Colts record second successive win

Colts recorded their second successive win of the Rupavahini Premier League cricket tournament when they outclassed Ragama CC by four wickets in their match concluded at the R. Premadasa Stadium yesterday.

Ragama CC 158 and 153 (Indika de Saram 59, Duminda Perera 22, Kaushalya Weeraratne 18; Ruchira Perera 4 for 23, Amila Prasad 4 for 42, Alankara Asanka 2 for 22)

Colts 137 (Sajeewa Weerakoon 29; Kaushalya Weerartne 6 for 47) and (124/4 o’night) 176 for 6 (Sajeewa Weerakoon 36, Shantha Kalavitigoda 31, Dhanuka Pathirana 29, Angelo Mathews 52 n.o.; Dharshana Gamage 2 for 52)

SSC crush Tamil Union
SSC also recorded their second successive win when they crushed Tamil Union by an innings and 104 runs in the match concluded at P. Sara Stadium yesterday. Tamil Union batting the second time despite two half tons from Lanka de Silva and Gihan de Silva crashed to 230 with right arm spinner Sachitra Senanayake doing the damage.

SSC 514
Tamil Union (151/8 o’night) 167 (Muthumudalige Pushpakumara 72, Muditha Maduwantha 31, Gihan de Silva 19; Sachitra Senanayake 3 for 34, Dhammika Prasad 2 for 27, Chaminda Vidanapathirana 2 for 36, Thilina Mirando 2 for 46) and 243 (Lanka de Silva 85, Gihan de Silva 50, Gihan Rupasinghe 23, Sajith Fernando 17, Gayan Sirisoma 17; Sachitra Senanayake 5 for 70)

NCC struggling
NCC set a massive target of 459 by Badureliya SC were struggling on 133 for 8 on day three of their match being played at the NCC ground.
Badureliya SC 339 and (199/3 o’night) 310 (Hemantha Wickramaratne 91, Viraj Perera 90, Dinusha Fernando 42, Niroshan Bandaratileke 26; Malintha Gajanayake 3 for 75, Akalanka Ganegama 2 for 21, Chanaka Komasaru 2 for 58)
NCC 191 and 133 for 8 (Lasith Fernando 52, Chanaka Wijesinghe 16; Lassana Dias 2 for 20, Dinusha Fernando 2 for 25, Malinga Surappullige 2 for 35)

Bold reply by Moors
Moors made a bold reply of 314 after Chilaw Marians had amassed a mammoth score of 400 in their match played at Braybrooke Place.
Chilaw Marians 400 and 206 for 4 (Harsha Cooray 49, Amal Athulathmudali 44, Charith Sylvester 23, Hasantha Fernando 43 n.o., Gayan Wijekoon 29 n.o.; Anil Ridigammanagedera 2 for 11)
Moors (200/1 o’night) 314 (Dhammika Sudharshana 70, Hemantha Boteju 56, Rangana Herath 16, Nadeera Nawela 124 n.o.; Dinuka Hettiarachchi 4 for 44, Praneeth Jayasundara 4 for 66, Gayan Wijekoon 2 for 36)

Bloomfield 467 to win
Bloomfield chasing a mammoth target of 467 were 24 for no loss against CCC at the end of the third days play in the match played at the CCC ground.
CCC 328 and (37/0 o’night) 325 for 7 declared (Michael Vandort 91, Daminda Ranaweera 63, Tharindu Mendis 51, Jehan Mubarak 49, Anushka Polonowita 52 n.o.; Shanuka Dissanayake 3 for 70, Amila Mendis 2 for 52)
Bloomfield 187 (Shanuka Dissanayake 89, Prasanna Jayawardena 62; Gamini Chandrakumara 5 for 23, Sujeewa de Silva 2 for 28) and 24 for no loss

Panadura takes lead
Panadura have already obtained a first innings lead over Lankan CC in their Premier Tier ‘B’ encounter played at Reid Avenue.
Lankan CC 102 (Yasas Tilakeratne 17, Upul Fernando 16, Suranjith Silva 32 n.o.; Yaditha Dilukshan 4 for 14, Nilantha Cooray 3 for 23) and 257 for 7 (Chanaka Withanage 38, Upul Fernando 37, Dhammika Gunawardena 29, Yasas Tilakeratne 18, Ranil Dhammika 63 n.o., Suranjith Silva 30 n.o.; Nilantha Cooray 3 for 66)
Panadura (151/6 o’night) 194 (Sunendra Kumara 40, Amila Perera 40, Tharindu Thushan 38, Mohan Fonseka 18; Ranil Dhammika 8 for 58, Rajeeva Weerasinghe 2 for 55)

Saracens on top
Saracens were on top against Moratuwa in the mach played at De Zoysa Stadium in Moratuwa.
Moratuwa 174 (Harsha de Silva 63, Asanka Perera 51; Ravindra Karunaratne 3 for 15, Sachitra Serasinghe 3 for 44, Pradeep Nishantha 2 for 33) and 99 for 5 (Rashimal Mendis 32 n.o., Harsha de Silva 24 n.o.; Pradeep Nishantha 3 for 33)
Saracens (42/3 o’night) 216 (Geeth Alwis 73, Samith Dushantha 36, Sachitra Serasinghe 34, Nilakshan Abeyratne 23, Ravindra Karunaratne 20 n.o.; Manoj Deshapriya 4 for 52, Jeewan Chamikara 2 for 42, Charith Fernando 2 for 49)

Police in control
Police took control of their match against Sebastianites being played at Police Park
Sebastianites 205 (Buddhika Peiris 71, Ramesh Kumar 61, Prabuddha Perera 15; Mohamed Rasmijinan 5 for 53, Nihil Soysa 3 for 45) and 158 for 6 (Heshan Tilakeratne 52, Ramesh Kumara 44, Lahiru Fernando 33 n.o.; Mohamed Rasmijinan 3 for 51, Tharindu Weerasinghe 2 for 53)
Police (94/4 o’night) 286 (Manjula Jayawardena 77, Dhammika Rajapakse 45, Malinda Abeyratne 40, Aruna Priyantha 34, Supun Nirmala 33; Lakshan Rodrigo 3 for 84, Budhika Peiris 2 for 36, Primal Salgado 2 for 45)

Singha on top
Singha SC were on top against Air Force in the match played at Rifle Green
Air Force 163 (Mevan Porage 48, Charith Bandara 32, Suwanji Madanayake 17, Chamila Gamage 29 n.o.; Hasitha de Silva 5 for 41, Lihiru Gamage 5 for 61) and 126 for 4 (Mevan Porage 48, Mohamed Faizer 18, Roshan Mapatuna 37 n.o.)
Singha SC (141/3 o’night) 287 (Denver Faux 45, Asela Wewalwala 31, Nalin Thenuwara 29, Mahesh Kumara 28, Thushara Madanayake 21, Chaturu Randunu 15, Crishan Kavinga 73 n.o.; Chamila Gamage 6 for 82, Roshan Mapatuna 2 for 58)