Sparkling knock of 72 by Saranga

S M Jiffry ABDEEN Kandy Sports Correspondent

An entertaining knock of 72 with 6 sixes and 4 fours by Sri Lanka under 19 cricketer Saranga Rajaguru for St Anthony’s College was the highlight of their inter school cricket match against St Peter’s College, Bambalapitiya which ended in a draw at Katugastota yesterday.

For the Peterites Shehan Fernando in course of his innings of 70 with 4 sixers and 5 fours off 42 balls reached 1000 runs for the season. Antonian Skipper Hiran Wickramasekera made 45 in the second innings but fell short by 29 runs to reach thousand runs in a season for the third successive year.

Another cricketer who fell short of a milestone of 100 wickets Antonians off spinner Aravinda Premaratne who has now taken 94 wickets and needs another six to reach 100 wickets.

St Anthony’s College 184 all out in 66.4 overs. Yohan Woods 25, Hiran Wickramasekera 12, Kanishka Ranaraja 51, Arivinda Premaratne 36, Suranga Rajaguru 20, Sidath Jayaweera 5 for 49, Julian de Silva 2 for 51) and 199 for 5 wickets declared in 52.1 overs (Yohan Woods 20, Hiran Wickremasekera 45, Pulasthi de Silva 42, Sarange Rajaguru 72, Sidath Jayaweera 3 for 77, Julian de Silva 2 for 61)

St Peter’s College 153 all out in 49.3 overs (Lahiru Nilantha 43, Sidath Jayaweera 29, Rajitha Liyanarachchi 23, Aravinda Premaratne 3 for 72, Aruna Bandara 4 for 21, Saranga Rajaguru 2 for 25) and 93 for 3 in 16 over (Shehan Fernando 70, Aruna Bandara 2 for 10)