Left-arm pacie Amrith Srimahan claimed a match bag of 9 for 62 and hurried Trinity to their seventh win of the season after skipper Niroshan Dikwella had pulverised an ineffective Mahinda attack to the tune of 212 runs (26 fours, 2 sixes) at the Asgiriya Stadium last afternoon.
The Rajans, spearheaded by an attractive knock of 89 in 118 balls by Viraj Karaputugala, were able to overtake the Royal total by 12 runs and win the battle for the first innings lead in their drawn game at Lake View.
At Asgiriya: Trinity beat Mahinda by an innings and 132 runs
Mahinda 130 all out (53.3) (I. Gallage 33, H. Kumuditha 21, A. Srmahan 2 for 39, J. Premasinghe 5 for 25, L. Jayasinghe 2 for 3) and 61 all out (19.3) (C. de Silva 38, A. Srimahan 7/23, A. Jayasundera 2/25)
Trinity (O’night 242-2) 323 for 4 decl (53.3) (N. Dikwella 212, D. Wickremanauyake 43, H. Wanniarachchi 44, C. de Silva 3/96)
At Lake View: Royal draw against Dharmaraja
Royal 226 all out (61.4) (S. de Silva 37, I. Gunatilleka 22, S. Subasinghe 52, H. Ramanayake 24, M. Abeysekara 37, A. Vithanarachchi 5 for 75, D. Lanka 3 for 62) and 148 for 6 (57) (H. Ramanayake 35, H. Kumarasiri 37, D. Pathmanathan 22 n.o., A. Vithanarachchi 2 for 34, D. Prabath 2 for 19)
Dharmaraja 238 for 9 decl (77) (V. Karapotugala 89, K. Ratnayake 50 n.o., N. Karunaratne 23, A. Kudahetti 3 for 53, D. Pathmanathan 2 for 73, P. Aluthge 2 for 35) |
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