Trinity emerged winners against Gurukula College, Kelaniya in their Two Day encounter in the U19 Division 1 Inter-School Tournament which was held on 15th and 16th of December at the Trinity College Asgiriya Stadium. Trinity College beat Gurukula College by an innings and 37 runs.
Gurukola College won the toss and elected to field first. Trinity College in their first innings went on to score 256/8 runs declared in 70 overs. Supun Waduge scored 57 runs, Manula Kularathne scored 43 runs, Kusal Wijethunga scored 38 runs and Dinusha Pieris scored 34 runs.
Gurukola College batting in their second innings was bowled out for 109 runs in 43.3 overs. Tharana Wimaladharma picked up 3 wickets for 18 runs, Manula Kularathne took 2 wickets for 13 runs, Theeraka Ranathunga took 2 wickets for 17 runs and Dinuka Thennakoon picked up 2 wickets for 30 runs.
Trinity College enforced the follow-on against Gurukola College and were bowled out for 110 runs in 32.5 overs. Tharana Wimaladharma showcased an immaculate performance by picking up 8 wickets for 26 runs and Dinuka Thennakoon took 2 wickets for 21. Trinity College won by an innings and 37 runs.
The College congratulates the team for a well played game and extends its gratitude to the coach Mr. Naveen Ekanayake and Master-in-Charge Mr. B. Senarathne for their continuous support and guidance.
