Ten wicket haul by Ramesh

Dilwin Mendis- Moratuwa Sports Correspondent

A match bag of 10 for 147 (4/75 and 6/72) and an unbeaten 45 runs by Ramesh Selvaraj and another good knock of an unbeaten 61 runs by Bobby Fernando helped Kalutara PCC to beat Kandy YCC on first innings by 163 runs in their inter-club Sara Trophy tournament cricket match organized by Sri Lanka Cricket and played at Kalutara. Batting first Kandy YCC were all out for 151 runs with Niroshan Perera 57 while Renuka Dananjaya too claimed 3 for 17.

In reply homesters declared at 314 for 8 with Madava Munasinghe too contributing 45 runs. Chandima Abeykoon was the most successful bowler for the visitors with 3 for 48. In their second essay Kandy YCC did better to score 265 with Amila Rukshan scoring 59 runs and Ruwantha Ekanayake 79.

Kandy YCC - 151 (Niroshan Perera 57, A Perera 27, Chandima Abeykoon 30, Ramesh Selvaraj 4/75, Ruchira Thalindra 2/24, Renuka Dananjaya 3/17 and 265 - Muditha Wijekoon 40, Amila Rukshan 59, Aruna Perera 43, Ruwanka Ekanayake 79, Chandima Abeykoon 32, Ramesh Selvaraj 6/72, Yarick Captain 3/43).

Kalutara PCC - 314/8 (Dammika Ashan 34, Ravinda Niroshan 24, Madava Munasinghe 45, Manoj Niroshaka 20, Yasith Chamod 31, Ruchira Tharinda 33, Bobby Fernando 61 n.o, Ramesh Selvaraj 45, n.o, Chandima Abeykoon 3/48, Kasun Ekanayake 2/45).