Kaushal Silva slams unbeaten 155 for SSC
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By M. Shamil Amit
Kaushal Silva slammed an unbeaten 155 along with Dimuth Karunaratne who made a 115 and Thilina Kandamby (68 n.o.) and helped SSC end day one on a formidable 368 for 3 against Tamil Union in their Premier league encounter at the SSC ground.
Kaushal’s knock comprised 20 boundaries and a six while Dimuth had 15 boundaries and a six. The pair put on a 209 run partnership for the third wicket. It was followed by Kaushal and Thilina being associated in an unbroken stand of 127 runs for the fourth wicket.
Left arm pacie Vishwa Fernando ended with an impressive figure of 5 for 35 as he along with Tharanga Lakshitha and Upul Indrasiri helped Bloomfield to bundle out Colts for a paltry score of just 99 runs in the match played at Reid Avenue.
SSC opener Dimuth Karunaratne flicks against Tamil Union. - Pix by Ranjith Perera.
Bloomfield in their turn guided by half tons from Nadeera Nawela and Madawa Warnapura ended day one with a score of 199 for 3.
At the NCC ground Galle CC too were bowled out for a low score of 111 by NCC. They were guided by openers Upul Tharanga and Niroshan Dickwella who put on an opening stand of 224 to end the day 305 for 4.
Moors SC taking the first lease of the wicket was restricted to a score of 240. Harsha Cooray made a top score of 67 for Moors SC at Braybrooke Place. In reply Panadura SC were 58 for 3.
A ton by Dhananjaya de Silva and half tons by Udara Jayasundara and Ian Daniel saw Ragama CC end their innings on 366 against Lankan CC at the FTZ ground in Katunayake.
Saracens SC were bowled out for 155 while Army ended the day on 104 for 2 in the match which got off to a late start at Panagoda.
An unbeaten ton by Hasantha Fernando coupled by half tons from Amal Athulathmudali, Roy Silva saw CCC make 404 against Sri Lanka Ports Authority at CCC ground.
An unbroken stand of 125 runs between Vidura Adikari and Rukshan Shehan enabled Chilaw Marians recover from a bad position of 136 for 7 to end on 261 for 7 in reply Badureliya CC’s 265 in the match played at the Surrey Village ground in Maggona.Navy SC posted a formidable score of 369 which came on the back of a ton by Chanaka
Moors’ Harsha Cooray plays on the on side vs Panadura SC
Ruwansiri against Kurunegala YCC in the match played at Kurunegala.
The match between Air Force and BRC at Rifle Green got off to a late with the Airmen facing 30 overs making 95 for 4.
At SSC: SSC vs Tamil Union
SSC 358 for 3 (Dimuth Karunaratne 115, Kaushal Silva 155 n.o., Thilina Kandamby 68 n.o.: Chanaka Welagedera 2 for 64) vs Tamil Union
At Reid Avenue: Bloomfield vs Colts
Colts 99 (Nisal Randika 20, Roshen Silva 19, Malinda Warnapura 17: Vishwa Fernando 5 for 35, Tharanga Lakshitha 2 for 12, Upul Indrasiri 2 for 16)
Bloomfield 189 for 3 (Nadeera Nawela 57, Madawa Warnapura 76 n.o., Daminda Ranaweera 33 n.o.: Akila Dhananjaya 2 for 41)
At NCC: NCC vs Galle CC
Galle CC 111 (Chanaka Withanage 18, Rajith Priyan 18, Asela Wewalwala 16: 
Dushmantha Chameera 3 for 20, Chaminda Vidanapathirana 2 for 21, Kosala Kulasekera 2 for 23, Tharindu Kaushal 2 for 23)
NCC 305 for 4 (Upul Tharanga 134, Niroshan Dickwella 86, Jehan Mubarak 26, Kosala Kulasekera 25 n.o)
At Braybrooke Place: Moors SC vs Panadura SC
Moors SC 240 (Harsha Cooray 67, Dilhara Lokuhettige 46, Janaka Gunaratne 33, Anoj Katipiarachchi 26, Malinda Pushpakumara 16: Gayan Sirisoma 5 for 41)
Panadura SC 58 for 3 (Chathura Peiris 17, Ranga Cooray 16: Malinda Pushpakumara 3 for 31)
At FTZ Katunayake: Ragama CC vs Lankan CC
Ragama CC 366 (Dhananjaya de Silva 121, Udara Jayasundara 60, Ian Daniel 55, Shalika Karunanayake 42, Kaushalya Weeraratne 31, Sameera de Zoysa 19, Madura Lakmal 17 n.o: Amila Aponso 5 for 54, Rajeewa Weerasinghe 3 for 126)
Lankan CC 50 for 3 (Shivanga Ranasuriya 27: Kaushalya Weeraratne 3 for 23)
At Panagoda: Army vs Saracens SC
Saracens SC 155 (Rukshan Weerasinghe 38, Prabodha Arthavidu 37, Lasith Abeyratne 25, Amila Sandaruwan 18: Ajantha Mendis 5 for 50, Ravindra Palleguruge 2 for 9, Roshan Jayatissa 2 for 24)
Army 104 for 2 (Dilan Soysa 60 n.o., Manjula de Zoysa 23 n.o)
At CCC: CCC vs SLPA
CCC 404 (Amal Athulathmudali 99, Roy Silva 64, Nimesh Perera Snr. 61, Gayan Wijekoon 18, Hasantha Fernando 129 n.o.: Chaminda Bandara 5 for 78, Chanaka Komasaru 2 for 78, Koshan Dhanushka 2 for 91)
SLPA 40 for no loss (Gayan Manishan 23 n.o., Yohan de Silva 16 n.o.)
At Maggona: Badureliya CC vs Chilaw Marians
Badureliya CC 265 (Pabasara Waduge 56, Mapa Bandara 52, Alankara Asanka 31, Malinga Maligaspe 15, Saliya Saman 62 n.o.: Umesh Karunaratne 5 for 47, Daminda Dharshanapriya 2 for 33, Geeth Kumara 2 for 46)
Chilaw Marians 261 for 7 (Umesh Karunaratne 72, Nuwan Kavinda 20, Vidura Adikari 78 n.o., Rukshan Shehan 48 n.o.: Lahiru Gamage 2 for 19, Alankara Asanka 2 for 32)
At Kurunegala: Kurunegala YCC vs Navy
Navy SC 369 (Chanaka Ruwansiri 122, Yohan Kumara 79, Ranil Rasanga 44, Buddi Hasaranga 29, Duleeka Tissakuttige 20, Wimesh Wickramasinghe 17, Dhanushka Gurusinghe 16: Mahesh Kodamullage 3 for 38, Chamikara Edirisinghe 3 for 107, Sampath Perera 2 for 38, Mateesha Perera 2 for 40)
Kurunegala YCC 17 for no loss
At Rifle Green: Air Force vs BRC
Air Force 95 for 4 (Rajitha Ratnayake 23, Raju Gayashan 22, Sajith Kelumpriya 20, T. Nadeera 27 n.o.: Nimesh Perera 2 for 16) vs BRC
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