Rukshan takes seven wickets as Ananda suffer third straight defeat

Under 19 Cricket  

by Reemus Fernando

Spinner Kaveen Rukshan took seven wickets to dismiss Ananda for 153 runs in the second innings as Mahinda handed the home team their third consecutive defeat of the season in the Under 19 traditional cricket encounter at Ananda Mawatha on Wednesday.

A century by Hiruna Gallage was decisive for Mahinda as it helped the visitors post 266 for eight wickets declared on the second day morning.

Ananda were 107 runs behind when they commenced the second innings before lunch. With the inexperienced batting line up crumbling, stand in captain Iruth Gimshan resisted with 48 runs. Mihin Munasinghe and Isru Ayesh made 20s for them to last more than 50 overs but that was not enough to avert defeat.

Mahinda were left with a target of 47 runs to chase and they achieved it for the loss of three wickets.

Last week Ananda suffered back-to-back defeats at the hands of St. Anthony’s, Katugastota and Trinity.

Meanwhile at Asgiriya, Linal Subasinghe scored an unbeaten half century to anchor the batting line up of Wesley. They reached 95 for five wickets at stumps after restricting the home team to 193 runs on day one of their match.

Results  

Mahinda beat Ananda by seven wickets at Ananda Mawatha

Scores:

Ananda

159 all out in 53.1 overs (Viduna Wijebandara 27, Iruth Gimshan 25, Ayesh Shahimal 42; Dhanuja Induwara 5/33, Tharusha Dilshan 2/37, Arosha Udayandga 2/18) and 153 all out in 51 overs (Iruth Gimshan 48, Mihin Munasinghe 22, Isuru Ayesh 21n.o.; Kaveen Rukshan 7/45)

Mahinda

142 for 5 overnight 266 for 8 decl. in 71 overs (Hareen Achintha 36, Hiruna Gallage 104, Tharusha Dilshan 46; Ayesh Shashimal 3/61, Ashinsa Nainayaka 4/89) and 48 for 3 in 9.4 overs (Hiruna Gallage 17n.o.; Ayesh Shashimal 2/26)

Trinity 193, Wesley 95/5 at Asgiriya

Scores:

Trinity

193 all out in 67.5 overs (Supun Waduge 26, Dinusha Peiris 31, Rahal Amarasinghe 56, Manula Kularatne 38; LinalSubasinghe 2/37, Uvin Perera 4/29,J. Weiman 3/53)

Wesley

95 for 5 in 32 overs (Linal Subasinghe 52n.o., Chamath Gomez 29;  Manula Kularatne 2/17, Tharana Wimaladarma 2/26)