The leg spin, off spin combination of Anushka Samaratunga and Samitha Sulochana helped Isipatana College restrict St. Peter’s College to 97 runs before the visitors posted 99 for five wickets on the first day of their Inter School Under-19 match which commenced at Bambalapitiya on Thursday.

St. Peter’s 97 all out in 52 overs (Angelo Emmanuel 31, Akshu Fernando 17, Janika Kannangara 15; Anushka Samaratunga 5/37, Samitha Sulochana 4/34)

Isipatana 99 for 5 in 25.3 overs (Dimuth Warapitiya 17, Harith Kavindu 45n.o, Dimithri Perera 15n.o; Tharindu Samaranaike 2/21)

The Inter School Under-19 match between D. S. Senanayake College and Kingswood College which is played for the Hashan Thilakaratne Trophy got off to a late start due to wet ground conditions at Wijerama Mawatha on Thursday. The visitors were 43 for three wickets at close.

Kingswood 43/3 in 12.2 overs (Hasitha Dharmaprema 15n.o; Vasuki Wetakepotha 2/22)

Three half centuries from Shehan Jayasuriya, Buddhika de Alwis and Nuwantha Peiris helped Prince of Wales College make 291 runs on the first day of their match against Thurstan College at Moratuwa, on Thursday.

In reply, Thuurstan were 32 for no wickets at close.

all out in 69.4 overs (Nipun Peiris 23, Shehan Jayasuriya 78, Buddhika de Alwis 74, Nuwantha Peiris 66, Sampath Dharmasiri 28; Ranga Wijayawickrama 2/39, Shihan Kamileen 4/75, Sachith Dias 2/74)