Nipuna steers Narammala SC

Dilwin Mendis- Moratuwa Sports Correspondent

Right arm leg spinner Nipuna Ranasinghe had a match bag of 12 for 93 (8/52 and 4/41) and a solid knock of 98 runs by Senaka Gunatilleke helped Narammala Sports Club to defeat Kelaniya Sports Club by 185 runs in their inter-club Sara Trophy Tournament cricket match worked off at Ibbagamuwa. Taking the first lease homesters were all out for 193 runs with Danushka Sandaruwan making the top score of 64 runs. In reply visitors collapsed for 130 runs and in their second essay Narammala lads declared at 256 for 6 including an unbeaten 51 from Rangana Udaya Kumara. Y. Kuruwita was the most successful bowler for Kelaniya with 4 for 17.

Set to make 320 runs for an outright victory Kelaniya Sports Club were dismissed for a paltry 144 runs and M. Hafiz totalling 46 runs.

Kelaniya SC – 130 (B. Maduranga 24, S. Sanjaya 22, S. Bandara 27, Nipuna Ranasinghe 8/52, Danushka Sandaruwan 2/51) and 144 (A. Perera 20, S. Sanjaya 24, M. Hafiz 46, Nipuna Ranasinghe 4/41, Tennyson Dasanayake 2/23, Danushka Sandaruwan 2/58).

Narammala SC – 193 (Danushka Sandaruwan 64, Chaminda Dissanayake 21, Nipuna Ranasinghe 20, Afshal Hamsa 31, S. Bandara 2/20, A. Perera 2/19, Y. Kuruwita 3/31) and 256/6 dec. (Senaka Gunatilleke 98, Rangana Udayakumara 51 n/o, Mayura Prabuddha 28, Y. Kuruwita 4/17, V. Seneviratne 2/87).