The 54th Battle of the Blues of Ambalangoda between Sri Devananda College, Ambalangoda and Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda ended in a draw today (02nd April) at UC Grounds, Ambalangoda.
After being put into bat first, Sri Devananda College were restricted to 194 despite Vihanga Malith’s sublime half-century. Pathum Malitha and Senitha Helambage were the pick of the bowlers for Dharmasoka College as they shared 6 wickets between them.
In reply, Dharmasoka College showcased a slightly better batting effort to go past the opposition’s first innings total. Chanuka Jayasri and Manasa De Silva stroked crucial knocks as Dharmasoka College posted 225 for their first innings.
Sri Devananda College began their second innings 31 runs behind and posted 146/8 before declaring their innings. Kaveesha Kalpana starred with the bat for Devananda College with a crucial half-century while Senitha Helambage stole the limelight with the ball producing an impressive spell (4/40) for Dharmasoka College.
Chasing 116 runs to win, Dharmasoka College were 36/2 when umpires called stumps for day two.
Brief Scores
Sri Devananda College, Ambalangoda 194 (57.1) Vihanga Malith 54, Kaveesha Kalpana 33, Kaveesh Hansaka 27, Sithum Vihanga 22, Pathum Malitha 3/41, Senitha Helambage 3/51, Chanaka Jananga 2/31 & 146/8d (41.4) Kaveesha Kalpana 55, Mayura Malshan 36, Senitha Helambage 4/40, Ishan Anuraddha 2/22, Amil Agasthi 2/28
Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda 225 (45.3) Chanuka Jayasri 47, Manasa De Silva 42, Randul Samarahewa 32, Senitha Halambage 28, Chanaka Jananga 25, Senura Sandayuru 21, Mithila Frenando 3/27, Mayura Malshan 2/11, Kaveesha Kalpana 2/52 & 36/2 (4) Randul Samarahewa 29
Result – Match Drawn
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