N.U. Abdul Razzak Udayar
COLOMBO : The junior cricket squad of Wesswood International College, Katugastota convincingly defeated Zahira College, Gampola on first innings in a Division-3 under 13 encounter. The young Wesswoodians under the captaincy of wicket keeper batsman Shihab Shihan made 62 runs for the loss of two wickets in reply to Zahira College, Gampola who were shot out for 51 runs off 20 overs. This match was played at the ground of Zahira College on 29.11.2023 that was hosted by Wesswood.
The star of the match was the leg spinner of Wessswood, Hasith Nireshan who had a match bag of 5 wickets for 12 runs off 4 overs. He was ably supported by the fast bowler, Shameer Yaseen who claimed three wickets for 12 runs off 7 overs. For winners, Skipper Shihab made 14 runs while Humaid Kaizer and Hasith Nireshan made valuable partnerships steadying the innings of Wesswood. The match was abruptly interrupted as the torrential rain started lashing just before the tea.