Trinity beat St. Thomas’ to maintain winning streak

Trinity College Kandy maintained their winning run in their first-round fixtures of the Under 19 Schools Limited Overs Cricket tournament yesterday.

Trinity College Kandy beat St. Thomas’ College Matara by 6 wickets, recording their third win in four matches.

St. Joseph Vaz College Wennappuwa, Sri Dharmaloka College Kelaniya, and Lyceum International School Wattala also recorded wins.

Chief scores

*At Matara (Trinity College Kandy won by 6 wickets) St. Thomas Matara: 74 (33) (Navija De Seram 21, Manula Kularathne 3/5, Tharana Wimaladharma 3/8) Trinity Kandy: 76/4 (18.4) (Rahal Amarasinghe 37, Supun Waduge 21 n.o., Banauka Insamal 3/32)

*At Pannipitiya (St. Joseph Vaz College Wennappuwa won by 1 wicket) Dharmapala Pannipitiya: 155 (46.5) (Dihindu Herath 42, Praveen Kumarapperuma 25, Menusha Perera 3/10, Tharindu Eshan 3/38, Vishwa Rajapaksha 2/37) St. Joseph Vaz Wennappuwa: 159/9 (45.1) (Hansa Mihiranga 57 n.o., Tharindu Eshan 32, Menusha Pabasara 3/21, Kavindu Primal 2/45)

*At Katugastota (Sri Dharmaloka College Kelaniya won by 5 wickets) Vidyartha Kandy: 258/8 (49) (Pubudu Tharaka 97, Anuja Rathnayaka 57, Danupa Kodikara 44 n.o., Themira Mikashana 4/49, Sathidu Nadeeshan 2/36) Sri Dharmaloka Kelaniya: 259/5 (46.2) (Sanura Ruwantha 117 n.o., Nuwantha Methmal 57, Hashen Shyamal 36, Shevan Kanishas 2/31)

*At Godigamuwa (Lyceum International School, Wattala won by 90 runs) Lyceum Wattala: 256 (48) (Shanujan Baskaran 65, Lakshitha Udesh 43, Yugath Premathilake 36, Rayan Perera 26, Naveen Athishta 5/34, Manula Gimhan 2/60) St. Peter’s Negombo: 166 (40) (Naveen Athishta 76 n.o., Yohan Primosh 20, Rayan Perera 3/49, Bimsara Weerasinghe 2/30) (Y.K.)