Trinity College, Kandy had to return home from Galle with only first innings points as Mahinda College put up a gritty batting display to save their under 19 division 1 cricket encounter played on 2nd and 3rd of December.
Mahinda skipper won the toss and elected to field first. The visitors posted a respectable total of 260 in 63.3 overs in their 1st innings. Skipper Raveen Sayer played a superb knock of 62 while wicket-keeper batsman Naveen Ekanayake made a half-century. Tharuka Samarawickrama and Thamith Kalhara shared 9 wickets for the hosts.
Mahinda in their 1st lease of the wicket was bundled out for 127 runs in 55.1 overs with opening fast-bowlers Pramodya Abeykoon and Lahiru Kumara snapping 3 wickets each while off-spinner Raveen Sayer chipped in with 2 wickets. Gihan Dhanushka top-scored with 43 runs for the boys from Galle.
The Trinitians enforced the follow-on and yet their effort of beating Mahinda by an outright failed with the host battling grittily in the 2nd innings. Mahinda ended day two on 116 for 6.
Chief Scores:
Trinity (1st inn) – 260 all out in 63.3 overs: Nushan Weerasinghe 45, Madawa Munaweera 28, Raveen Sayer 62, Naveen Ekanayake 54; Tharuka Samarawickrama 4/68, Thamith Kalhara 5/74.
Mahinda (1st inn) – 127 all out in 55.1 overs: Gihan Dhanushka 43, Pramodya Abeykoon 3/12, Lahiru Kumara 3/44, Raveen Sayer 2/22.
Mahinda (2nd inn) – 116/6 in 82 overs: Pasindu Dilshan 30*, Raveen Sayer 2/19, Dilan Jayalath 2/31.
