Ananda’s Nethula and Ovin crack half tons

By M. Shamil Amit

Half tons by Nethula Edirimanna and Ovin Perera helped Ananda College taking first lease of the wicket to make a score of 258 for 7 declared against Mahinda College who ended day one on 68 for 0 in the Under 19 inter-school cricket encounter played at Ananda Mawatha.

Exchanges were even in two other matches played at Matara and Ambepussa. The matches will be continued today.

Results:

At Ananda Mawatha

Ananda 258 for 7 declared (Nethula Edirimanna 54, Sharada Jayaratne 43, Rashan Dilaksha 23, Kithmi Vidanapathirana 17, Lithma Perera 15, Ovin Perera 53 n.o., Daniru Ranasinghe 26 n.o.: Arosha Udayanga 3/88)

Mahinda 68 for 0 (Thevindu Rashmika 38 n.o., Dulsith Dharshana 30 n.o.)

At Matara

Dharmaraja 157 (Mandil Gunawardena 49, Sashith Bandara 41, Kahsyapa Dissanayake 22: Vindila Chanuth 4/41, Dinura Pawanji 2/42)

St Thomas’ Matara 28 for 3 (Abdul Majid 15: Sumeda Prasad 3/14)

At Ambepussa

Taxila Central Horana 233 (Rashan Nawanjana 89, Chamod Mihiran 40, Sandith Ranaweera 30, Janiru Athulathmudali 22: Nimesha Silva 5/73, Matheesha Pansilu 2/58)

St Sylvester’s 98 for 3 (Vidusara Ganegoda 22, Chandimal Wijewardena 15, Prabagaran Ishan 31 n.o.)