Maris Stella in superb recovery

S.M. Jiffrey ABDEEN Kandy Sports Correspondent

Maris Stella College, Negombo did well to recover from 79 for 5 to total 260 on the first day of their schools Under 19 Cricket Tournament match against Trinity College which began at the Asgiriya Stadium in Kandy yesterday. The match will be continued today at 9.30 a.m.

Sanjaya Silva who came at the fall of the first wicket played the role of sheet anchor and batted doggedly to score 60 facing 203 balls and hitting just 2 fours.

At lunch Maris Stella College was struggling at 83 for 5 before Sanjaya Silva and Dasun Shanka (44) resurrected the innings with a sixth wicket stand of 59. Dasun Shanaka was very aggressive when compared to his partner Sanjaya Silva.

His 44 run knock lasted only 29 balls and he hit 3 sixes and 5 fours with 38 of the runs coming in boundaries.

Sanjaya Silva was next partnered by Prasansaga Jayamanne (59) and this pair put on 96 for the seventh wicket to hoist the 200 of the innings Prasansaga Jayamanne hit 8 fours and 1 six in his 80 ball nock. But there was miner collapse as the total slumped from 234 for 6 to 239 for 9.

Medium pacer Chinthaka Gokula returned his career best figures of 7 for 60. Maris Stella College 260 all out in 84.5 overs (Vishwa Kanchuka 11, Sanjaya Silva 60, Satbira Dileepa 16, Dasun Shanka 44, Prasansaga Jayamanne 59, Yasith Dilshan not out 16, Chinthaka Gokula 7 for 60, Suresh Wickrema 2 for 60, Aamil Anas 1 for 80.

Trinity College 12 for no loss in 6 overs.