Maliyadeva beat Antonians

By Shamseer Jaleel

In a close game Maliyadeva College Kurunegala defeated St. Anthony’s College Katugastota by eight runs in their Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association (SSCA) conducted Under 19 Inter-School cricket encounter concluded in Kurunegala yesterday.   

Maliyadeva batting first scored 208 for 6 while Antonians could only reach 200 in their allotted overs. Mohamed Aaqil scored a brilliant 58 for St. Anthony’s but still fell short by 8 runs.   
Maliyadeva 208 for 6 in 46 overs (Ramesh Tennakoon 30 not out)   

St. Anthony’s 200 in 45.5 overs (Mohamed Aaqil 58, Kavindu Heshan 30, Induwara Galapitage 26; Chanuka Herath 4 for 34, Gayan Weerasinghe 3 for 40, Raveesha Balasuriya 2 for 35)