First innings win for crusaders SC

Dilwin Mendis - Moratuwa Sports Corr

Crusaders Sports Club beat Old Dharmapalians Sprots Club by 67 runs on first innings in their inter-=club division one Sara Trophy tournament cricket match played at Surrey grounds, Maggona. Batting first Crusaders scored 151 runs with Suresh Silva scoring 51 runs and in reply Old Dharmapalians were skittled out for 104 runs with Padmanath Perera and Ishara Amerasinghe capturing 4 for 27 and 4 for 30 runs respectively. In their second essay Crusaders declared at 206 for 8 with Suresh Silva notching up his second half ton while Malin Silva claimed 5 for 72.

Set to make 273 for an outright victory Old Palians were 108 for 2 at close with Ishan Athuraliya making 65 runs.

Crusaders: 171 (Suresh Silva 51, Ishan Amerasinghe 31 n/o, Sidath Priyankara 2/29, Thilaksha Malshan 2/34, Malin Silva 2/43) and 206 /8 dec. (Tharindu Navamini 31, Padmanath Perera 33, Pathum Nishshanka 46, Suresh Silva 53 n/o, Malin Silva 5/72)

Old Dharmapalians: 104 (Yasith Lakshantha 27, Ishan Amarasinghe 4/30, Padmanath Perera 4/27, Suresh Silva 2/24) and 108/2 (Thilaksha Malshan 39, Ishan Aturaliya 65).