Richmond won their 7th outright game in this tournament beating S D S Jayasingha to hit the top in the division I schools cricket point table.
Richmond college won the toss and was elected to field. The first inning saw S D S Jaysingha being bowled out for 150. The best batsmen in their inning were Supun Jayasingha (38) & Hashan Hawananyakkara (32). Richmond bowling was simply outstanding and ripped apart the opponent. Waruna Deshapriya 35/4, Savin Nanayakkara 29/3 A.k Tyron 20/2 did the damage.
In their turn Richmond piled on the agony for S D S Jayasinghe topping a mammoth 300/4 rendering the opposition bowlers hapless. They declared before the lunch. Sithara Gimhan 150 was the the pick with a 150 not out and he faced 162 balls scoring 13 fours & 2 sixers. Kelum Nawanga (60) A.k Tyron (44) helped their team to achieve their big score.
S D S Jayasinghe started their 2nd inning but fell way short of the target. Savin Nanayakkara bowled best with 16/4
Richmond won by an Innings and 40 runs .
Scores in Brief :
S. D. S Jayasinghe 150 all out in 50.5 over’s (Supun Jayasanka 38, Hashan Hewanayake 32, M. M. Peiris 29, Varuna Deshapriya 4/35, Shaveen Nanayakara 3/29, H. A Tyrone 2/20)
Richmond College 1st innings 192/2 at the end of day one and 300/4 Dec in 53.4 over’s (Sithara Gimhan 150*, Kalum Nanayakkara 60, A.K Tyron 44, Hashan Hawanayakkara 110/2)
S. D. S Jayasinghe 2nd innings 110 all out in 45 over’s (Hashan Hawananayakkara 33, M.M.P Peries 33, Savin Nanayakkara 16/4, Thisara banuka 19/3, Chamod Piumal 20/2)
Match Result – Richmond won by Innings and 40 runs
