Nalanda College, Colombo won the 44th annual ‘Battle of Maroons’ lmited overs cricket encounter beting their arch rivals Ananda College, Colombo for the second consecutive year by five wickets at the SSC grounds yesterday.
Nalanda won the toss and decided to field and restricted their opponents to 244 runs in 49.1 overs. Skipper Asel Sigera scored 87 runs and deputy skipper Lahiru Hiranya scored 38 runs. Dushan Hettige and Kavindu Gimhana scored 33 and 31 runs respectively. Lakshitha Manasinghe took 3/48. Chamindu Wijesinghe and Kaveesh Madurapperuma took two wickets each.
Inreply Nalanda scored 247/5 in 44 overs to clinch the victory comfortably. Suhanga Wijewardhane scored 68 runs while Chamindu Wijesinghe added unbeaten 48 runs. Dilhara Polgampola (37 runs) and Ranindu de Silva (36 runs) were the other top scorers for winners. Suhanga Wijewardhane of Nalanda College was adjudged the Man of the Match.
Ananda: 244 in 49.1 overs (Asel Sigera 87, Lahiru Hiranya 38, Dushan Hettige 33, Kavindu Gimhana 31, Lakshitha Rasanjana 3/48, Chamindu Wijesinghe 2/31, Kaveesh Madurapperuma 2/40)
Nalanda: 247/5 in 44 overs (Suhanga Wijewardhane 68, Chamindu Wijesinghe 48 n.o., Dilhara Polgampola 37, Ranindu de Silva 36, Avishka Perera 21). YK
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