Crusaders in final
Crusaders Sports club entered the final of the Donovan Andree Trophy
tournament when they defeated Peterson SC in the semi-finals played at
the FTZ grounds, Katunayake.
Put into bat Crusaders scored 193 runs with Manjula Cooray top
scoring with 72. L. Gunasinghe captured 5 for 50.
Peterson in reply were shot out for 136 runs with left arm spinner
Suresh Silva capturing 4 for 25 and former Sri Lanka fast bowler, Ishara
Amarsinghe too 3 for 20.
Crusaders 193: (Dinusha Fernando, 27, Suneth De Silva 32, Manjula
Cooray 72. L. Gunasinghe 5/50, D. madushanka 2/23) and 137.
(Tharindu Uthpala 51, Bhanuka Ishan 39. H.D.B.A. Godapitiya 3/37,
D.Gomes 4/63).
Petersons 136 (S.P. Kumara 33, M.D.V.R. Gunatileke 24, Ishara
Amarasinghe 3/20, Pathmanath Perera 2/31, Suresh Silva 4/25 and 86/5 -
S.P. Kumara 23, D. Mahendra 29. - Pathmanath Perera 2/23, Manjula Cooray
2/19).
Crusaders SC will meet Narammala CC in the final on June 16 and 17 at
the same venue.
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