Bad light thwart Anthonians
The Anthonians made all the running but failed to control the skies. Bad light thwarted their bid for victory when Vidyartha were in trouble at 93 for 7 still 38 runs behind.
Earlier in the day Abeykoon and Kameel made fifties and added117 for the sixth wicket. The home team ended on a comfortable 270 for 6.
Magical spinner Nimnaka Jayatilleke (5 for 48) then shot out the visitors for 139. Skipper Isuru Prabodha’s 34 was the chief feature of Vidyartha’s 93 for 7 second time around.
St. Anthony’s 170 for 5 contd, 270 for 6 dec in 65 overs (Navodaya Vijayakumar 58, Dayan Pankaja 34, Gihan Achintha 16, Mohammed Rukshan 17, Mohammed Kameel 51n.o, Tamashana Abeykoon 58; Pabasara Hasaranga 2 for 21, Kasun Karunatilleke 2 for 53).
Vidyartha139 in 39.1 overs (Medunaka Wijetilleke 52, Chaturanga Dilshan 24, Dumindu Ediriweera 15, Kumuditha Perera 12; Nimnaka Jayatilleke 5 for 48, Navodya Vikeyakumar 3 for 34) and 93 for 7 in 34 overs (Isuru Prabodha 34, Pabasara Hasaranga14, Dilhara Tennekoon 27n.o, Nimnaka Jayatilleke 4 for 34, Asitha Wanninayake 2 for 19).
St. Servatius gives Trinity a good run
Trinity was given a run by St. Servatius in their drawn opening match of the season at Asgiriya.
The home team showed great powers of recovery to move from 133 for 7 to 228, after skipper Pubudu Bandara had set the pace with a brisk 50. Dinitha Siriwardena, Kavishka Senadheera and Mohammed Raizan came up with substantial contributions.
Off spinner Chetaka Dinikan and Nathum Sahastra (leg-spin) finished with three wickets each.
The visiting team were not fazed by the challenge and totalled a fighting 183. Chethana Denuwan had ten fours and a six in his defiant 70. Kavindu Umesh and Kavishka Senadheera were among the wickets. Pubudhu Bandara lit up the opening proceedings with a 33 that had five fours and two sixes.
Trinity 228 in 54.3 overs (Pubudu Bandara 50, Mohammed Raizan 31, Dinitha Siriwardena 48, Kavishka Senadheera 34, Ruvin Pieris14; Chintaka Denuwan 3 for 30, Nethunn Sahastra 3 for 34, Naveen Sateesh 2 for 25).
St. Servatius183 in 58 overs (Risira Weerasuriya 22, Chethana Denuwan 70, Pasan Thatsara16, Kesara Weeratunga 12; Ruvin Pieris 3 for 32, Kavishka Senadheera 2 for 14, Kavindu Umesh 4 for 13)
Trinity 44 for 1 in 8 overs (Pubudu Bandara 33)