St. Thomas’ record ‘historic victory’ against Ananda

by Reemus Fernando

St. Thomas’ College, Matara achieved a ‘historic first’ as they beat Ananda College, Colombo by five wickets to retain their top position in the points table in the Under 19 Division I tier ‘B’ tournament yesterday.

St. Thomas’ are not a traditional rival of the schools cricket powerhouse of Colombo. Despite playing cricket for more than hundred years, they only meet Ananda in tournament matches. According to officials of St. Thomas’ it is the first time they have beaten the Anandians. The home team achieved the feat well before lunch on the final day as the tournament’s highest run scorer Pesandu Sanjan scored an unbeaten 23 runs to seal the five wickets win in the low scoring affair. Sanjan led from the front in the bowling attack as well taking six wickets in the second innings to bundle out Ananda for 49 runs. It is the third outright victory of the tournament for the team captained by Sajan.

At Galle, Mahinda beat St. Sebastian’s Katuneriya by an innings and 46 runs as Senuka Dangamuwa rattled the visitors for 72 runs with a five wicket haul in the second innings. Mahinda are the second placed team in the points table behind St. Thomas’.

Results

St. Thomas’ beat Ananda by five wickets at Uyanwatta

Scores

Ananda

95 all out 44.2 overs (Kenul de Zoysa 26, Lithma Perera 22; Vihanga Sankalana 2/14, Pesandu Sanjan 3/14, Manuga Guruge 3/26) and 49 all out in 20 overs (Pesandu Sanjan 6/22, Manuga Guruge 4/19)

St. Thomas’ Matara

85 all out in 25.2 overs (Manuga Guruge 18; Ashinsa Nainayaka 2/21, Kaveesha Mendis 2/04, Dasith Batugahage 4/30) and 64 for 5 in 18.2 overs (Kumesh Nawanjana 17n.o., Pesandu Sanjan 23n.o.; Sharada Jayaratne 4/31)

Mahinda beat St. Sebastian’s Katuneriya by an innings and 46 runs at Galle

Scores

St. Sebastian’s

83 all out in 32.3 overs and 72 all out in 38.1 overs (Arosha Udayanga 3/26, Senuka Dangamuwa 5/38, Kaveen Rukshan 2/04)

Mahinda

201 all out in 52.4 overs (Dulsith Dharshana 106, Sehas Ashinsa 22, Arosha Udayanga 25; Maheesha Sithum 3/73, Vihanga Theekshana 3/26, Damsith Subashana 2/44)