Udula’s five-fer help Dharmapla to 36-run win

By P. D. De Silva 

A five-wicket haul by Udula Viswajith saw Dharmapala College defeat Rahula College by 36 runs in the 9th Limited over encounter of the Battle of the Golden Lions yesterday.
With the win, Dharmapala extended their series lead to 6-3.
Selak Peiris and Janiru Wijewardena gave Rahula some hope with a 62-run stand for the 8th wicket to take the home team from a disastrous 48/7 to 110/8.
On being invited to bat first, Dharmapala, helped by many missed opportunities, batted out their full complement of fifty overs to reach 154/9. Nirmal Colombage topped the scoreboard with an unbeaten 29, while Sadew Gamage was the pick of the Rahula bowlers, capturing three wickets.
Scores: 
Dharmapala 154/9 in 50 overs (Nulan Senevirathne 22, Praveen Ranhiru 26, Chitma Hettiarachchi 21, Nirmal Colombage 29 n.o.; Sadew Gamage 3/26, Risinu Geenuka 2/25)
Rahula 118/10 in 28.3 overs (Selak Peiris 40, Janiru Wijewardena 20; Udula Viswajith 5/47, Anuhas Eldeniya 2/18, Nulan Senevirathne 2/6)