Rangana 5-54 hero on day one
By Leslie Fernando
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Hero on the opening day of the 81st Battle of the Maroons
Rangana Cooray who captured 5/54 to restrict Ananda to 191.
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Cricket: Lefthander Ruwinda Shamen stroked a defiant half century
(66) and shared a valuable 65 runs stand for the 8th wicket with skipper
Matheesha Perera to hold Ananda to total 191 against Nalanda in the 81st
Battle of the Maroons-Big Match played at the SSC grounds, Maitland
Place, yesterday.
Nalanda in reply were 69 for 2 in 21 overs at the close.
Ananda sent into bat started disastrously losing the first three
wickets for 8 runs in just 5.3 overs. Both Nalanda paceman Rangana
Cooray and Adeesha Nanayakkara created Ananda early trouble.
Opener Geshan Wimaladharma was out for duck in the first over while
Udesh Nadeeranga (4) and Minura Janadi (0) were dismissed in the 3rd and
5th overs.
Ananda recovered through Pasindu Madushan (27) and Sachin Devage (17)
who batted intelligently to a 32 runs partnership for the 4th wicket.
Ananda were reeling at 5 for 85 due to an impressive and on the spot
bowling by right arm paceman Rangana Cooray who claimed 5 for 54 in 17
overs with two maidens.
Ananda however managed to reach 106 for 7 in 60 overs. Then both
lefthanders Ruwinda Shamen who top scored with 66 including 8 boundries
and skipper Matheesha Perera 35 with 5 fours batted with authority and
guts to put on 65 valuable runs for the 8th wicket for Ananda to reach
to respectable score of 191 runs, off 71.5 overs.
Adeesha Nanayakkara 2 for 43 and Nipun Nanayakkara 2 for 19 supported
Rangana Cooray, bowling effectively. Nalanda in reply to Ananda's 191
were 69 for 2 off 21 overs with Nipun Karunanayake unbeaten with 38 with
6 fours and Suranga Tennakoon unbeaten 7.
ANANDA COLLEGE - 1ST INNINGSGeshan Wimaladharma lbw b. Nanayakkara 00
Udesh Nadeeranga b Cooray 04
Minura Janadi c Karunanayake b Cooray 00
Pasindu Madushan c Wickremasuriya b Cooray 27
Sachin Devage b Cooray 17
Ruwinda Shamen c Dhammika b Nanayakkara 66
Madhumal Jayaratne c Wickramasinghe b Cooray 05
Thisara Samarakoon c R. Cooray b Dhanuska 04
Matheesha Perera c & b Karunanayake 35
Ushan Gunatilleke not out 09
Sachithra Perera c Wick'singhe b Karunanayake 02
Extras (lb4, w6, nb7, p5) 22
TOTAL (All out in 71.5) 191
FALL OF WICKETS: 0, 1, 8, 40, 25, 99, 106, 171,181,191.
BOWLING: Adeesha Nanayakkara 15-1-46-2, Rangana Cooray 17-3-54-5, Sineth
Gunawardena 11-1-40-0, Dinuk Jayasinghe 9-4-12-0,
Nipun Karunanayake 10.5-4-15-2, Koshin Dhanushka 6-2-12-1,
Suranga Thennakoon 3-0-3-0. NALANDA - 1ST INNINGSPrasan Wickremasinghe c T. Samarakoon b Jayantha 04
Chandimantha Rodrigo run out 13
Nipun Karunanayake not out 38
Suranga Tennekoon not out 07
Extras (nb5, b2) 07
TOTAL (for 2 wkts ) 69 FALL OF WICKETS: 5, 52 BOWLING: Ravinda Shanon 4-0-17-0, Madumal Jayaratne 5-3-17-1, Matheesha Perera 7-1-19-0,
Geshan Wimaladharma 1-0-5-0, Pasindu Madushan 2-0-3-0, Sachithra Perera 2-0-2-0.
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