Chushadi and Vidara guide Dharmapala into final round
Dharmapala College Pannipitiya advanced to the final round as group champion in the first round of the Under 19 Girl’s Division Two Inter Schools Cricket tournament conducted by Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association
Dharmapala College Pannipitiya beat Sri Sumangala MV Kelaniya by 200 runs Ananda MV Kottawa by 280 runs. Convent of Our Lady of Victories Moratuwa by 218 runs and Dharmaraja MV Mampe by 46 runs in their first round fixtures.
Most Popular SchoolGirl Cricketer in the “Mobitel – Sunday Observer Cricket Awards 2022 skipper right hand opener Chushadi Kaushalya scored unbeaten 264 runs in 124 balls with 28 boundaries and 4 sixes against Convent of Our Lady of Victories Moratuwa. Chushadi Kaushalya (264*) and Pramodya Yashmini (23*) made an unbroken 343 runs stand for the first wicket in the same match.
Chushadi Kaushalya scored 145 runs in 98 balls with 21 boundaries against Sri Sumangala MV Kelaniya. She scored 145 runs in 67 balls with 24 boundaries and 2 sixes against Ananda MV Kottawa. She scored 56 runs in 35 balls with 12 sixes and a six against Dharamaraja MV Mampe.
She has scored 610 runs in four matches with a double ton, two centuries and a half century. She maintained a 203.33 average in an innings. She has claimed seven wickets in four matches as a right arm leg spinner. Vidara Vishmani, right arm off spinner has claimed 11 wickets for 80 runs.
*At Pannipitiya (Dharmapala College Pannipitiya won by 200 runs)
Dharmapala 260/6 (30) (Chushadi Kaushalya 145, Pramodya Yasmini 29, Chamathka Thisari 2/48) Sri Sumangala MV Kelaniya 60 (22) (Vidara Vishmani 4/9, Chushadi Kaushalya 2/9, Darshi Nayanathara 2/20)
*At Pannipitiya (Dharmapala College Pannipitiya won by 280 runs)
Dharmapala: 332/5 (30) (Chushadi Kaushalya 145, Pramodya Yasmini 35, Vidara Vishmani 30, Darshi Nanayakkara 28, Gaguni Kumari 2/45) Ananda MV Kottawa 52 (15.2) (Vidara Vishmani 3/24, Chushadi Kaushalya 2/4, Darshi Nayanathara 2/17)
*At Pannipitiya (Dharmapala College Pannipitiya won by 218 runs)
Dharmapala: 343/0 (30) (Chushadi Kaushalya 264 n.o., Pramody Yashmini 23 n.o.) Convent of Our Lady of Victories Moratuwa 125/9 (30) (Shenuki Fernando 50, Vidara Vishmini 3/14, Darshi Nayanathara 2/39, Dilki Natasha 2/22)
*At Piliyandala (Dharmapala College Pannipitiya won by 46 runs)
Dharmapala: 203/5 (30) (Chushadi Kaushalya 56, Subodhi Kavya 56, Chamalsha Ruwanmalee 3/19) lDharmaraja MV Mampe 157 (28.1) (Ashani Madurangi 69, Kamini Kaushalya 31, Isanka Dewmini 3/21, Dilki Nathasha 2/22, Chusadi Kaushalya 2/35) (YK)