A quick-fire 145, which came off just 98 balls, including 19 boundaries and four sixes by Gayana Weerasinghe, and 92 runs by Pahasara Bandara were the highlights of the second day’s play in the drawn 40th Battle of the Rocks big match between Maliyadeva College and St. Anne’s College concluded at the Welagedara Stadium in Kurunegala yesterday.

St. Anne’s, starting from their overnight score of 133 for 3, went on to score 219 for 8 before declaring, and Maliyadeva, batting in the second innings, helped by Gayana and Pahasara, ended the day with a formidable score of 326 for 5.

Result

Maliyadeva 119 all out (Dimantha Arusha 37, Pahasara Bandara 28, Vinuka Galappaththi 19; Sanuja Dissanayake 6/50, Kevin Nanayakkara 2/13) and 326 for 5 at close (Gayana Weerasinghe 145, Pahasara Bandara 92, Thiwanka Dissanayake 43, Dimantha Arusha 25n.o.; Shehan Kumara 5/91)   St. Anne’s (133/3 o’night) 219 for 8 decl (Buddhima Nandasiri 57, Yashmin Jayasundara 51, Chamith Sasenjana 35, Mahima Kotuwioa 21, Sanuja Dissanayake 16; Dimath Abeysinghe 6/69)

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