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Spinners Madhusha and Kandambi put Mahinda on top

114th Lovers’ Quarrel - Day 1

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A splendid bowling performance by Kushan Madhusha and Ashen Kandambi helped Mahinda College to a strong position at the end of day 1 of the 114th Lovers’ Quarrel, the Annual Big Match encounter between traditional rivals Richmond College at the Galle International cricket stadium.

Madhusha and Kandambi were brought into bowl after the completion of the first 10 overs in the Richmond innings with the score at 34 for 1, and from there on soon had the Richmond College batsmen in all sorts of trouble. Madhusha ended the day with 3 for 15 and Kandambi 2 for 8.

At the start of the Richmond innings, openers Aditiya Siriwardhana and Vinuja Kiriella got off to a sound start by putting on 34 runs for the first wicket. However, from there on, they lost wickets at regular intervals and were 56 for 6 at one stage. Sandun Mendis, 20 not out and Sammu Vimud, 18 not out with an unfinished 43-run partnership helped Richmond College to finish the day on 99 for 6.

Kushan Madhusha ended the day with 3 for 15

Photos: Richmond College vs Mahinda College – 114th Lovers’ Quarrel | Day 1

Ashen Kandambi finished with 2 for 8

Earlier in the day Richmond College captain Thaveesha Abishek won the toss and surprisingly decided to put Mahinda College into bat on a wicket which looked ideal for batting. Mahinda openers Navod Paranavithana and Kawshitha Kodithuwakku got off to a flying start by putting on 58 runs for the first wicket. Later in the innings, Nipun Malinga 44 (2 boundaries and 4 sixers) and skipper Vinura Dulsara 27 batted well to take the Mahinda College score to 129 for 4, but the rest of the batsmen failed to make an impression against some tight bowling by the Richmond spinners. The last seven Mahinda College wickets fell for just 66 runs.

For Richmond, Dilum Sudeera 5 for 49, Sandun Mendis 3 for 53, and Dimuth Sandaruwan 2 for 33 bowled their hearts out to restrict the strong Mahinda batting line up.

Richmond College trail Mahinda by 98 runs with four wickets intact.  The stage seems set for a thrilling day of cricket tomorrow with Mahinda College and Richmond College both looking to muscle into a commanding position in the game – whether it be scoring runs or making early inroads into the batting line up, as batting towards the latter part of the second day will not be easy with the wicket assisting the spin bowlers.

Scorecard

Result


Richmond College
144/10 (46) & 215/4 (44.3)

Mahinda College
197/10 (63.3) & 161/9 (34)

Batsmen R B 4s 6s SR
Navod Dinusri Paranavithana lbw b Sandun Mendis 26 30 3 0 86.67
K Kodithuwakku c Kavindu Hansika Edirweera b Dilum Sudeera 36 50 3 0 72.00
D Induwara lbw b Dilum Sudeera 9 18 2 0 50.00
Ravindu Hansika Welihinda c Vinuja Kiriella b Sandun Mendis 0 5 0 0 0.00
Nipun Malinga b Sandun Mendis 44 29 1 4 151.72
Vinura Hiranjith Dulsara c Thaveesha Abhishek b Dimuth Sadaruwan 26 91 2 0 28.57
Ashen Janith Gunasekara Kandambi b Dilum Sudeera 17 18 1 0 94.44
K Madusha c Thaveesha Abhishek b Dilum Sudeera 3 11 0 0 27.27
Pasan Ranmal Pethangoda c Dilum Sudeera b Dimuth Sadaruwan 11 68 1 0 16.18
Kushan Randeepa c Thaveesha Abhishek b Dilum Sudeera 4 28 1 0 14.29
Subanu K Rajapaksha not out 8 29 1 0 27.59


