Mangala steers Malay CC to victory

By M. Shamil Amit

An all-round performance by skipper Mangala Pradeep who ended with a match bag haul of nine wickets helped Malay CC record a three wickets win over Old Dharmapalians SC in the Governor’s Trophy inter-club two day encounter played at De Zoysa Stadium in Moratuwa.   

United Southern SC had to be satisfied with a first inning win against Leo CC in another match of the same tournament played the BRC ground.   

Results:

At Moratuwa – Malay CC won by three wickets

Old Dharmapalians SC 111 (Tharindu Amaratunga 38, Neluka Heshan 17 not out; Mangala Pradeep 7 for 40, Niman Umesh 2 for 22) and 213 for 7 declared (Tharindu Amaratunga 80, Rajitha Weerasinghe 36, Hasindu Piyumal 24, Neluka Heshan 27 not out, Nishan Perera 27 not out; Dilan Tharaka 2 for 42, Madushika Sandaruwan 2 for 48, Mangala Pradeep 2 for 64)   
Malay CC 178 (Savindu Uthsara 34, Mangala Pradeep 32, Rashan Dissanayake 27, Niman Umesh 22, Kalana Madusanka 21, Madushika Sandaruwan 17; Thisara Wickramasinghe 4 for 26, Punthila Kumara 2 for 25, Chamindu Samarasinghe 2 for 26) and 153 for 7 (Dhananja Edirisinghe 47, Rashan Dissanayake 28, Dimuthu Samarakkody 24, Mangala Pradeep 19; Nishan Perera 2 for 29, Thisara Wickramasinghe 2 for 34)   

At BRC – First inning win for United Southern SC

United Southern SC 127 (Gishanthika Jayaweera 51, Gayashan Koralegoda 31; Gihan de Soysa 3 for 34, Kalindu Akalanka 3 for 44, Hansaja Vishwajith 2 for 23) and 185 (Rusiru Rajapakse 65, Pathum Mendis 30, Gishanthika Jayaweera 25, Woshitha Amarasinghe 24; Gihan de Soysa 5 for 36, Buddika Prasad 3 for 31)   
Leo CC 119 (Kalindu Akalanka 32, Hansaja Vishwajith 29, Shehan Fernando 29; Tharindu Nirmal 5 for 44, Lakmal de Silva 4 for 42) and 150 for 8 (Hansaja Vishwajith 34, Nethmal Saheera 19, Prashath Jayasiri 19, Nishan Jayamal 35 not out; Tharindu Nirmal 5 for 55, Lakmal de Silva 3 for 18)