Electing to take first lease of a perfect batting strip, Ananda made a commanding 274 all out in 49.5 overs. Their run feast was led by opener Lahiru Chaturanga who made an explosive 76 off 79 balls including 12 fours. Chaturanga was well supported by Sameera Panapitiya (56 runs off 43 balls with two fours) in giving Ananda a healthy total. Thilina Kandambi and M. Pushpakumara too made useful contributions.
Dilhan Jayasundara was the most impressive of the Nalanda bowlers with figures of 4 for 58.
In reply, Nalanda were bowled out for 204 in 44.2 overs with Danushka Fernando making a top score of 49.
Chief Scores:
ANANDA: 274 all out in 49.5 overs (Lahiru Chaturanga 76, Sameera Panapitiya 56, Tilina Kandambi 36, M. Pushpakumara 39, D Jayasundara 4 for 58, D. Dayaratne 2 for 56)
NALANDA: 204 all out in 44.2 overs (Danushka Fernando 49, Danuka Dayaratne 38, P. Hadigalle 30, Arnalu de Sivla 31, Nuwan Jayawardena 2 for 47, Sajith Rupasinghe 4 for 29)