Arachchige and Sammu centuries help Ananda to 486

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All rounder Sahan Arachchige and Sammu Ashan hit swashbuckling centuries as Ananda amass a mammoth 486 in their drawn U-19 inter-school cricket matchconcluded at Lake View Kandy today. 

Sahan was at his brilliant best stroking 153 ball 145 inclusive of 18 boundaries and two sixes while his partner Shan made a quick-fire 107 off 81. Ashan was ruthless with the bat as he took the bowlers to the sword mercilessly and hit six boundaries and nine sixes in his magnificent effort. 

 The pair added 174 for the seventh wicket as Ananda feasted on a poor bowling effort by hosts. After bowling out hosts for 211 runs, Ananda resumed their innings on 50 for no loss. Openers Lakkahan Jayasekara 955) and Thamalaka Athulathmudali (51) got off to flying start adding 107 runs for the opening wicket. The pair departed when the score was on 107 but, rest of the batting propelled them to mammoth score that gave them first innings points.

Wenuka Galahitiya was the pick of the bowlers claiming five wickets but he conceded 182 runs while Deneth Lanka picked up two wickets for 85 runs. 

Dharmaraja: 211 (Sapumal Tennakoon 43, Tharusha Weragoda 29, Ruchira Pupulewatte 29, Kavinda Ratnayake 31, Sahan Arachchige 2/23, Sandaken Pathirana 2/30)

Ananda: 486 (50/0 o/n) (Sahan Arachchige 145, Sammu Ashan 107, Lakkhana Jayasekara 55, Thamalaka Athulathmudali 51, Nisal Francisco 35, Pasundu Ishira 30, Kushil Perera 29, Wenuka Galahitiywa 5/182, Deneth Lanka 2/85)