Malinda Pushpakumara routs Saracens with all ten wickets in an innings

Sri Lanka and CCC left-arm spinner Malinda Pushpakumara came up with an exceptional bowling performance by capturing all ten wickets in an innings in their 235-run win over Saracens in a SLC Major League Tier ‘A’ Inter-Club cricket match played at Moratuwa yesterday.

Saracens set a target of 349 for victory succumbed to the wiles of Pushpakumara who routed them for 113 by capturing all ten wickets for 37 runs.

With six wickets in the first innings Pushpakumara ended with a match bag of 16 for 110. SSC, Chilaw Marians and Army SC were the other clubs to record wins yesterday.

RESULTS

* At NCC: Match drawn.

Ragama CC: 433 and 55/2 in 15 overs (Dineth Thimodya 22)

Tamil Union: 544/8 (223/2 o/n) in 131.2 overs (Tharanga Paranavithana 184, Sachithra Serasinghe 152, Ramith Rambukwella 91, Chatura Pieris 4/82)

* At Moors: Army SC won by 5 wickets.

Moors SC 110 and 280 (193/3 o/n) in 67.3 overs (Irosh Samarasuriya 109, Pabasara Waduge 52, Chamara Silva 52, Dushan Vimukthi 5/91, Danusika Bandara 5/87)

Army SC: 221 and 171/5 in 52.3 overs (Dilshan Soysa 41 n.o., Lakshitha Madushan 37, Dushan Vimukthi 35, Yasoda Mendis 25 n.o., Ramesh Mendis 3/47)

* At Katunayake: Chilaw Marians won by 1 wicket.

Ports Authority CC: 233 and 179 (112/6 o/n) in 67.1 overs (Adheesha Nanayakkara 64, Prashan Wickramasinghe 29, Roshan Jayatissa 2/21, Nimesh Vimukthi 3/68, Pulina Tharanga 2/30)

Chilaw Marians CC: 303 and 210/9 in 61.1 overs (Irosh Fernando 65 n.o., Thikshila de Silva 52, Chanaka Komasaru 5/74, Ramesh Nimantha 3/42)

* At Moratuwa: CCC won by 235 runs.

CCC: 238 and 279/5 decl. (186/2 0/n) in 72.3 overs Ron Chandraguptha 93, Madawa Warnapura 46, Lasith Abeyrathne 39, Minod Bhanuka 37, Ranitha Liyanarachchi 2/39)

Saracens SC: 169 and 113 in 36.4 overs (Ashen Bandara 22, Ranitha Liyanarachchi 20, Malinda Pushpakumara 10/37)

* At BRC: SSC won by 34 runs.

SSC: 289 and 198 (127/6 o/n) in 50.1 overs (Kaushal Silva 79, Krishan Arachchige 33, Sachithra Senanayaka 28, Duvindu Thilakarathne 5/56, Lasith Lakshan 2/25, Devind Pathmanathan 2/28)

BRC: 267 and 186 in 50.4 overs (Romesh Buddika 76, Banuka Rajapaksha 23, Sachithra Senanayaka 5/81, Tharindu Rathnayake 4/67)

DAY ONE SCORES

* At Maggona: Negombo CC: 233/6 at close in 88 overs (Prasanna Jayamanna 73 n.o., Shihan Dilasiri 51, Angelo Jayasinghe 34, Buddika Sanjeewa 3/52, Lahiru Samarakoon 2/60) vs Badureliya CC - YK