Hasitha 139, Trinity make 321/6

Hasitha Boyagoda cracked 139 and was supported with a half ton by Shanmuganathan Shanogeeth to help Trinity College taking first lease of the wicket make a score of 321 for 6 declared against Royal College who ended day one on 5 for 0 in the Under 19 cricket encounter played at Reid Avenue.

In the other matches which began yesterday Maris Stella Negombo and St. Benedict’s College dominated proceedings against Gurukula MV Kelaniya and De Mazenod played at Katuneriya and Kotahena, while exchanges were even in the match between President’s College Kotte and Zahira College played at Kotte. The matches will be continued today.

AT REID AVENUE

Trinity 321 for 6 declared (Hasitha Boyagoda 139, Shanmuganathan Shanogeeth 65, Chanuka Bandara 46: Abhishek Perera 2 for 40, Yuvin Herath 2 for 68)

Royal 5 for 0 AT KATUNERIYA Maris Stella 205 (Lasith Croospulle 83, Ravindu Fernando 39, Sanka Poorna 24: Pruthuvi Rusaara 6 for 45) and 56 for 1 (Lasith Croospulle 36 n.o.) Gurukula MV Kelaniya 144 (Achintha Malshan 46: Pasindu Ushetti 4 for 50, Sachindu Colombage 2 for 29) AT KOTAHENA De Mazenod 134 (Sandeep Deshan 38, Praveen Fonseka 38: Chamindu Wijesinghe 4 for 29, Maheesh Theekshana 4 for 30)

St. Benedict’s 145 for 3 (Shihan Fernando 85 n.o., Chamindu Wijesinghe 39 n.o.: Sashan Dineth 2 for 34) AT KOTTE

President’s Kotte 221 (Chamod Wickramasooriya 48, Hashan Priyadharshana 44, Sachintha Liyanage 28, Mohamed Rifaz 22: Sajith Sameera 5 for 38, Mohamed Najath 2 for 33)

Zahira 143 for 6 (Mohamed Shamaz 72, Sajith Sameera 26: Shalaka Bandara 2 for 8)