Cricket: Ananda beat Nalanda in UAE Old Boys’ match

Old Anandians beat Old Nalandians by 17 runs in their 7th annual Battle of the Maroons Old Boys’ Twenty20 cricket encounter in UAE played at the English Schools Cricket ground in Sharjah.   Thus the Old Anandians clinched the P. de S. Kularatne Memorial Trophy after three years.   Old Anandians put into bat posted 156 runs and bowled out Old Nalandians for 139 runs with six deliveries remaining.   Old Anandian Achinda Witharamalage hit an unbeaten 40 off 27 balls inclusive of three while Mahesh Perera contributed with a fluent 28.   Kulith Rabel and Isuru Jayaweera claimed three wickets each while Mahesh Perera picked two scalps despite fighting knocks from Old Nalandians Dilan Chandika (30) and Yasas Hewavitharane (29).   Old Nalandian Dilan Chandika was adjudged the Best Batsman while Old Anandian Mahesh Perera was named the Best Bowler for his economic figures of 2 for 15.   Achinda Witharamalage of Old Anandians who hit an unbeaten 40 and claimed a wicket was adjudged the Best Allrounder.   Old Anandians 156 for 6 wickets (20) (Dinesh de Silva 16, Kulith Rabel 14, Mahesh Perera 28, Sanjeewa Karunasekara 15, Achinda Witharamalage 40n.o, Isuru Jayaweera 17n.o, Viraj Dharmasisri 1/29, Yasas Hewawitharana 1/14, Namal Gunawardena 1/37, Sameera Abeysinghe 1/35, Danushka Pitakotte 1/21)   Old Nalandians 139 all out (19) (Dilan Chandika 30, Yasas Hewavitharane 29, Mahesh Perera 2/15, Isuru Jayaweera 3/30, Kulith Rabel 3/32)