Dimantha, Aadham lead Trinity’s fight back

By M. Shamil Amit

Skipper Dimantha Mahavithana and Aadham Hilmy led Trinity’s fight back against Nalanda when play ended on day two in the quarter final encounter of the Under 19 Division 1 Tier A cricket tournament played at the FTZ ground in Katunayake.

The second day’s play saw Nalanda in reply to Trinity’s score of 173 runs resuming from their overnight score of 98 for 5 undergoing some anxious moments before managing to take a first inning lead.

Trinity batting the second time and most probably going in for quick runs were spearheaded by skipper Mahavithana and Hilmy who both cracked half tons that saw them ending the day with a formidable score of 274 for 9, a lead of 263 runs. The match will be continued today.

Scores:

Trinity 173 (Praveen Rukunayake 59, Viduneth Dhammage 27, Dimantha Mahacithana 21, Chaniru Senaratne 18, Malika Vithanage 17, Adham Hilmy 16: Malsha Fernando 4/49, Hasith Ratnayake 3/38) and 274 for 9 (Dimantha Mahavithana 59, Aadham Hilmy 57, Mahendra Abeysinghe 31, Sethmika Seneviratne 28, Praveen Rukunayake 19, Chaniru Senaratne 16, Viduneth Dhammage 38 n.o.: Malsha Fernando 3/68, Hasith Ratnayake 3/70, Dunitha Anusara 2/29)

Nalanda (98/5 overnight) 184 (Govindu Manamperi 39,  Santhul Wijeyaratne 28, Ranmith Dinuwana 22, Nadul Jayalath 16, Hasith Ratnayake 32 n.o.: Kamilka Anthony 5/52, Dinal Fernando 2/37)