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Nirmal scores second century for Ananda

Under-19 Cricket

January 22, 2019, 10:40 pm

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Skipper Kamesh Nirmal scored his second century of the season (101 in 114 balls, 17x4s) to revive Ananda batting in the second innings but St. Benedict’s managed to earn first innings honours in the Under-19 traditional cricket encounter at Ananda Mawatha.

Scores:

Ananda 136 all out in 53 overs (Daminda Reshan 56n.o., Janindu Jayawardena 24; Maheesh Theekshana 4/55, Onila Pathirana 3/22) and 276 for 6 in 71.5 overs (Kamesh Nirmal 101, Kanishka Ranthilakage 20 Moditha Ranatunga 53, Kalana Wijesiri 76)

Strong teams – close exchanges

January 22, 2019, 10:41 pm

Two of the better ‘A’ Division teams, Trinity and St. Sebastian’s – battled it out for supremacy at the Asgiriya Stadium yesterday. By the close, the visitors had a slight advantage.

Trinity, who were given a good start...