Muditha Maduwantha took match bag of 8 for 71 guided Kurunegala YCC to get an innings and 38 runs victory over Ragama CC in their Premier League inter club fixture played at FTZ grounds Katunayake over the week end .

After Kurunegala YCC scored a massive 346 Ragama SC were all out 140 and their follow on once again were struggling 168 . Maduwantha the medium paceman who took 3 for 36 bowled well to pick another fine figures of 5 for 35 to struggle Ragama CC ‘s innings defeat . Veteran leggie Ajith Ekanayake also took five wickets in both innings gave fine support to Maduwantha .

Earlier for Kurunegala YCC Maduwantha (41) , C. (64) and Rajith Amunugama (30 n.o) made useful contributions to make their innings

This was the only innings win recorded in this first week end of the Premier league cricket tournament . Galle CC notched up five wickets victory over Moratuwa SC at Moratuwa while Bloomfield recorded eight wicket win over Moors at Braybrooke Place and both matrches eneded with day to spare .

Chilaw Marinas on first innings

Meanwhile Chilaw Marians registered a first innings win over Air Force in their game at Katunayake . Marians scored 258 and their second innings they made 355 with Skipper Ruchira Palliyaguru made a fine knock of 115 . Air Force scored 217 with spinner Janaka Gunaratne got 7 for 79 for Marians side .

Centuries by Anushka , Manaoj and Malinda

BRC scored a massive total of 400 for six declared also recorded first innings win over CCC in their game at BRC grounds . Two centuries hit by Malinda Warnapura (109 ) and Manoj Mendis ( 140 ) also added 264 runs third wicket stand while Varuna Waragoda struck an unbeaten 67 . Earlier CCC scored 218 with skipper Anushka Polonnowita leadind the way with a superb century . Leggie Suranjith Silva took five wickets for BRC .

Meanwhile Panadura SC won on first innings over Sebastianites in their game played at Panadura SC . Dilruwan Perera , Surendra Kumara and Charitha Buddika scored half centuries for Panadura first innings Pubudu Ranaweera scored a century in Sebastianites second innings . (D.R)