Ranuda-Rahal stand helps Trinity

Under 19 Cricket Matches

Trinity overcame a top order collapse to post 267 for nine wickets at stumps against Nalanda as Ranuda Somaratne and Rahal Amarasinghe scored valuable half centuries on day one of the Under 19 traditional cricket encounter at Campbell Place on Monday.

After Lisura Sigera took the first two wickets for just eight runs to trigger a top order collapse, Somaratne dropped anchor with a valuable knock of 91 runs. He faced 127 balls and scored five fours and three sixes in his innings. The fifth wicket stand that he put on with Amarasinghe was worth 133 runs. Amarasinghe’s run-a-ball 75 included 12 fours and a six.

Scores:

Trinity

267 for 9 in 79 overs (Viduka Dhammage 23, Ranuda Somaratne 91, Rahal Amarasinghe 75, Manula Kularathne 29n.o.; Raveen de Silva 4/98, Lisura Sigera 2/26)

Suwahas scores century

Pasan Suwahas scored an unbeaten century for St. Benedict’s to post 181 for seven wickets at stumps against St. Joseph’s on day one of their Under 19 match at Darley Road.

Scores:

St. Benedict’s

181 for 7 in 79.3 overs (Pasan Suwahas 109n.o., Sharujan Shanmuganathan 30; Kaven Pathirana 3/34, Shevon Daniel 2/25)