St. Peter’s College retained the Rev. Fr. Peter Pillai Memorial Shield, beating St. Joseph’s College by 4 wickets in their 51st annual Limited Overs Cricket Encounter played today (3rd May) at SSC Grounds, Colombo.
Having been asked to bat first, St. Joseph’s College were bowled out for just 177 runs in 49 overs. The opening batter Aveesha Samash top scored with a knock of 75 runs off 120 balls with 3 fours and a six.
The Josephian No. 3 batter Abhishek Jayaweera and Nushan Perera chipped in with crucial knocks of 30 and 34 runs respectively.
Lashmika Perera and Enosh Peterson were the pick of the bowlers for St. Peter’s College as they bagged 2 wickets each.
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St. Peter’s College managed to chase down the target of 178, but they had to work hard as the Josephian bowlers did put up an excellent fight with the ball.
The opening batter Dilana Damsara was the chief architect of the run-chase for St. Peter’s College as he made 60 runs off 95 balls with 6 fours and 2 sixes at the top of the order. Peterson also chipped in with a crucial 37 runs in the middle order.
Peterson who displayed a match-winning all-round performance for St. Peter’s College won the player of the match award.
Best Performers
- Player of the Match – Enosh Peterson (St. Peter’s College)
- Best Batter – Dilana Damsara (St. Peter’s College)
- Best Bowler – Yenula Dewthusa (St. Joseph’s College)
- Best Fielder – Thareen Sanketh (St. Peter’s College)
- Emerging Player – Aveesha Samash (St. Joseph’s College)
Result
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nimthaka Gunawardena | lbw b Joshua Sebastian | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 35.71 |
| Aveesha Samash | run out (Lashmika Perera) | 75 | 120 | 3 | 1 | 62.50 |
| Abishek Jayaweera | c Nathan David b Virul Amarapala | 30 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 68.18 |
| Rishma Amarasinghe | run out (Nathan David) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Yenula Dewthusa | lbw b Enosh Peterson | 11 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 57.89 |
| Kenath Sasmina | lbw b Enosh Peterson | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Maanasa Madubashana | run out (Thareen Sanketh) | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Dunick Perera | run out (Thareen Sanketh) | 9 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 56.25 |
| Nushan Perera | c Jason Fernando b Lashmika Perera | 34 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 64.15 |
| Mario Suraweera | not out | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 36.36 |
| Demion De Silva | c Dilana Damsara b Lashmika Perera | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | 5 (b 0 , lb 1 , nb 0, w 4, pen 0) |
| Total | 177/10 (49 Overs, RR: 3.61) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Sebastian | 8 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 3.38 | |
| Lashmika Perera | 10 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 3.10 | |
| Enosh Peterson | 10 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 4.30 | |
| Virul Amarapala | 10 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 3.70 | |
| Dilana Damsara | 8 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 2.88 | |
| Thareen Sanketh | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 5.00 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oween Salgado | c Abishek Jayaweera b Demion De Silva | 24 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 53.33 |
| Dilana Damsara | c & b Yenula Dewthusa | 60 | 95 | 6 | 2 | 63.16 |
| Nathan David | c Dihen De Silva b Yenula Dewthusa | 18 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 43.90 |
| Salith Gallage | lbw b Yenula Dewthusa | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Enosh Peterson | not out | 37 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 75.51 |
| Thareen Sanketh | lbw b Yenula Dewthusa | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 37.50 |
| Joshua Sebastian | c Mario Suraweera b Maanasa Madubashana | 10 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 47.62 |
| Jason Fernando | not out | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 266.67 |
| Extras | 14 (b 0 , lb 0 , nb 2, w 12, pen 0) |
| Total | 180/6 (45.5 Overs, RR: 3.93) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nushan Perera | 9.5 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 3.37 | |
| Mario Suraweera | 10 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 3.10 | |
| Maanasa Madubashana | 5 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 7.00 | |
| Yenula Dewthusa | 10 | 1 | 33 | 4 | 3.30 | |
| Dunick Perera | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7.00 | |
| Demion De Silva | 10 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 4.10 | |
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