Centuries by Shan and Tharaka
S.M. Jiffrey Abdeen - Kandy Sports Corr.
Centuries by Shan Chathuranga 110 not out (14 fours, 3 sixes, 70
balls) and Tharaka Somatilleke 118 (18 fours, 4 sixes 83 balls) for
Kegalu Vidyalaya was the highlight of their inter-school cricket match
against Ananda Sastralaya which ended in a draw at Kotte.
This pair put on 150 for the fourth wicket. Shan Chathuranga in
particular displayed a lot of aggression reaching his hundred in 65
balls. In the first innings he made 90 with 15 fours and 2 sixes and
faced 83 balls. In all he scored 200 runs in the match and was dismissed
once.
Kegalu Vidyalaya: 295 for 5 decl. in 42.4 overs (Bimshendra
Ranaweera 54, Tharaka Somatilleke 31, Shan Chathuranga 90, Vimantha
Ratnayake 54 not out, W.D. Soysa 3 for 31) and 258 for 7 off 69 over at
close (Tharaka Somatilleke 118, Shan Chathuranga 110 not out, E.G.C.
Perera 2 for 57). Ananda Sastralaya: 216 all out in 77 overs (S.L.A.
Jayatillake 45, D.P.A. Jayaratne 30, S. Dharmaratne 43 not out, Sumedha
Dissanayake 5 for 52, Tharaka Somatilleke 3 for 50). |