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Mahela and Amal put Marians on top
Under 23 Cricket
By M. Shamil Amit

An unbeaten ton by Milinda Siriwardena and half tons by Mahela Udawatte, Amal Athulathmudali and Malith Gunathileke helped Chilaw Marians to come on top against Moors on day one in their Under 23 Division One cricket encounter played at Braybrooke Place.

Chilaw Marians 386 for 4 declared (Mahela Udawatte 99, Amal Athulathmudali 84, Suresh Niroshan 32, Milinda Siriwardena 105 n.o., Malith Gunathileke 53 n.o.: Shameera Weerasinghe 2 for 73)

Moors 38 for 1
Ragama CC 242, Panadura 60/2
Panadura were 60 for 2 in reply to Ragama’s 242 in the match played at Kandana.
Ragama CC 242 (Sameera Soysa 95, Indika Senaratne 43, Tharaka Waduge 38: Ranga Cooray 4 for 77, Iresh Pushpakumara 3 for 36)

Panadura 60 for 2
Schools XI take lead

The Under 20 Schools XI have already obtained a first inning lead over Tamil Union in the match played at the R. Premadasa Stadium.

Tamil Union 137 (Ranil Rasanga 40, Madhawa Perera 33; Ishan Jayaratne 6 for 49, Isuru Udana 4 for 33)
Schools Under 20 XI 185 for 3 (Ashan Priyanjana 80)

Moratuwa 216, Colts 82/2
Moratuwa batting first made 216 and Colts in reply were 82 for 2 in the match played at the De Zoysa Stadium in Moratuwa.

Moratuwa 216 (Mahesh Kumara 88, Milindu Fernando 38: Arosh Janodha 3 for 52, Rajeewa Weerasinghe 2 for 34, Lakshan Rodrigo 2 for 42, Angelo Mathews 2 for 48)
Colts 82 for 2 (Angelo Perera 41 n.o.; Pathum de Mel 2 for 29)
Even exchanges at K’gala
Exchanges were even in the match between Kurunegala YCC and NCC played at the Welagedera Stadium in Kurunegala.

Kurunegala YCC 175 (Rajitha Ratnayake 38, Thilina Herath 36 n.o.: Roshan Laksiri 7 for 37)
NCC 115 for 5 (Rajitha Mendis 37, Eranga Gangoda 37 n.o.)

Air Force in strong position
Air Force were in a strong position against Police in their match played at the Police ground.
Air Force 294 for 9 declared (Tharindu Perera 65, Pasan Samarasekera 57, Weranga Dissanayake 53, Achira Eranga 45: Sujan Mayura 5 for 44)

Police 33 for 3
Saracens fight back

Saracens fought back against Army in the match played at Panagoda
Army 202 (Chanaka Silva 65, Namal de Soysa 34: Ravi Karunaratne 5 for 58, Malinda Pushpakumara 3 18)
Saracens 85 for 1 (Pubudu Edirisinghe 32 n.o.)
Sebs 257
Sebastianites ended the first days play on 257 against Lankan CC in the match played at Wijerama Mawatha
Sebastianites 257 (Lakmal Fernando 79, Amila Vithana 30: Tharaka Liyanage 3 for 61, Dulanjan Kalhara 3 for 69) vs Lankan CC.

 
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