Under 19 Cricket Ranuda Rahal shines on day one

By M. Shamil Amit  

Ranuda Somaratne and Rahal Amarasinghe shone for Trinity College with half tons against Nalanda College on day one of the Under 19 inter-school cricket encounter played at Campbell Place.  

Somaratne made a top score of 91 inclusive of five boundaries and three sixes while Amarasinghe made 75 with 12 boundaries and a six.   

The pair associated in a valuable 133-run stand for the fifth wicket for Trinity who, taking first lease of the wicket, ended the day on 267 for 9.  

Elsewhere, an unbeaten knock of 109 by skipper Pawan Suwahas for St. Benedict’s College was the highlight in their match against St. Joseph’s at Darley Road. 

Results 

At Campbell Place  
Trinity 267 for 9 (Ranuda Somaratne 91, Rahal Amarasingje 75, Viduka Gamage 23, Manila Kularatne 29 n.o.: Raveen de Silva 4 for 98, Lisura Sigera 2 for26) vs Nalanda  
At Darley Road  
St. Benedict’s 181 for 5 (Sharujan Shanmuganathan 30, Pawan Suwahas 109 n.o.: Kagen Pathirana 3 for 34, Shevon Daniel 2 for 24) vs St Joseph’s