Two under 19 division one ‘Singer’ cup matches concluded on Tuesday with Trinity College, Kandy posting their third outright victory in the season while Isipathana started off their campaign with a first-innings win.
Trinity College vs De Mazenod College
Nushan Weerasinghe hammered a brilliant century as the defending champions clinched an 8-wicket win over De Mazenod College at Kandana.
Opening batsman, Weerasinghe top scored with 110 runs in 128 balls inclusive of 15 fours and 2 sixes to help Trinity to 288 runs before fast-bowler, Lahiru Kumara and off-spinner Raveen Sayer rattled the hosts with excellent bowling.
Left-arm spinner Akash Senaratne captured a five-wicket haul for the home team and stroked two vital knocks of 21 and 43 respectively.
Trinity College have now registered 3 consecutive outright wins in 10 days to stamp their authority early in the season.
Trinity – 288 all out in 65.1 overs: Shanogeeth Sanmuganathan 23, Nushan Weerasinghe 110, Shavindu Amarasinghe 51, Dilan Jayalath 31, T. Banugoban 21, Akash Senaratne 5/87, Ashen Fernando 2/50, Sangeeth Deshan 2/17.
De Mazenod – 118 all out in 28.5 overs: Akash Senaratne 21, Krishan Sanjula 31; Lahiru Kumara 4/46, Raven Sayer 4/35.
De Mazenod (2nd inn F/O) – 211 all out in 56.5 overs: Akash Senarathna 43, Shanuka Fernando 40, Nushan Weerasinghe 3/26, Raveen Sayer 2/54.
Trinity (2nd inn) – 42-2 in 6.1 overs: Dilan Jayalath 34*.
Isipathana College vs Mahanama College
Pramod Maduwantha starred with both bat and ball for Isipathana College as they recorded a hard-fought first innings win over Mahanama College in their drawn encounter at BRC grounds.
Left-handed Maduwantha made an excellent 102 with 7 fours and 4 sixes as the home team reached a formidable 259.
Right-handed Kavindu Munasinghe followed up his excellent work with the ball to muster a fighting century for the visitors but Maduwantha was once again the star performer for Isipathana as he scalped 4 wickets to bowl out Mahanama for 226 handing a slender 33-run lead for the boys from Havelock Town.
Left-arm spinner, Kanishka Gimhana picked up 8 wickets in the match for Mahanama College.
Isipathana – 259 all out in 65.2 overs: Pramod Maduwantha 102, Kalana Perera 37, Pathum Nissanka 37, Ayana Siriwardena 37, Kanishka Gimhana 5/50, Kavindu Munasinghe 3/27.
Mahanama – 226 all out in 93 overs: Kavindu Munasinghe 108, Vimukthi Panditharathne 28, Pramod Maduwantha 4/58, Lahiru Dilshan 3/31.
Isipathana (2nd inn) – 147/7 in 24 overs: Sanjula Abeywickrama 37, Kalana Perera 30, Kanishka Gimhan 3/31.
