The 94th Battle of the Maroons played between Ananda College, Colombo and Nalanda College, Colombo ended in a tame draw today (3rd March) at SSC Grounds, Colombo.
After been put into bat first, Nalanda College posted a solid total – 277/8 on the board before declaring their innings. The Skipper Sajitha Vithanage stood out with the bat, scoring a brilliant century, while the opening batter Sadew Samarasinghe also notched up an excellent half-century for Nalanda College.
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Ashinsa Nainayake was the pick of the bowlers for Ananda College as he bagged 3 wickets for 80 runs. Yasandu Kiriella and Kaveesha Mendis also starred with the ball, scalping 2 wickets each.
On their turn with the bat, Ananda College made a strong reply with the bat, posting 286/9 before declaring their innings.
Kithma Withanapathirana and Dinada Athalage were the star performers with the bat for Ananda as they made fine half-centuries. Osanda Pamuditha excelled with the ball, claiming 3 wickets for 29 runs for Nalanda College.
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Nalanda College began their second innings 9 runs behind and posted 120/4 before the Umpires removed the bails off to end the proceedings on Day 2.
Brief Scores
Nalanda College – 277/8d (78.2) Sajitha Vithanage 100*, Sadew Samarasinghe 84, Osanda Pamuditha 31, Manupa Manmitha 24, Ashinsa Nainayake 3/80, Yasandu Kiriella 2/33, Kaveesha Mendis 2/47 & 120/4 (24) Sadew Samarasinghe 43, Manupa Manmitha 41, Kaveesha Mendis 2/24
Ananda College – 286/9d (79.4) Kithma Withanapathirana 76, Dinada Athalage 71, Kanchana De Livera 33, Ashinsa Nainayake 31, Iruth Gimshan 22, Ayesh Shashimal 20, Osanda Pamuditha 3/29, Sanithu Wijerathna 2/43
Result – Match Drawn
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