Royal fail to clinch win over Trinity

Royal made all the running but failed to clinch a win over Trinity at the Asgiriya Stadium yesterday.

Two dropped catches, a run out missed and a reluctance to make bowling changes, cost Royal the match. The visitors bowled Trinity out for 112 and took a lead of 85 runs. Sahan Hettiarachchi 59 (58 balls, 5 fours, 3 sixes) pulverized the attack as the Royalists went for a declaration. Chasing 214 for an unlikely win, Trinity lost early wickets and were rescued by Jaleel and Wimalaweera initially. Towards the end, Illangaratne and Jayasundara kept the opponents at bay.

Royal 197 for 9 dec (C.Bogoda 29, K. Vithanage 40,C. Fernando 23, D. Nanayakkara 40, H. Mowjood 15, Y. Abeykoon 17; H. Illangaratne 2 for 38, M. Shehan 2 for11, R. Jaleel 3 for 37)

Trinity 112 in 52 overs (W. Munasinghe 18, R. Jaleel 14, R. Bandara 11 n.o; H. Mowjood 4 for 21, S. Hettiarachchi 2 for 9, C. Fernando 2 for 20, C. Rajaratne 2 for 7) and 141 for 7 in 57 overs (K. Wimalaweera 42, R. Jaleel 28, R. Bandara 33, H. Illangaratne 12 n.o; C. Fernando 2 for 15, H. Mowjood 2 for 40, C. Rajaratne 2 for 6) – A.K.