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The winning Ananda College team with the Atapattu-Halangoda Trophy
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The Marvan Atapattu-Mahinda Halangoda Trophy
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Ananda College pulled off a thrilling 13-run win over S. Thomas’ College, Mt. Lavinia, to regain the Marvan Atapattu-Mahinda Halangoda trophy in the 7th three-day cricket encounter concluded at Ananda Mawatha on Sunday.
Both schools tied with the same score – 123 in their first innings. In the second innings, the Thomians dismissed Ananda for 172, leaving them with 173 to win off 95 overs. But off-spinner Kithma Widanapathirana ran through the Thomian batting, taking 6/54 to dismiss them for 159 in 48 overs, to give Ananda College an exciting win. Widanapathirana, who took 4/20 in the first innings, ended with a match bag of 10/74.
Scores:
Ananda College 123 (Asinsa Nainayake 22, Himira Kudagama 37, Lithma Perera 33,
Aaron de Silva 5/11, Abheeth Paranawidana 3/18, Gimhan Mendis 2/31) and 172 (Himira Kudagama 52, Kithma Widanapathirana 27, Aaron de Silva 4/49, Abheeth Paranawidana 3/36, Reshon Soloman 2/42)
S. Thomas’ College 123 (Aaron Kodituwakku 28, Reshon Soloman 37, Kithma Widanapathirana 4/20, Sharada Jayarathne 2/17) and 159 (Methuka Gunarathne 60, Jaden Amaraweera 42, Aaron Kodituwakku 21*, Kithma Widanapathirana 6/54, Rashan Dilaksha 3/14)
