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44th Mustang Trophy 2019: Royal pull off one wicket win

Winners

Royal College Captain Kavindu Madarasinghe receiving the Mustangs Trophy from S. Thomas’ College Mt. Lavinia Warden Rev. Marc Billimoria. From left: Match Adjudicator Chamika Karunaratne, Royal College Colombo Senior Deputy Principal V.S. Gunathilake and Dialog Television SGM Head Chirantha De Zoysa

Lahiru Madushanka of Royal College, Colombo receiving the Man of the Match trophy from Dialog Television SGM Head Chirantha De Zoysa. Also in picture from left: Royal College Colombo Senior Deputy Principal V.S. Gunathilake, S. Thomas’ College Mt. Lavinia Warden Rev. Marc Billimoria, Chief Guest (Royal College Captain - 1993) Gamini Perera (partially covered) and Royal-Thomian Match Organising Committee Co-Chair S. Rajmohan

Royal pulled off a sensational 1 wicket win over their traditional rivals Thomians at the SSC Grounds.

Half centuries from Suwaris (81), Hapuhinna (51) and Ryan (51) was not enough to stop the Royal win. The Reid Avenue school was well supported with Mishara (68), Sanchintha (67), Madarasinghe (51) and a hurricane knock of an unbeaten 46 by Maushanka took them home by just one wicket.

St Thomas 255 for 6 in 50 overs

Umayanga Suwaris 81, Sithara Hapuinna 51, Ryan Fernando 51, Kalana Perera 37 not out

Royal 259 for 9 in 48 overs

Kamil Mishara 68, Ahan Sanchitha 67, Kavindu Madarasinghe 51, Lahiru Madushanka 46 not out

Shannon Fernando 4 for 45, Kalana Perera 2 for 78