Under 17 Cricket Joint defending champs Trinity meet Rahula Matara

Joint defending champions Trinity College will meet Rahula College Matara in the quarter-final of the Under 17 Division One inter schools cricket tournament conducted by Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association and sponsored by Sri Lanka Cricket at De Mazenod College ground in Kandana today.   
Seventy six teams divided into 14 groups participated in the first round. Trinity advanced to the second round as the group champion in the first round while Rahula College also advanced to the second round as the group champion in the first round.   
Trinity College Kandy beat Bandaranayake MMV Gampaha and Rahula College Matara beat Gurukula College Kelaniya in the second round.   
In the run up to the quarter-final Trinity led by Dimantha Mahavithana got the better of Kingswood while Rahula led by Alash Ambepitiya overcame Taxila Central Horana in the pre quarter final round matches.   
- (MSA)

The Teams
Trinity College - Dimantha Mahavithana (Captain), Pulessha Thilakaratne, Kavindu Jayaratne, Aadham Hilmy, Viduneth Dhammage, Ammar Manzil, Mahendra Abeysinghe, Sethmika Seneviratne, Sajana Weerasekara, Chaniru Senaratne, Ashwin Herath, Malika Vithanage, Ranul Gunarathna, Dinal Fernando, Kanilka Anthony, V. Raveendran (Master in Charge), Naveen Ekanayake (Head Coach), Lakshitha Alahakoon (Asst. Coach)   
Rahula College - Akash Ambepitiya (Captain), Gevindu Imeth Manamperi (vice captain), Pawara Pabasara, Nadil Sandesh, Janiru Wijayawardana, Geenuka Rupasinghe, Nehan Nirmala, Ishantha Gimhan, Reseli Wathvidu, Ljitha Induma, S.D. Wedage, T.M. Samarawickrama, A. Sahan Sathsara, Dulen Ramiru, P.P. Wengappuli, D.P.M.C. Waidyanatha (Master in charge), Tharindu Narasinghe (Head Coach), Pabasara Jayaweera (Assistant coach)