Extras 13 (b 3 , lb 7 , nb 3, w 0, pen 0)
Total 197/10 (63.3 Overs, RR: 3.1)
Bowling O M R W Econ
Kalpa Nethsara 5 0 18 0 3.60
Amshi Oren 5 0 26 0 5.20
Sandun Mendis 18 2 42 3 2.33
Dilum Sudeera 23.3 3 48 5 2.06
Dimuth Sadaruwan 12 3 34 2 2.83
Batsmen R B 4s 6s SR
Adithya Siriwardena st Vinura Hiranjith Dulsara b K Madusha 20 48 2 0 41.67
Vinuja Kiriella b K Malliyawadu 6 25 0 0 24.00
Bhanuka Manohara lbw b Ashen Janith Gunasekara Kandambi 13 29 1 1 44.83
Thaveesha Abhishek st Vinura Hiranjith Dulsara b K Madusha 6 14 1 0 42.86
Dimuth Sadaruwan b K Madusha 0 4 0 0 0.00
Dilum Sudeera c Vinura Hiranjith Dulsara b Ashen Janith Gunasekara Kandambi 0 3 0 0 0.00
Sandun Mendis b Navod Dinusri Paranavithana 36 42 6 0 85.71
Vimud Sapnaka lbw b Navod Dinusri Paranavithana 20 44 0 0 45.45
Amshi Oren c Subanu K Rajapaksha b K Madusha 5 12 1 0 41.67
Chamath Dilsara c Ravindu Hansika Welihinda b K Madusha 15 27 1 0 55.56
Kalpa Nethsara not out 3 2 0 0 150.00


Extras 20 (b 10 , lb 5 , nb 0, w 5, pen 0)
Total 144/10 (46 Overs, RR: 3.13)
Bowling O M R W Econ
Nipun Malinga 10 1 36 0 3.60
Pasan Ranmal Pethangoda 5 0 22 0 4.40
K Malliyawadu 6 1 18 1 3.00
Navod Dinusri Paranavithana 9 2 24 2 2.67
K Madusha 9 2 20 5 2.22
Subanu K Rajapaksha 5 3 7 0 1.40
Ashen Janith Gunasekara Kandambi 2 0 10 2 5.00
Batsmen R B 4s 6s SR
Navod Dinusri Paranavithana b Kalpa Nethsara 30 39 1 2 76.92
K Kodithuwakku b Sandun Mendis 13 12 0 0 108.33
Ravindu Hansika Welihinda lbw b Kalpa Nethsara 71 80 5 1 88.75
Vinura Hiranjith Dulsara c Sandun Mendis b Dilum Sudeera 10 15 1 0 66.67
Nipun Malinga lbw b Kalpa Nethsara 4 10 0 0 40.00
K Malliyawadu c Thaveesha Abhishek b Dilum Sudeera 1 8 0 0 12.50
Ashen Janith Gunasekara Kandambi run out (Chamath Dilsara) 18 16 0 0 112.50
D Induwara b Dilum Sudeera 1 3 0 0 33.33
Pasan Ranmal Pethangoda not out 2 2 0 0 100.00
Subanu K Rajapaksha lbw b Dilum Sudeera 3 2 0 0 150.00


Extras 8 (b 0 , lb 4 , nb 0, w 4, pen 0)
Total 161/9 (34 Overs, RR: 4.74)
Bowling O M R W Econ
Sandun Mendis 6 0 27 1 4.50
Dilum Sudeera 14.5 1 42 4 2.90
Dimuth Sadaruwan 2 0 15 0 7.50
Amshi Oren 4 0 18 0 4.50
Kalpa Nethsara 8 0 22 3 2.75


Batsmen R B 4s 6s SR
Adithya Siriwardena lbw b Subanu K Rajapaksha 26 54 2 0 48.15
Vinuja Kiriella c Ashen Janith Gunasekara Kandambi b K Madusha 1 12 0 0 8.33
Bhanuka Manohara b Pasan Ranmal Pethangoda 40 64 6 0 62.50
Thaveesha Abhishek not out 99 92 6 2 107.61
Dilum Sudeera run out (Ravindu Hansika Welihinda) 42 42 3 0 100.00
Sandun Mendis not out 2 2 0 0 100.00


Extras 5 (b 4 , lb 0 , nb 0, w 1, pen 0)
Total 215/4 (44.3 Overs, RR: 4.83)
Bowling O M R W Econ
Nipun Malinga 10.3 2 38 0 3.69
Ashen Janith Gunasekara Kandambi 3 1 14 0 4.67
Navod Dinusri Paranavithana 8 1 31 0 3.88
K Madusha 12 0 60 1 5.00
Subanu K Rajapaksha 5 0 14 1 2.80
Pasan Ranmal Pethangoda 6 0 31 0 5.17