Trinity College, Kandy recorded a smashing 149-run win over St. Anthony’s College, Katugasthota in their 37th annual limited-overs encounter played for the Richard Aluwihare trophy on Saturday in Katugasthota.
Match Replay – Trinity College vs St. Anthony’s College – 37th One Day Encounter
The 37th limited-overs cricket encounter between…
Trinity skipper and Sri Lanka youth player Hasitha Boyagoda stroked a magnificent 109 off 111 balls with 12 fours and became the first Trinitian to score a hundred in their limited-overs series.
After opting to bat first, Boyagoda’s hundred propelled Trinity to post a mammoth 305 from their allotted 50 overs. Hasintha Jayasuriya, Abishek Anandakumar and Thisaru Dilshan made valuable 40s while off-spinner Kavinda Senaratne grabbed 3 wickets for the hosts.
In reply, the Anthonians faltered as they were bundled out for just 156 runs with Navod Vijekumar being the top-run scorer. Seamer Ruvin Peiris, off-spinners Boyagoda and Kavishka Senadheera took two wickets apiece.
Trinity – 305/7 (50) Hasintha Jayasinghe 41, Hasitha Boyagoda 109, Pubudu Bandara 29, Abishek Ananda Kumar 46, Thisaru Dilshan 47*, Kalhara Senaratne 3-47.
St . Anthony’s – 156 (41) Navodya Vijeykumar 37, Kalhara Senaratne 31, Theeksha Gunasinghe 15, Thamashana Abeykoon 13, Ruvin Peiris 2-19, Hasitha Boyagoda 2-28, Kavishka Senadheera 2-44.
