Navy along with Air Force and Colts recorded outright wins with a day to spare from the six matches in the Under 23 Division One cricket tournament played around the metropolis.The three teams won their matches with ease with Navy and Air Force recording innings wins over BRC and Moratuwa SC played at Welisara and Rifle Green while Colts coasted to a massive 434 runs win over Chilaw Marians at Colts ground.

The hero of Navy’s victory was their star left arm Dulanjana Mendis who ended up with his second successive 12 match bag and was supported by right arm pacie Yoshan Kumara who finished with a eight wicket match bag.Air Force was too good for Moratuwa SC whom they crushed by an innings and 176 runs.

Shihan Kamileen (167) and Nilochana Perera (107) laid the foundation for the massive win for Colts against Chilaw Marians with the pair slamming tons helping Colts to make a massive score of 401 for declared in the second innings. Tamil Union was on top against Moors and looks set to record a comfortable victory at the P. Sara Stadium.

Moors made to follow on with a deficit of 163 runs managed to end the day on 183 for 8 and they now have a lead of just 20 runs with two wickets in hand. Army too had the upper hand against Leo CC at Panagoda.  They are in line of securing an easy win on the final day today.

The match between Bloomfield and CCC at Reid Avenue was at an interesting stage when play ended on day two.

At Welisara
Navy 379 (Malith Cooray 65, Supeshala Jayatileke 54, Avishka Peiris 37, Dilan Chandima 36, Yoshan Kumara 31, Duleeka Tissakuttige 26, Dulanjana Mendis 16, Rajitha Ranaweera 31 n.o; Randika Alwis 3/75, Vinodh Perera 2/ 67, Madushan Ravichandrakumar 2/ 67)
BRC (15/1 overnight) 88 (Yasitha Abeykoon 31, Ashen Fonseka 15; Yoshan Kumara 4/ 12, Dulanjana Mendis 4/ 22, Malith Cooray 2/23) and 2 for no loss

At Rifle Green
Air Force (374/6 overnight) 440 (Angelo Emmanuel 134, T. Nadeera 108, Praboda Arthavidu 37, Shohan Rangika 35, Shanaka Chaminda 33, Rosco Thattil 29, Wishwa Kanchuka 21; Pasindu Madushan 3/ 70, Chemila Obeysekera 3/ 82, Anushka Perera 2/79)
Moratuwa SC 177 (Shanuka Dulaj 38, Buddika Madusanka 36, Pawan Devinda 26, Hashan Perera 23; Buddika Sandaruwan 4/53, Shohan Rangika 4/56, Lasinda Rukmal 2/28) and 87 (Anushka Perera 42;  Shohan Rangika 5/12, Buddika Sandaruwan 4/13)

At Colts
Colts 190 (Shehan Fernando 51, Imal Liyanage 38, Hasitha Wickramasinghe 30, Oshada Fernando 29;  Shehan Chathuranga 6/45, Amila Premasara 2/40) and (113/1 overnight) 401 for 4 declared (Shihan Kamileen 167, Nilochana Perera 107, Shehan Fernando 48, Oshada Fernando 53 n.o; Asad Ajireen 3/113)

Chilaw Marians 79 (Asad Ajireen 23; Julian de Zylva 3/11, Ali Khan 3/ 19) and 78 (Irshad Mohamed 23; Julian de Zylva 3/15, Akila Dananjaya 3/19, Ali Khan 2/7, Hasitha Wickramasinghe 2/20)

At P. Sara Stadium
Tamil Union 299 (Sajith Kelumpriya 149, Ashen Silva 42, Ramesh Lakshitha 26; Maduka Liyanapathirana 4/ 54, Lakshan Rangika 3/49, Chamikara Edirisinghe 2/ 92)

Moors (54/1 overnight) 136 (Imras Rafi 28, Chalitha Helambage 28; Madusanka Ekanayake 4/40, Ashen Silva 3/26, Mateesha Perera 2/18) and 183 for 8 (Lasith Abeyratne 47, Chalitha Helambage 20, Chamikara Edirisinghe 67 n.o; Pulina Tharanga 3/18, Ashen Silva 2/37)

At Panagoda
Leo CC 146 (Pubudu Hasanka 30, Malin Kumara 26, Krishan Dinidu 44 n.o; Chathura Damith 3/43, Janith de Silva 2/19, Sudeera Seneviratne 2/22) and 172 (Krishan Dinidu 46, Malin Kumara 34; Sudeera Seneviratne 4/41, Anushka Samaratunga 3/27)
Army (100/5 overnight) 189 (Chathura Damith 26, Geeth Nanayakkara 24, Anushka Samaratunga 21, Priyan Weerasinghe 15, Janith de Silva 34 n.o; Janishka Premasinghe 5/50, Thenuka Dananjaya 2/29) and 0 for 0

