Seeduwa-Raddoluwa CC in 45-run win

S. M. Jiffrey Abdeen, Kandy sports correspondent

Seeduwa, Raddoluwa Cricket Club scored a 45 run win over Kandy Youths Cricket Club in their under 23 division one premier league cricket tournament match played at Katugastota over the weekend.

Kandy Youths who obtained first innings lead were set a victory target of 184 in 60 overs, were dismissed for 138 with 10 mandatory overs remaining.

Highlight of the match was an aggressive knock of 93 with 5 sixers and 7 fours off 80 deliveries by Kegalu Vidyalaya schoolboy Mohamed Saffraz in Kandy Youths first innings.

In fact Kandy Youths were sitting pretty at one stage with the scoreboard reading 109 for 2 before they folded up for 148.

Seeduwa, Raddoluwa CC 145 all out in 45.1 overs (C. de Silva 21, G. Kumara 29, C. Gayan 36, C. Mahinda 17 not out, D. Athauda 2 for 26, R. Jayatissa 3 for 24) and 186 for 9 decl. in 29.4 overs (C. de Silva 14, M. Feshal 32, C. Ruwansiri 35, C. Gayan 26, M. Kumara 37, C. Malinda 21, S. Fernando 14, B. Samarawickrema 30, Y. Chanaka 3 for 49, R. Jayatissa 3 for 33).

Kandy Youths CC 148 all out in 37.4 overs (M. Saffraz 93, R. Jayatissa 26, M. Kumara 4 for 37, G. Kumara 3 for 44, C. Ruwansiri 3 for 13) and 138 all out in 50 overs (M. Saffraz 18, K. Alwis 31, Y. Chanuka 24, S. Hettiarachchi 20, L. Pathirana 17 n.o., M. Kumara 2 for 16, N. Priyantha 2 for 36, G. Kumara 3 for 32, B. Samarawickrema 2 for 0).