Nalanda 197, Ananda 55/1
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Nalanda College batsman Nimnaka Ratnayake pulls a ball to
the boundary during his knock of 44 in their big match
against Ananda College at the SSC ground yesterday
( Picture by Saman Mendis) |
Ananda College were 55 for one wicket after Nalanda College were
bowled out for 197 on the first day of their 87th Battle of the Maroons
big match at the SSC ground in Colombo yesterday.
Nalanda opener Nimnaka Ratnayake gave his team a brisk start and fell
short of a half century by six runs after hitting six fours.
Malinga Amarasinghe made 37 with seven boundaries and Lakshitha
Rasanjana 35 to boost the Nalanda total.
But overall Nalanda’s batsmen could not effectively counter the spin
of Ananda off spinner Supun Waragoda who took 4 wickets for 13 runs
while Sammu Ashan took 2 for 45.
Rahal Avishka who opened the batting for Ananda in reply was unbeaten
on 28 along with skipper Nisal Francisco unbeaten on 15.
Scores:
Nalanda 197 (Nimnaka Ratnayake 44, Lakshitha Rasanjana 35,
Malinga Amerasinghe 37, Dasun Seneviratne 21, Dilan Suraweera 20, Asel
Kulatunga 14, Sammu Ashan 2 for 45, Dileepa Jayalath 2 for 44, Supun
Waragoda 4 for 13)
Ananda 55 for 1 (Rahal Avishka 28, Nisal Francisco 15 n,o)
-YK |