At Reid Avenue
Bloomfield 180 (Nipun Karunanayake 64, Koshan Dhanushka 30, Indunil Sandakelum 29, Asantha Singappuli 22, Lrishal Weeraratne 19; Sachitra Perera 3/33, Vikum Sanjaya 2/42, Dushan Vimukthi 2/42) and 209 (Nipun Karunanayake 47, Charitha Kumarasinghe 37, Indunil Sandakelum 37, Koshan Dhanushka 17; Navin Kavikara 3/31, Dushan Vimukthi 3/75)

CCC 103 (Indika Massalage 31, Woshantha de Silva 22; Nipun Karunanayake 3/10, Koshan Dhanushka 2/13, Ruvinda Shamen 2/21) and 159 for 2 (Sangaran Nandalal 59 n.o., Adeesha Nanayakkara 56 n.o.)

Under 23 Division Two
Antonian SC end with three wins and a loss
Antonians SC Wattala completed their Under 23 Division Two cricket encounters with three first inning wins, one first inning loss and one match ending in a no decision from the five tournament matches they played.

They recorded first inning wins over Saracens SC, Kurunegala YCC and Old Vidyalaya Kegalle while undergoing a first defeat to Galle CC and the match against Lankan CC ending in a no decision.

Results:
Beat Saracens at Wattala.
Antonian SC 214 (Mohamed Osman 71, Kanishka Raviansa 34, Asiri Bandara 32;  M. Aslam 5/82, S Weerakoon  3/79) and 256 (Asiri Bandara 91, Thanil Gayan 63, Kanishka Raviansa 40, Darshana Chaturanga 24; M. Aslam 6/124, S Silva 4/82)
Saracens 203 (R de Silva 20, S Ranatunga 36, A Weerasinghe 36, M. Aslam 65 n.o;  Sonal Dulshan 6/81, Dulaj Kavinda 3/49) and 84 for 3 (R Weerasinghe 51; Dulaj Kavinda 2/26)

Beat Kurunegala YCC at Wattala.
Kurunegala YCC 196 (K. Jayaratne 57, A, Premaratne 32, L Francusin 25; Asiri Bandara 3/6, Kanishka Raviansa 2/35, Sonal Dulshan 2/54) and 190 for 8 decl (L. Francusin 56, R Wijesiri 20, A Premaratne 34 n.o., D Ganishka 29 n.o; Dulaj Kavinda 2/23, Asiri Bandara 2 /36, Kanishka Raviansa 2/28)

Antonian SC 199 (Mohamed Osman 55, Rashen de Silva 20, Asiri Bandara 26, Kanishka Raviansa 52 n.o;  D. Mahawatte 4/21, A Premaratne 2/51) and 138 for 8 (Asiri Bandara 37, Nadun Anuradha 36; N Alwis 6/23, A Premaratne 2/14).
No Decision vs Lankan CC at Surrey Village , Maggona.

Lankan CC 280 for 9 decl (C Kariyawasam 32, S Amarasinghe 31, H Madushan 49, S Mahesh 66 n.o; Sadeem Thawfeeq 2/54, Thanil Gayan 2/26)

Antonian SC 176 for 8 (Thanil Gayan 34, Sadeem Thawfeeq 33, Sonal Dulshan 22 n.o; J Peiris 4/51).
Lost to Galle CC at Ratgama.

Antonian SC 176 (Thanil Gayan 36, Sadeem Thawfeeq 25, Nadun Anuradha 25; A.K. Tyron 4/88, R Madushanka 3/27) and 177 for 4 (Sadeem Thawfeeq 46, Thalinda Lakshan 32, Tanil Gayan 23, Kanishka Raviansa 36 n.o., Asiri Bandara 31 n.o;  T Banuka 2/23)
Galle CC 243 (R. Madusanka 67, M. de Silva 52, K Nanayakkara 36, A Madushan 25, A.K. Tyron 21: Sonal Dulshan 3/65, Kanishka Raviansa 2/45)

Beat Old Vidyalaya SC Kegalle at Surrey Village, Magonna.
Antonian SC 214 for 9 decl (Rashen de Silva 71, Tharindu Madushanka 58; S. Dissanayake 4/ 37, M. Liyanage 3/26, A Balasuriya 2/35)
Old Vidyalaya SC 113 (S. Ranaweera 21; Sadeem Thawfeeq 4/28, Kavinda Deevantha 3/34, Thanil Gayan 2/12) and 133 for 6 (M. Liayanage 54 n.o., R. Weerasinghe 47 n.o; Thanil Gayan 3/45, Sadeem Thawfeeq 2/24) – MSA

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