St. Anne’s College bested Maliyadeva College by 33 runs in the 23rd ‘Battle of the Rocks’ limited overs cricket encounter played at the Welagedara stadium Kurunegala yesterday.

Maliyadeva won the toss and decided to field. St. Anne’s bowled out for 207 runs in 48.5 overs. Kavindu Ranasinghe scored 54 runs and Wanitha Wanninayake scored 44 runs. Kaveen Maduranga took 3/22. Nishanjaya Hettiarachchi and Pasindu Tennakoon took two wickets each. Maliyadeva bowled out for 174 runs in 45 overs. Dulaj Ranatunge scored 51 runs and Chaluka Athapatthu scored 29 runs. Pasindu Tennakoon took 4/30 and Dhananjaya Bandara took 3/25. Pubudu Ganegama took 2 wickets.

St. Anne’s:207 in 48.5 overs (Kavindu Ranasinghe 54, Wanitha Wanninayake 44, Dineth Chandimal 31, Randeera Ransinghe 21, Naveen Madhuranga 3/22, Nishanjaya Hettiarachchi 2/14, Pasindu Thennakoon 2/34)

Maliyadeva:174 in 45 overs (Dulaj Ranatunge 51, Chaluka Atapattu 29, Supun Sumanarathna 22, Muditha Premadasa 22, Pasindu Tennakoon 4/30, Dhananjaya Bandara 3/25, Pubudu Ganegama 2/17.