Dulanjana sends CCC reeling
Charitha Kumarasinghe of Bloomfield bats against BRC
Navy left arm spinner Dulanjana Mendis with a match bag of 12 for 85 sent CCC reeling to help his side record an innings and 53 runs with more than a day to spare in their Under 23 inter-club cricket encounter concluded at the CCC ground yesterday. Dulanjana put Navy on top at the end of the first day’s play when he wrecked the CCC innings with impressive figures of 7 for 16 to bundle them out for a meager 31 runs.
In the second innings he ended with another five wicket haul to bowl out CCC resuming on their overnight score of 25 for 2 for a score of 119 with their innings lasting just 28 overs. Navy helped by a knock of 51 from Malith Cooray and a 46 by Duleeka Tissakuttige made 203. The match ended at 1.30 p.m. on the second day.
NCC too finished their match with a day to spare as they were too good for Chilaw Marians whom they crushed by an innings and 133 runs in the match played at the NCC ground. NCC having dominated the opening day’s proceedings carried it to the second day. From their overnight score of 269 for 6 they added a further 19 runs before making a declaration with the score on 286 for 8.
Chilaw Marians fared no better in the second innings. After making a low score of 73 in the first innings, they succumbed to a score of 80 with left arm spinner Aamil Anaz doing the damage.
Tamil Union secured their third outright win with a comfortable seven wickets win over Ragama CC in the match concluded at P, Sara Stadium yesterday. Ragama CC resuming on their overnight score of 82 for 3 went on to make 258 leaving Tamil Union a simple target of 133 runs victory which they reached it in the 28th over.
Air Force made a grand recovery against Leo CC at Rifle Green. The recovery came through a valuable 102 runs stand for the sixth wicket between T. Nadeera who made a top score of 140 and Buddika Sandaruwan. Later Rosco Thattil made a quick-fire 75 which saw Air Force who was badly placed on 92 for 5 ending their innings making a formidable score in reply to Leo CC’s 279. The match between Bloomfield and BRC at the BRC ground is poised for an interesting finish when play resumes on the final day today. Bloomfield though taking a first inning lead was shot out for 125 in the second innings which left BRC a target of 207 runs for victory and when play ended on day two they were 68 for 3 needing a further 139 runs.
Army took a narrow first inning lead over Moratuwa SC at De Zoysa Stadium in Moratuwa. Army resuming on their overnight score of 123 for 4 went on to make 212 in reply to Moratuwa SC’s 199. Moratuwa SC batting the second time going in for quick runs ended the day making 248 for 5 with half tons coming from Anushka Perera and Pawan Devinda.
At CCC
CCC 31 (Dulanjana Mendis 7 for 16, Yoshan Kumara 3 for 11) and 25 for 2 (Dulanjana Mendis 2 for 16) and 119 (Adeesha Nanayakkara 46; Dulanjana Mendis 5 for 69, Supeshala Jayatileke 3 for 16)
Navy 203 (Malith Cooray 51, Duleeka Tissakuttige 46; Sachithra Perera 4 for 58, Dushan Vimukthi 4 for 62)
At NCC
Chilaw Marians 73 (Irosh Samarasooriya 4 for 30, Jeffery Vandersay 2 for 10) and 80 (Prasansana Jayamanne 28 n.o; Aamil Anaz 5 for 13, Irosh Samarasooriya 3 for 38)
NCC (269/6 overnight) 286 for 8 declared (Sandun Weerakkody 80, Niroshan Dickwella 57, Irosh Samarasooriya 55, Yasoda Lanka 39; Shehan Chathuranga 3 for 95, Ramindu Lakshan 3 for 96)
At P. Sara Stadium
Ragama CC 178 (Shivanga Ranasuriya 41, Dananjaya de Silva 33, Rumesh Buddika 27, Lahiru Jayaratne 24 n.o; Chamod Pathirana 3 for 42, Pulina Tharanga 2 for 16, Chathuranga de Silva 2 for 32) and (82/3 overnight) 258 (Lahiru Milantha 69, Saranga Rajaguru 50, Deshan Dias 36, Dananjaya de Silva 24, Charith Fernando 18, Kaushalya Gajasinghe 17, Rumesh Buddika 15; Chamod Pathirana 3 for 32, Mateesha Perera 3 for 57, Madusanka Ekanayake 2 for 52)
Tamil Union 303 (Ashen Silva 114, Pabasara Waduge 92, Kithruwan Withanage 21, Pulina Tharanga 17 n.o; Lahiru Jayaratne 3 for 41, Kaushalya Gajasinghe 3 for 62, Rushan Jaleel 2 for 90) and 134 for 3 (Pabasara Waduge 44, Kithruwan Withanage 37 n.o., Sajith Kelumpriya 28 n.o.: Dananjaya de Silva 3 for 28)
At Rifle Green
Leo CC 279 (Kavindu Ashan 54, Charith Ruchiranga 41, Krishan Dinidu 33, Shehan Shashika 32, Malin Kumara 29, Pubudu Asanka 21, Dhanushka Premasinghe 21; Buddika Sandaruwan 4 for 67, Shohan Rangika 2 for 48) and 38 for 3 (Shehan Shashika 19 n.o; Shohan Rangika 2 for 9)
Air Force (92/5 overnight) 338 (T. Nadeera 140, Rosco Thattil 75, Buddika Sandaruwan 35, Asanka Gihan 26, Angelo Emmanuel 17; Ruchira Tharindra 4 for 64, Thenuka Dananjaya 3 for 66, Dhanushka Premasinghe 2 for 61)
At BRC
Bloomfield 242 (Nipun Karunanayake 78, Ramith Rambukwella 47, Chethan de Silva 33, Ruvinda Shamen 32, Shaluka Silva 17, Charith Kumarasinghe 15; Nalin Priyadarshana 3 for 62, Randika Alwis 2 for 35, Madushan Ravichandrakumar 2 for 37, Yasitha Abeykoon 2 for 42) and 128 (Chandimanthu Rodrigo 26, Nipun Karunanayake 18, Ramith Rambukwella 17, Charitha Kumarasinghe 15, Ruvinda Shamen 15; Madushan Ravichandrakumar 3 for 25, Nalin Priyadarshana 3 for 34, Randika Alwis 3 for 37)
BRC (55/2 overnight) 164 (Yasitha Abeykoon 37, Pranama Sri Vimukthi 22, Hasitha Lakmal 19, Fahim Saleem 18; Ramith Rambukwella 4 for 47, Koshan Dhanushka 3 for 29, Nipun Karunanayake 2 for 29) and 68 for 3 (Vinodh Perera 35)
At Moratuwa
Moratuwa SC 199 (Chathura Hemakumara 70, Pawan Devinda 63; Chathura Damith 3 for 51, Anushka Samaratunga 3 for 61, Janith de Silva 2 for 35) and 248 for 5 (Anushka Perera 51, Janaka Dayananda 39, Malshan Mendis 34, Hashan Perera 33, Pawan Devinda 52 n.o.: Anushka Samaratunga 3 for 81)
Army (123/4 overnight) 212 (Amith Tilekeratne 31, Lakshitha Madushan 27, Priyan Weerasinghe 25, Kaushalya Ilukwatte 22, Anushka Samaratunga 23 n.o; Malshan Mendis 3 for 56, Pasindu Madushan 3 for 57, Lahiru Kokila 2 for 12, Anushka Perera 2 for 32)
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