A brave attempt by Maliyadeva to force a victory over St. Anthony’s Katugastota in their inter-school match played at the formers ground was of no avail as time ran out.
There were some superb performances by players of both teams. Consistent scorer Gayan Manishan (62 and 68 not out) Chamikara Edirisinghe (5 for 40 and 3 for 96) and Vajira Kumara (7 for 103, 23 and 51 not out) were the pick of the Devans.
Left handed opener Hiran Wickremasekera (40 and 64) and Adil Reyal (6 for 58) excelled for the Anthonians. Their backs to the wall at 134 for 6 in their second innings, the Anthonians were saved by stubborn resistance from skipper Dulash Kumarasinghe (45) and Hirantha Seneviratne (60).
The Devans needed 245 for victory, had raced to 141 for 1 when time ran out.
St. Anthony’s 141 in 42.1 overs (H. Wickremasekera 40, T. Jayasinghe 28, M. Sarachandra 18; C. Edirisinghe 5 for 40, N. Alwis 4 for 53) and 300 in 73.4 overs (H. Wickremasekera 64,P. de. Silva 55, D. Kumarasinghe 45, A.Bandara 36, H. Seneviratne 60; C. Edirisinghe 3 for 96, V. Kumara 7 for 103)
Maliyadeva 197 in 49 overs (G. Manishan 62, V. Kumara 23, S. Silva 20; A. Reyal 6 for 58, M. Ranasinghe 2 for 45 and 141 for 1 in 26 overs (V. Kumara 51 n.o, G. Manishan 68 n.o, A.Bandara 19)
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