Rajans in 45-run win

by S.M. Jeffrey Abdeen - Kandy Sports Corr.

A five knock of 78 with 5 fours and two sixes by Rukshan Sooriyarachchi helped Dharmaraja College to a 45 run win over Sri Rahula College, Katugastota in their Elephant Lemonade Trophy limited over cricket tournament match played at the university grounds Peradeniya yesterday.

Dharmaraja College went into this match without their star player and skipper Chamara Kapugedera who is away with the Sri Lanka under 19 cricket team. But the other members of the team compensated by coming up with some good contributions.

Batting first the Rajans totalled 219 for 9 in their allotted 47 overs. Rukshan Sooriyarachchi and Upesh Wijesiri 64 (7 fours) put on 96 for the third cricket take the sting off the Rahula attack.

But there was rain during the day and match was further reduced to 38 overs with a revised target of 189 to win. But despite some early flurry Sri Rahula fell short by 45 runs.

Dharmaraja College 215 for 9 wks in 47 overs (Upesh Wijesiri 64, Rukshan Sooriyarachchi 78, C. Bandara 16, T. Perera 12, M. Bandara 3 for 29, V. Prassanna 2 for 12).

Sri Rahula College 144 for 7 wks in 38 overs (A. Gunaratne 27 S. Tillakaratne 22, C. Karunatillake 17 n.o. S. Udayakumara 14, C. Bandara 3 for 26, T. Perera 2 for 21).