Hai Hoi Babi-Achigey Bicikal eka !!
Gahapan Machan ….. Boundary Boundary!
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….. …… and PERCY is in the thick of celebrations as St. Peter’s College XI celebrate their win in the semi-finals…
St. Peter’s College reach Murali Harmony Cup finals
St. Peter’s College Colombo reached the finals of the Murali Harmony Cup after beating Anuradhapura Central College by five wickets at Kilinochchi on Tuesday.
Colombo’s premier school team of last year produced a professional display after putting Anuradhapura Central College into bat in the morning. Anuradhapura struggled against some aggressive and disciplined bowling with opening bowler Chemila Obeysekera taking 5 for 27.
Set a modest 126-run target, St. Peter’s chased confidently with Man of the Match Dushan Hemantha batting intelligently and stylishly for his unbeaten 56. Jeson Bultjuns, one of the top-scoring batsmen in the tournament, recovered from a nasty head injury while taking a brilliant running catch to score 27. St. Peter’s will on Wednesday face the winner of the second semi-final between Maliyadeva College Kurunegala and Jaffna Combined School later on Tuesday.
The Murali Harmony Cup is a 20-team reconciliation tournament staged to promote community-building and friendship in post-war Sri Lanka. The five-day tournament has been jointly organised by Muttiah Muralidaran’s charity the Foundation of Goodness, travel company Red Dot Tours, the International Cricket Council and the Sri Lanka Army.
Summary Scores: St Peter’s College v Anuradhapura Central
Anuradhapura Central 124 for 9 in 20 overs (Suresh Nivanthaka 25*, Dilshan Chamika 24, Chemila Obeysekera 5 for 27, Julian de Zilva 3 for 19) v St Peter’s College 128 for 5 in 15.3 overs (Dushan Hemantha 56*, Jeson Bultjuns 27, Kasun Weeranga 2 for 22). St Peter’s College won by 5 wickets
MOM: Dushan Hemantha