Pawan steers Mahanama to stunning win over Ananda
An allround performance by Pawan Ratnayake who bagged three scalps and made an unbeaten 74 helped Mahanama Colombo record a stunning four wicket win over fancied Ananda in a second round match of the Under 17 Division One cricket tournament played at Moratu MV ground in Moratuwa.
Ananda taking first lease of the wicket made a modest score of 171 and Mahanama helped by Pawan’s unbeaten knock enabled them to reach the target in the 39th over.
Ananda 171 in 49.4 overs (Kanishka Ratnathilakage 24, Adeesha Perera 23, Dinuja 23, Saviru Bandara 34 n.o.: Pawan Ratnayake 3 for 33, Sakith Senanayake 2 for 36)
Mahanama Colombo 172 for 6 in 39 overs (Pasan Hewage 28, Shaveen Hathwella 23, Pawan Ratnayake 74 n.o.: Janindu Jayawardena 3 for 29, Saviru Bandara 3 for 37)