesh Minon and right-arm spinner Nilupul Liyanage shared 16 wickets between as the duo combined with effect to help Wesley College record a 70-run win over Prince of Wales College in the match which ended at Moratuwa.
Ô RESULTS:
At Campbell Place: Nalanda beat Dharmapala by 236 runs Nalanda 176 all out (Risath Jayaratne 75, Manuja Manmitha 25: Chithum Baddage 4/52, Nulan Lakvindu 3/44, Timath Pathinayake 2/32) and 180 for 6 decl (Risath Jayaratne 83, Sadev Samarasinghe 29, Osanda Pamuditha 31n.o.: Nulan Lakvindu 3/66, Timoth Ratnayake 2/27) Dharmapala Panniptiya (14/6 o’night) 74 all out (Ravindu Colombage 29n.o., Chithum Baddage 20: Osanda Pamuditha 5/22, Minod Caldera 4/32) and 46 all out (Minod Caldera 8/21, Sajitha Vithanage 2/13)
At Moratuwa: Wesley beat
Prince of Wales by 72 runs Wesley 163 all out (Deneth Sigera 36, Linal Subasinghe 30, Sanithu Amarasinghe 28, Uvin Perera 25: Achala Perera 6/59, Uneth Peiris 2/31) and 170 for 7 decl (Linal
Subasinghe 44, Shehandu Athauda 40, Uvin Perera 29, Brendon Fernando 21: Nethul Anuhas 4/57, Rivith Jayasuriya 2/31)
Prince of Wales (47/4 o’night) 125 all out (Uneth Peiris 42, Rivith Jayasuriya 29: Nilipul Liyanage 5/67, Shakesh Minon 3/27) and 136 all out (Praveen Rangana 35, Uneth Peiris 29, Achala Perera 20, Prasanna Lakmina 15: Shakesh Minon 6/50, Nilupul Liyanage 2/32)