Sanga Trophy 2026 Trinity openers rock solid

By Shamseer Jaleel

Trinity College made a bold reply to Nalanda College’s score of 259 in their inter-school Under-19 cricket encounter played for the Mahela-Sanga trophy which commenced at the Asgiriya Stadium in Kandy yesterday.

The home team produced a bold reply scoring 82 without losing a wicket at rapid pace. This is the 46th encounter between the two schools after the series commenced in 1978.

Scores:

Nalanda 259 (Mihin Zoyza 53, Ranmith Dinuwara 51, Osanda Pamuditha 47; Sethmika Seneviratne 3/46, Chaniru Senaratne 3/73, Dinal Fernando 2/28)

Trinity 82/0 (Dimantha Mahavithana 44 n.o., Pulisha Thilakaratne 31 n.o.)