Easy for Nalanda

Anushka Withanage

A superb double by Sri Lanka youth player Nipun Karunanayake (51 n.o.) and (5 for 35) helped Nalanda College to register outright win over Mahanama in their inter-school under 19 cricket match at Campbell Place yesterday.

Mahanama: 187 (H. Perera 21, I. Kumara 92 n.o., D. Rusiru 20, A. Nanayakkara 5 for 21 S. Tennekoon 2 for 38) and 176 (Sachith Ruberu 36, C. Thissakuttige 54, Chathura Wanniarachi 36, Randika Welikannage 18, Nipun Karunanayake 5 for 35, Dinuk Jayasinghe 3 for 60).

Nalanda: 295 (Praba Wickremasinghe 47, Nipun Karunanayake 44, C. Rodrigo 36, Adeesha Nanayakkara 64, Suranga Tennekoon 24, Ishan Rangana 19, Indunil Kumara 4 for 80, Randika Welikannage 2 for 61, Chathura Wanniarachi 2 for 26) and 69 for no loss (Nipun Karunanayake 51 n.o.).