Cricket U19 - Mahanama vs Prince of Wales

Match Summary - 1st Innings win to Prince of Wales, Match drawn (Feb 2011)

In a closely fought contest that could have gone either way, Prince of Wales were 156 for 8 wickets at close of play at Moratuwa, chasing a victory target of 163. The hosts began strongly and were 97 for 2 wickets at one stage before Janaka Dayananda and Chathura Wanniarachchi grabbed 7 wickets between themselves to end the match in a tense finish.

Earlier, after been bundled out for just 121 in their first innings, Mahanama posted a healthy 263 in their second outing to tilt the balance in their favour. Chatura Jayasinghe missed out on a century on 94 and  Chatura Wanniarrachchi again displayed his all round skills with a half century and a match bag of 7 wickets.

Mahanama 1st Innings: 121 in 24 overs (Dayan Perera 26, Janaka Dayananda 43, Hashan Sanjaya 2/21, Ashan Mendis 2/00)

Prince of Wales 1st Innings: 222 in 55 overs  (Tharindu Dilshan 52, Kaushal Mendis 70, Chathura Wanniarachchi 3/78, Dayan Perera 4/17)

Mahanama 2nd Innings: 263 (Dayan Perera 46, C Jayasinghe 94, C C Wanniarachchi 51, Tarindu Dilshan 3/43).

Prince of Wales 2nd Innings: 156 for 8 at close of play (Shehan Jayasuriya 57, Janaka Dayananda 3/ 53, Chatura Wanniarachchi 4/ 68).