Bhanuka takes-hat-trick as Royal take control
Paceman Bhanuka Rajapaksa snapped up four wickets from eight
deliveries including a hat-trick as Royal College took control over St.
Sebastian's College, Moratuwa on the opening day of their inter school
cricket tournament match which commenced at Reid Avenue yesterday.
Rajapaksa who came into the attack as the first change bowler struck
in his second, third and fourth deliveries to complete a unique
hat-trick and added another scalp in his second over as the
Sebastianites were shot out for just 25 runs in their first innings from
17.2 overs.
Skipper Yasith Abeykoon also captured four wickets after middle order
batsman Kithruwan Vithanage had earlier hammered a magnificent 142 from
146 deliveries. The number three batsman struck 22 boundaries and was
also associated in a fifth wicket partnership of 118 runs with Haroon
Mawjood (60).
Royal: 304 for 8 decl (K. Vithanage 142, H. Mawjood 60, A. Rajapaksa
28, P. de Mel 3 for 57, A. Gayashan 2 for 63, A. de Alwis 2 for 51)
St. Sebastian's: 25 (B. Rajapaksa 4 for 0, Y. Abeykoon 4 for 15, L.
de Silva 2 for 3) and 43 for 1 (D. Dias 21 n.o) C.D. |