ANANDA COLLEGE BEAT HINDU COLLEGE JAFFNA BY 81 RUNS

BY LAKSHMAN RANASINGHE

Ananda College Colombo scored an 81-run win over Hindu College Jaffna in their annual Sivagurunathan Trophy cricket encounter at the Ananda College Grounds yesterday.

Put into bat Ananda College racked up 197 for 5 in their allotted 20 overs.

A century partnership of 112 runs for the fourth-wicket by Iruth Gilshan and Kitma Sithmal steered the Colombo 10 team towards a comfortable total.

Gilshan was unbeaten on 80 which included seven hits to the ropes and four over, while Sithmal scored a steady 69 with seven fours and two sixes.

K. Tharanisan was the most successful Jaffna bowler to capture 2 for 18.

In reply, the lads from Jaffna, except for N. Piriyandan who top scored with 43, found some difficulty in coping with the on the spot bowling of Ayesh Shashimal and Kitma Sithmal and were 116 for 7 in 20 overs.

In the Old Boys match Ananda College Old Boys beat Hindu College Jaffna Old Boys by 43 runs in a 15-over-a-side match at the same venue played prior to the Sivagurunathan Trophy game.

CHIEF SCORES:

Sivagurunathan Trophy match – Ananda win by 81 runs

Ananda College 197 for 5 in 20 overs (Kanchana De Livera 30, Iruth Gilshan 80 not out, Kitma Sithmal 69, K. Tharanisan 2 for 18)

Jaffna Hindu College 116 for 7 in 20 overs (N. Piriyandan 43, Ayesh Shashimal 2 for 23, Kitma Sithmal 2 for 19)

Old Boys match – Ananda Old Boys win by 43 runs

Ananda Old Boys 164 for 3 in 15 overs (Sanjaya Ranaweera 48, Sanjaya Attanayake 32, Moditha Ranatunga 26 not out, Janudika Sriyapala 22, Kaushikan 1 for 17)

Hindu College Jaffna Old Boys 121 for 8 in 15 overs (Santosh

30, Dinuk Hettiarachchi 4 for 22, Sanjeewa Ranatunga 2 for 10)