Sri Lanka Army cricket team, recording the second successive win in the prestigious Sri Lanka Cricket Premier League Cricket Tounament beat the rival, Panadura Sports Club by 52 runs.
The Army team, ably guided by its ace spinners, Ajantha Mendis and Sekkuge Prasanna turned the match to their favour, although the whole game continued in a low scoring spree during the first innings.
However, Prasanna Sekkuge with a six wicket haul challenged his rival’s fortunes in their first innings. Ajantha Mendis as against a set target of 187 bowled the Panadura Sports Club team out for 134.
In the Group 'A', the Army Sports Club led with 33.135 points against nine more clubs.
Army team’s table of runs is as follows;
Seekkuge Prasanna 39, Sulan Jayawardena 37, Lakshitha Madushan 21, Ajantha Mendis 15: Gayan Sirisoma 3 for 36, Amila Perera 3 for 52, Dilruwan Perera 2 for 23, Chathura Peiris 2 for 26) and (28/3 overnight) 135 (Seekkuge Prasanna 24, Dilan Soysa 18, Asela Gunaratne 15: Gayan Sirisoma 6 for 66, Amila Perera 3 for 43.
