27 January, 2019
Prince of Wales College batsman Devaka Peiris cuts a ball during his half century in their match against St. Peter’s College Pic: Saman Mendis
Devaka Peiris, Tharindu Amarasinghe and Vinuja Ranpul scored fifties as Prince of Wales piled up 225 runs in their first innings on the first day of their U-19 schools cricket encounter against St. Peter’s College that began at Bambalapitiya yesterday.
Ranmith Jayasena and Kanishka Maduwantha captured three wickets each for the Peterites.
Scores: Prince of Wales: 225 (Devaka Peiris 55, Tharindu Amarasinghe 54, Vinuja Ranpul 53, Ranmith Jayasena 3/27, Kanishka Maduwantha 3/49)
St. Peter’s: 3/0 (YK)