Lankan CC advance to the semi finals

Lankan CC advanced to the semi finals of the Under 23 Division Two cricket tournament when they recorded a seven wicket win over Gesto CC in the quarter final encounter concluded at Kadirana yesterday. Lanakan CC set a target of 75 reached it for the loss of three wickets with one day to spare.

Gesto CC 129 (Sandun Priyantha 24, Shalitha Kumara 18, Nishantha de Silva 16, Namal Dinesh 15.; N. Hettiarachchi 6 for 45, N. Indika 2 for 19, D. de Saram 2 for 47) and 111 (Pradeep Nandana 20, Suneth Indeewara 17, Sadun Priyantha 17.; N. Indika 3 for 25, N. Hettiarachchi 3 for 30, I. Pushpakumara 2 for 19)

Lankan CC (148/6 o’night) 166 (N. Indika 46, B. Amarasinghe 31, D. Ariyasinghe 22, L. Perera 22, S. Perera 22.; Amila Weranga 2 for 6, Rangana Kaushalya 2 for 29, Nishantha de Silva 2 for 48) and 75 for 3 (D. Ariyasinghe 58)

Air Force in command

Air Force were in command against BRC at the conclusion of the second day’s play encounter against BRC played at the FTZ grounds in Katunayake.

BRC 208 (Heshan de Silva 73, Dilan Sandagirigoda 61, Kavinda Perera 32.; Akila Isanka 5 for 75, Chanaka Perera 3 for 54) and 86 for 3 (Kavinda Perera 47 n.o., Dilum Harischandra 27 n.o.; Namal Silva 2 for 24)

Air Force (92/2 o’night) 283 (Walter Premaratne 84, Veranga Dissanayake 60, Achira Eranga 39, Namal Silva 26, Chamil Wijewardena 23, Gayan Fonseka 21, Gayan Jayasundara 21 n.o.; Oshitha Dharshana 4 for 55, Marlon Madusanka 3 for 39, Thariq Naziar 2 for 72)

Bold reply by Singha SC

An unbroken 137 runs partnership for the third wicket between Umesh Udayanga and Rishan Kavinda helped Singha SC to make a bold reply against BRC in the quarter final game played at the BRC grounds. Earlier in the day an unbeaten 162 from Sameera Madusanka enabled BRC amass a mammoth 358 for 9 declared.

Negombo CC (262/5 o’night) 358 for 9 declared (Sandun Dias 44, Shehan Perera 36, Thilina Silva 28, C. Madusanka 25, Sameera Maduragoda 162 n.o.; Umesh Udayanga 2 for 11, Gayan Hirantha 2 for 7)

Singha SC 157 for 2 (Umesh Udayanga 76 n.o., Rishan Kavinda 66 n.o.; Sameera Madusanka 2 for 30)

Kandy CC have already obtained a first innings lead over United Southern SC in their quarter final encounter played at Kotahena.

United Southern SC 173 (Pasindu Pushpika 68, K.G. Harshapriya 44, Ramesh Rajab 17, Pradeep Manaranga 15.; Malith Abeysinghe 6 for 46, Kasun Ekanayake 3 for 59) and 83 for 2 (Chaturanga de Silva 60 n.o.) and 192 for 7 (Chaturanga de Silva 60, Asela Ponnaperuma 21, Pasindu Pushpika 54 n.o.; N. abeysinghe 4 for 75)

Kandy CC (69/1 o’night) 181 (Gimhana Dissanayake 57, C. Gangoda 22, D. Ranatunga 21.; Pasindu Pushpika 3 for 27, Chaturanga de Silva 3 for 35)-MSA