Crusaders beat Customs

Dilwin Mendis, Moratuwa Sports Correspondent

Crusaders Sports Club beat Customs Sports Club by 24 runs on first innings in their inter-club division one Sara Trophy tournament match played at Kalutara. Highlight of the match is an eight wicket partnership of 183 runs between Sahan Gallappatthy 143 and Dilshan Thilakarathne 59, Tarindu Navamini too scored 58 for the winners.

Batting first Customs SC declared at 319 for 9 with Danuka Dulaj 121 while Dimuth Warapitiya contributed 52 runs.

Customs SC – 319/9 dec (Waruna Dasanayake 23, Danuka Dulaj 121, Dimuth Warapitiya 52, Shahan Fernando 46, Ushan Wickramanayake 34, Amila Ratnayake 2/68, Tarindu Navamini 2/56, Pathmarath Perera 2/80, Sangeeth Cooray 3/15 and 62/5 – Suresh Silva 4/21).

Crusaders SC – 343 (Sahan Galappatthy 143, Tarindu Navamini 58, Padmanath Perera 42, Dilshan Thilakarathne 59, Anuk de Alwis 4/87, Shivantha Lankapuli 5/109).