Trinity looking for eighth outright win

Trinity will be looking forward for an early finish and also to record their eighth outright win of the Under 19 inter-school cricket season when play resumes on day two today at the Kalutara Esplanade.

Trinity have put themselves in a strong position after spinner Janishka Premasinghe ran through the Kalutara MV bat- ting with a seven-wicket haul to bundle them out for just 88.From there on skipper Niroshan Dickwella who slammed a double ton in the previous match against Mahinda College Galle continued his form and led from the front with another fine knock of 88.

Niroshan got the suppor t of Heshan Wanniarachchi and Akila Jayasundara who made knocks of 67 and 57 which saw them end the first days play making a massive score of 359 for 8 which has given them a formidable lead of 271 runs.

Kalutara MV 88 (Nuwan Sajeendra 28, Janishka Pre- masinghe 7 for 37, Alwin Fernando 2 for 9)

Trinity 359 for 8 (Niroshan Dickwella 88, Heshan Wanniarachchi 67, Akila Jayasundara 57, Ron Chandragupta 38, Dinuk Wickramanayake 18, Sumudu Sameera 3 for 111, Dinuka Sajeendra 2 for 77) Pramod wrecks Thurstan

Pramod Hettiwatte wrecked the Thurstan batting with a six wicket haul helping his side bowl out their opponents to a low score of 105 to put Nalanda on top on day one in their Under 19 match played at Panagoda.

Nalanda in their turn thanks to an unbeaten knock of 88 by Ishan Rangana and a 69 by Koshan Danushka ended the day making 214 for 4.

Thurstan 105 (Minhaj Jaleel 33, Ashan Wanigaratne 27, Pramod Hettiwatte 6 for

15)

Nalanda 214 for 4 (Koshan Danushka 63, Wosantha Silva 29, Ishan Rangana 88 n.o., Rajitha Perera 3 for 71) Royal 242, Mahinda 108/3

Mahinda were 108 for 3 in reply to Royal’s score of 242 at the end of the first day’s play in their Under 19 inter-school match played at Reid Avenue.

Royal 242 (Imal Liyanage 88, Heshan Kumarasiri 43, Devin Pathmanathan 34, Supun Subasinghe 21, Chalana de Silva 3 for 80, T.M. Lakshan 2 for 21)

Mahinda 108 for 3 (Hashan Kumuditha 56 n.o.)

Late start at Galle

The match between Richmond and DSS at Galle got off to a late star t with Richmond taking first lease of the wicket making 175 for 5 with A.K. Tyrone making a top score of 71.

Richmond 175 for 5 (A.K. Tyrone 71, Kasun Chamara 35, Prabath Nishantha 25, Suchintha Karunaratne 2 for 29, Supun Madusanka 2 for 44) vs DSS Sri Sumangala plod whole day

Sri Sumanagala Panadura batted the whole of day one for a score of 165 for 6 in their Under 19 match against St Servatius which was played at the Uyanwatte Stadium in Matara.

Sri Sumangala Panadura 165 for 6 (Chamika Angelo 59, Tharuka Hirushan 42, Sanjaya Aruna 39, Kasun Rajitha 4 for 31) vs St Servatius