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82nd Battle of the Maroons:
Charitha steals the limelight
Anuradha Abeysekara
Some excellent batting displays were the highlights of the second
day’s play of the 82nd edition of the Battle of the Maroons between
Ananda College and Nalanda College which ended in a draw at the
Sinhalese Sports Club ground yesterday.
Nalandian Charitha Kumarasinghe who was the top scorer of this year’s
battle was adjudged Man of the Match while Ananda’s Sachithra Perera won
the award for the Best Bowler for his figures of (4 for 9 and 2 for 58).
Nalanda’s Ruwinda Shamen was picked as the Best Batsman for his well
played knock of 50 in the first innings.
An unusual incident took place during this year’s Battle of the
Maroons, when match referee B C Cooray offered five runs to the
Nalanda’s first innings’ total as a penalty for Ananda batsmen damaging
the pitch.
Ananda batsmen resumed their innings at 102 for 5 wickets yesterday.
The Nalandians to shine on the last day were Charitha Kumarasinghe
(86) and the Vice Captain Sineth Gunawardhana who was unbeaten at 63
when the total stood at 212 for 5 at close of play. Charitha’s innings
included 17 well hit boundaries before his innings came to an end when
spinner Sachithra Perera struck. At that time, the Nalanda total was
148.
Anandians were making inroads with Geshan Wimaladharma’s two quick
wickets in the 66th over when Nalandaians were at 169/5. Except for
Sachithra and Geshan Ananda bowlers were unable to perform well on the
final day.
Special awards
Man of the Match - Charitha Kumarasinghe (Nalanda College)
Best Batsman – Ruwinda Shamen (Ananda College)
Best Bowler – Sachithra Perera (Ananda College)
Best Fielder - Prashan Wickramasinghe (Nalanda College wicket keeper
and skipper).
Nalanda College 1st innings 109 all out
Ananda College 1st innings
Danuka Madushan Pathirana ct Anjana Rangana 6
Geshan Wimaladarma b Dasun 26
Rasith Jayarathna b Rangana 8
Pasindu Madushan b Koshan 9
Ruvinda Sheman st Prashan b Koshan 50
Thushara Samarakoon ct Prashan b Nikila 9
Ushan Gunathilake ct Malinda b Koshan 38
Sachithra Perera lbw Dasun 4
Vinuka Ashan ct Sineth b Koshan 4
Sisuru Samarasinghe not out 1
Extras (wb1, nb0, b0, lbs0) 1
TOTAL (9 wickets dec, 53.3 overs) 156
FALL OF WICKETS1/7, 2/27, 3/49, 4/57, 5/88, 6/147, 7/148, 8/151, 9/156
BOWLING: Sineth Gunawardana (15-2-34-0), Rangana Cooray (8-1-30-2),
Malinda Vimukthi (1-0-4-0), Koshan Danushka (15.3-0-48-4), Dasun Tharindra (12-4-31-2), Nikila Weerasinghe (2-0-9-1),
Nalanda College 2nd innings
Anjana Abeyrathna lbw Vinuka 0
Prashan Wickramasinghe b Sachithra 16
Charith kumarasinghe b Sachithra 86
Sineth Gunawardana not out 63
Ishan Rangana lbw Geshan 13
Koshan Danushka lbw Geshan 0
Gayan Madawatta not out 22
Extras (wb2, nb3, b6, lbs1) 12
TOTAL (5 wickets , 79 overs) 212
FALL OF WICKETS1/0, 2/57, 3/148, 4/169, 5/169
BOWLING: Vinuka Ashan (9-3-25-1), Sachithra Perera (25-5-58-2),Ruvinda Sheman (13-0-39-0), Sisuru Samarasinghe (2-1-5-0),
Thamalka Athulathmudali (3-0-11-0), Pasindu Madushan (12-5-21-0), Geshan Wimaladarma (13-1-40-2), Rasith Jayarathna (2-0-6-0) |
