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Malith, Kaveesha excel as Trinity, Richmond win

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3 years ago

2024/01/20

Thilina Walpola

Under 19 Cricket

by Reemus Fernando

Trinity cruised to an innings and 25 runs victory over St. Thomas’ College, Matara as Malith Rathnayaka ripped through the visitors’ batting line up with a seven wicket haul in the Under 19 Division I Tier ‘A’ tournament match which ended with more than a session remaining on the final day at Asgiriya.

Left-arm spinner completed a match bag of 13 wickets as St. Thomas’ were bundled out for 42 runs in the second innings.

Jayavi Liyanagama added 32 runs to propel Trinity’s late order before coming to take two wickets in the second innings.

Rathnayaka was the star in the bowling unit as Trinity consolidated the top position in the Tier A tournament points table with the second win in the tournament.

Incidentally, Rathnayaka has 21 wickets from the two tournament matches.

In a traditional encounter, Richmond pulled off a four wickets victory over Maliyadewa as off-spinner Kaveesha Induwara bagged ten wickets.

In a Division I Tier A encounter (which is also a traditional match) St. Joseph’s late order fought hard to boost the score against S. Thomas’ at Mount Lavinia.

After Aveesha Samash held the top order together with 96 runs, number seven batsman Senuja Wakunugoda scored an unbeaten 82 runs in 132 balls for the Joes to post 267 runs.

Match Scores:

Trinity home for tea at Asgiriya

Scores:

St. Thomas’ 99 all out in 46.2 overs (Pesandu Sanjan 59; Malith Rathnayake 6/39, Jayavi Liyanagama 2/05) and 42 all out in 20.4 overs (Malith Rathnayake 7/21, Jayavi Liyanagama 2/10)

Trinity

99 for 4 overnight 166 for 9 decl. in 50 overs (Dimantha Mahavithana 64, Jayavi Liyanagama 32; Loshitha Diksith 3/56, Kansilu Gimhana 2/25, Punal Pamuditha 3/21)

Richmond pull off four wickets win at Kurunegala

Scores:

Maliyadeva 134 all out in 55.3 overs (Praveen Rukunayaka 44, Vinuka Galappaththi 28; Kaveesha Induwara 5/54, Sharon Abhishek 2/41) and 91 all out in 42.3 overs (Dimantha Nisanka 26, Vinuka Galappaththi 25;Sharon Abhishek 4/44, Kaveesha Induwara 5/40)

Richmond 165 for 8 overnight 170 all out in 48.4 overs (Chehan Subasinghe 52, Thamindu Pradeeptha 23, Sharon Abhishek 45, Kaveesha Induwara 19; Thaveesha Balasooriya 3/71, Dimath Abeysinghe 6/57) and 56 for 6 in 19.1 overs (Sharon Abhishek 20 n.o.; Thaveesha Balasooriya 2/29, Dimath Abeysinghe 3/23)

Late order battle for Joes at Mount Lavinia

Scores:

St. Joseph’s 267 all out in 75.2 overs (Aveesha Samash 96, Yenula Dewthusa 24, Senuja Wakunugoda 82n.o., Kenath Liyanage 22; Kavindu Dias 4/66, Abheeth Paranavidana 2/65)

S. Thomas’ 37 for 2 in 17.5 overs

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