Ananda College took major honors in their drawn under 19 Singer Cup division one match against Royal College at Ananda Mawatha yesterday but failed to regain the L D H Peiris Memorial Trophy for which the encounter is played for.
The trophy was first awarded in 2003 in memory of L D H Peiris, a respected old Anandian and former principal of Royal College. Royal invited to bat first made 221 and Ananda in reply declared at 285-7. Their innings was anchored by an opening stand of 116 between Kavindu Gimhana and Sahan Suraweera and a 111-run fifth wicket partnership between Dushan Hettige and skipper Kavisha Anjula. Kavindu scored 73 off 77 balls (11 fours and a six) and Sahan smashed 56 off 48 balls (5 fours and 3 sixes). Hettige made a patient 64 runs off 121 balls (10 fours and a six) and Kavishka’s knock of 63 came off 57 balls and included eight fours and two sixes.
Royal were 165/5 at close in their second innings with Kavindu Madarasinghe scoring back to back half tons.
Scores:
Royal 221 and 165/5 at stumps in 45 overs (Madara Thalduwa 22, Kavindu Madarasinghe 51 n.o., Helitha Vithanage 28 Asel Sigera 2/57, Dileepa Jayalath 2/33)
Ananda 285/7 dec in 58.1 overs (Kavindu Gimhan 73, Sahan Suraweera 56, Dushan Hettige 64, Kavishka Ankula 63, Himesh Ramanayake 3/71, Abhishek Perera 2/66)