Ananda fall short by 15 runs

By Ranjan ANANDAPPA

Ananda who were set to make 56 runs to win in six mandatory overs lost six wickets for 41 runs in their quest for quick runs in their drawn school cricket encounter against Wesley at Ananda Mawatha yesterday.

In reply to Ananda's first innings score of 256, Wesley who were 90 for 4 overnight were all out for 140 with M.Pelige (31) and Javed Bongso (20) doing the bulk of the scoring.

The Wesleyites following on with a deficit of 116, spearheaded by a determined 64 by Pasan Samarasekera reached 171 in their second essay leaving Ananda to make 56 in six mandatory overs for an outright win.

Dinesh Chandimal and Prabodha Seneviratne opened the batting and began the run chase. But lost both openers with only 8 runs on the board, and thereafter lost their way amidst a steady Wesley bowling attack.

Ananda 256 for 8 declared (Prabodha Seneviratne 72, Udesh Nadeera 46, Madumal Jayaratne 61, Dulanjana Wijesinghe 5 for 77) and 41 for 6 at stumps. ( R.Sharman 21, Pasan Samarasekera 3 for 18)

Wesley (90 for 4 overnight) 140 (M.Pelige 31, Javed Bongso 20, Matheesha Perera 3 for 19, Minura Janadhi 2 for 22, Sachitra Perera 2 for 22) and 171 (Pasan Samarasekera 64, Dulanjana Wijesinghe 26, Javed Bongso 24, R.Sharman 2 for 23, Matheesha Perera 4 for 39, Sachitra Perera 3 for 46.)