A six wicket haul by Sasith Manuranga and four wickets by Sajitha Rajapaksa helped Rahula College restrict the Dharmapala first innings to 126 runs and put Rahula in control of the 7th Battle of the Golden Lions which commenced at the Uyanwatta stadium yesterday.
Dharmapala electing to bat first got off to a solid start with Malith Sandakelum (44 off 71 balls) and Amila Dayanaka (21 off 40 balls) sharing a 71 run partnership for the first wicket but the rest of the Dharmapala batsmen fell victim to Sasith and Sajitha to be dismissed for 126 runs.
Binara Sanketh and Sham Bandara opening the Rahula innings shared a 95 run partnership for the first wicket and Rahula were in a strong position of 124/3 at stumps on day one with skipper Uraj Chalaka and his deputy Sasith Manuranga as night watchmen. . Chamindu Samarasinghe bowling left arm spin claimed all three wickets that fell. Rahula are in a position to force a decision if they can add another hundred or more runs to the score when play resumes this morning.
Dharmapala 126 in 41.4 overs (Malith Sandakelum 44, Amila Dayanaka 21, Lakshitha Purasinghe 17, Avishka Hasarinda 16 Sasith Manuranga 6/25, Sajitha Rajapaksha 4/36)
Rahula 124/3 in 51 0vers at stumps (Binara Sanketh 55, Sham Bandara 53, Chamindu Samarasinghe 3/32)
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