Tame draw at Moratuwa; Ananda sniffing victory
After a poor show in the first half, St. Sebastian’s College, Moratuwa amended their approach with a better performance, while Trinity College dominated from all aspects in their drawn Inter-School Under-19 two-day cricket match, which ended at Moratuwa yesterday.
After trailing by 105 runs after the first innings, St. Sebastian’s were 223 for the loss of eight wickets before the game came to an end on the second day. Nilash Perera played a resilient knock of 56 for the hosts, but the limelight was on left-arm spinner Theeraka Ranatunga, who claimed a five-fer.
Trinity responded well, by posting 303 runs in their first innings while the hosts were skittled out for 198 after being put into bat. Ranuda Somaratne played a commanding knock, contributing with 150 for Trinity, while Kesara Madusha stood out for St. Sebastian’s with a knock of 82.
At Ananda Mawatha, hosts Ananda College gained the upper hand against Maliyadeva College, Kurunegala in their two-day game which began yesterday. Electing to bat first, Ananda were restricted to 175 inside 48 overs, but the Devans could not enjoy their feat for long, as they were shot out for a paltry total of 78 in just 20 over.
Left-arm seamer Tehan Perera spearheaded the Ananda bowling attack claiming five wickets while Hansaja Jayasinghe top scored for the hosts with 55. Earlier on the day, Devan Sakindu Wijeratne claimed a five-fer. The match stands in favour of the hosts, with a day to go.
- At Moratuwa: Match drawn
St. Sebastian’s Moratuwa 198 all out (56.3) (Kesara Madusha 82, Savindu Rodrigo 32, Senith Fernando 32, Vibhawith Ehelepola 4/75, Manula Kularatne 3/37, Dinuka Tennakoon 2/17) and 223 for 8 at close (62.1) (Nilash Perera 56, Bihanga Mendis 43, Senith Fernando 30, Savindu Rodrigo 27, Sanesh Fernando 23, Theeraka Ranatunga 5/64)
Trinity 303 all out (70.2) (Ranuda Somaratne 150, Vibhawith Ehelepola 37, Pawan Pathiraja 34, Supun Waduge 22, Manuja Chanthuka 3/89, Sandeesh Fernando 2/46, Virosh Wijesinghe 2/54, Senith Fernando 2/55)
- At Ananda Mawatha: Match on
Ananda 175 all out (47.1) (Hansaja Jayasinghe 55, Nethma Karunaratne 42, Nushal Dharmaratne 40, Sakindu Wijeratne 5/45, Rishi Adishtan 2/5) and 83 for 1 at stumps (23) (Nushal Dharmaratne 39, Lakshita Kularatne 23)
Maliyadeva Kurunegala 78 all out (20) (Charuka Herath 22, Tehan Perera 5/29, Shakthi Udara 3/12, Nethma Samaraweera 2/33)