Fine double by Akram

Dilwin Mendis- Moratuwa Sporst Corr

A fine all-round performance by Lumbini Vidyalaya skipper and Western Province South skipper M N Akram 73 runs and 5 for 15 enabled them to beat Western Province North Outer by 128 runs in their inter-Provincial Prima tournament under 15 cricket match played at Moratuwa.

Batting first Western Province south scored 245 for 9 and valuable contributions came off the bats of Sachin Umayangana of Moratu Vidyalaya 26 and Sebastianite Kusal Lakthilina 35, Tarindu de Silva claimed 4 for 51.

In reply visitors were bowled out for 117 runs with Vimukthi Ellegoda 3 for 23.

Western Province South - 245 (M N Akram 73, Sachin Umayangana 26, Kusal Lakthilina 35, Aviska Fernando 19, Lahiru Weerasekera 2/41, Jayamal Wanniarachchi 2/59, Tarindu de Silva 4/51).

Western Province North Outer - 117 (Lahiru Weerasekera 33, Wageesa Wanniarachchi 29, M N Akram 5/15, Ashan Malka 2/2, Vimukthi Ellegoda 3/23).