ARTICLES - CRICKET

Ananda-Nalanda match heading for a draw
by by Leslie Fernando - Sunday Observer(2008/03/09)

CRICKET: The 79th encounter between Ananda and Nalanda is certain to end in a draw as Ananda crawled for 299 minutes to make 256 on the first day at the SSC grounds yesterday. Nalanda made 46 for no loss when stumps were drawn for bad light at 4.55 p.m.

Ananda put into bat lost Udara Jayasundara for 8 but a useful 2nd wicket stand of 63 runs from Dinesh Chandimal who struck a fine 55 with 10 fours and Prabath Seneviratne 20 with 3 fours lifted the total to 86.

The top scorer of yesterday Udara Peiris anchored the Ananda innings with a defiant unbeaten 85 which included seven fours and one six and together with Ishara Wickremasinghe were associated in a valuable seventh wicket partnership to help swell the total. Ishara stroked a good innings which included four fours and one six.

The bowling honours were shared by two pacemen Chathura Wickremasinghe 2 for 25, Ashan Priyanjan 2 for 46, and two spinners Amal Attapattu 2 for 46 and Dilshan Munaweera 2 for 43. Altogether nine bowlers were used by Nalanda.

Media facilities were pathetic. The writer had a big problem to get match details from the SSC main scoreboard. The entire media were given stepmotherly treatment.

ANANDA COLLEGE - 1ST INNINGS

Udara Jayasundara c de Silva b Wickremasinghe
8
Dinesh Chandimal b Atapattu
55
Prabodh Seneviratne b Atapattu
20
Ranganath Wijetunga c Karunanayake b Jayasinghe
17
Udara Peiris not out
85
Matheesha Rasuwan c Priyanjana b Munaweera
06
Sameera Wijesinghe c Priyanjana b Munaweera
10
Ishara Wickremasinghe c&b Priyanjana
40
Udara Sampath lbw b Priyanjana
00
Dinuk Jayasinghe lbw b Perera
00
Rajeewa Balasuriya lbw b Wickremasinghe
00
Extras
15
TOTAL (All out in 82.3ors. in 299 min.)
256

FALL OF WICKETS:1-23, 2-86,3- 89, 4-112, 5-135, 6-168, 7-243, 8-243, 9-244
BOWLING:

Chathura Wickremasinghe
7.3-2-25-22
Ashan Priyanjan
12-1-41-2
Amal Atapattu
22-7-46-2
Supun Narangoda
5-0-23-0
Dilshan Munaw
14-1-43-2
Dinuk Jayasinghe
12-4-26-1
Nipun Nanayakkara
4-1-15-0
Madawa Warnapura
3-0-23-0
Primosh Perera
3-0-5-1

NALANDA COLLEGE - 1st INNINGS

Dilshan Munaweera not out
30
Primosh Perera not out
12
Extras
04
TOTAL (for no loss in 7.5 overs 39 mts)
46

BOWLING:

Ishara Wickremasinghe
3-0-23-0
Rajeewa Balasooriya
3.5-0-21-0
Matheesha Rasuwan
1-1-0-0

Source - Sunday Observer ( 2008/03/09)

 

 

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