Sayer guides Trinity to win over St. Anthony’s Wattala
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A match haul of 10 for 87 by Trinity skipper Raveen Sayer ensured an easy nine wicket win for his team over St. Anthony’s Wattala at Asgiriya. The first day’s play was limited to a couple of hours, and with uncertain weather, Trinity had to do a lot of planning.
They rushed to 151 for 8 in only 14 overs to take a 55 run lead on the first innings. Then they overcame the slight resistance put up by the visitors who were bowled out once more for 122.The target of 58 was achieved in a mere five overs. In addition to Sayer’s heroics Nushan Weerasinghe had a good outing with quick-fire knocks of 25 and 28 not out, plus a couple of wickets. This is Trinity’s second win in three games.
St. Anthony’s Wattala 96 in 32 overs (Pavan Prabath 21, Dilon Prasanna 13; Raveen Sayer 5 for 31, Nushan Weerasinghe 2 for 11) and 122 in 54 overs (Harsha Thavaka 36, Ashan Rukmal 24; Raveen Sayer 5 for 56, Duvindu Tillekeratne 2 for 25)
Trinity 151 for 8 dec in 14 overs (Nushan Weerasinghe 25, Hasitha Boyagoda 35, Raveen Sayer 38, Yasaran Pitawela 31; Gihan Sampath 3 for 57, Teshan Prasanna 2 for 52) and 58 for 1 in 5 overs (Nushan Weerasinghe 28n,o, Dilan Jayalath 24)
– AK