Trinity beat Rahula

S M Jiffrey Abdeen, - Kandy Sports Correspondent

Trinity College, Kandy registered second successive win in the schools under 19 Lemonade Trophy limited over cricket tournament when they beat Rahula College, Matara by 56 runs at the Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy yesterday.

Trinity College earlier beat Isipathana College in addition to defeating their home town rivals St Anthony's College by five wickets in their limited over clash for the Sir Richard Aluwihare Trophy.

Trinity College batting first were dismissed for 228 in 43.3 overs with big match hero Lakshitha Dassanayake top scoring with a quiet 63 including four fours and a six facing 80 deliveries. Rajitha Jayatunga made 35.

Medium Pacer Piushan Kulatunga took 4 for 53.

Rahula College in reply were in a bad way before a seventh wicket stand of 54 between Rukshan Gunawardene (42) and Sahan Hendawithane (27) took them past the 160 run mark before the innings folded up for 172.

Trinity's off spinner Pubudu Samarasinghe bowled economically to capture 2 for 28 in 10 overs. Off spinner Raveen took 3 for 36 in 9 overs.

Trinity College: 228 all out in 45.3 overs (Nushan Weerasinghe 23, Ron Chandragupta 24, Lakshitha Dassanayake 63, Shanoogeeth Shanmuganathan 22, Rajitha Jayatunga 35, Piushan Kulatunga 4 for 53, Mayura Gallappatti 2 for 16).

Rahula College: 172 all out in 48.4 overs (Nuwan Tharanga 32, Piushan Kulathunga 11, Tilina Manage 12, Rukshan Gunawardena 42, Sahan Hendawithane 27, Kalana Asanga 12, Charith Sudaraka 2 for 12, Pubudu Samarasinghe 2 for 28, Raveen Sayer 3 for 36).