SACK force draw on Joes

Splendid batting by opener Gimhan Dissanaike, who made an 81 ball 110 with 21 fours and a six and lack of imagination in the way the bowlers were handled, enabled the Antonians, who were 163 runs in arrears, to force a draw in their inaugural Muralitharan-Vaas Trophy match played at Katugastota. The trophy was presented in memory of the late Mr. Bede Fernando
St. Anthony’s 122 in 42 overs (M.Perera 25,S.Munas 30 n.o; T. Perera 5 for 34, A. Mathews 3 for 30, R. Weerasinghe 2 for 32) and 340 for 8 in 84 overs (G. Dissanaaike 110,J. Siegertz 34, H. Medagoda 36. S. Munas 46, K. Ekanayake 40, Selvyn Jamion 23 n.o, S.Palihakkara 26 n.o;S. Weerasinghe 3 for 97, R. Weerasinghe 2 for 104)

St. Joseph’s 242 for4 contd. 285 for 8 dec in 59.2 overs (R. Fernandopulle 43, A. Mathews 108, R. de Silva 24, A. de Livera 81 (4x5, 6x2); P. Samarakoon 5 for 37, K. Ekanayake 2 for 56) - AK