Trinity eye early win over Panadura Sumangala

S M Jiffrey Abdeen- Kandy Sports Corr

Trinity College, Kandy look set to an early win today in their schools Under 19 cricket tournament match against Sri Sumangala College, Panadura which began at the Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy yesterday. The match will be continued today at 10 am.

Put into bat by the visitors Trinity College batsmen ran riot to amass 309 for 4 declared in 49 overs, scoring at the rate of over six runs per over.

Vice Captain Rajitha Jayatunga scored an unbeaten 103 with 7 fours and 2 sixes off 108 balls. He put on 77 runs for the fourth wicket with Ron Chandragupta 51 (43 balls, 7 fours, 1 six).

Rajitha was also associated in an unbroken stand of 64 for the fifth wicket with skipper Dinuk Wickramanayake 50 not out (1 six, 3 fours, 60 balls). This is Dinuka's fifth half century and also has knocked a ton to take his season's total to 480.

Sumangala batsmen found run getting difficult and folded up for 95 in 43.3 overs by close. This leaves them the difficult task of scoring 214 runs to avoid an innings defeat. Left arm spinner Lakshan Jayasinghe bowled best to capture 4 for 13.

Trinity College: 309 for 4 decl. in 49 overs (Lakshitha Dassanayake 42, Bhaghya Pallihawadana 20, J Sanogeeth 35, Rajitha Jayatunga 103 not out, Ron Chandragupta 51, Dinuk Wikramanayake 50 not out, L V L V Sandeep 2 for 95).

Sri Sumangala: 95 all out in 42.3 overs (Chanuka Ameraskera 12, Kushan Akalanka 20, V R de Silva 12, T Nadeesha 13, L V Sandeep 13, Lakshan Jayasinghe 4 for 13, Pramoda Abeykoon 2 for 17, Charitha Sudaraka 2 for 15).