Kaushalya, Shehan spin Moors to victory
Right arm spinners Kaushalya Gajasinghe and Shehan Jayasuriya led Moors SC’s fight back against Bloomfield enabling them to record a five wicket win with a day to spare in their Under 23 Division One cricket encounter which concluded at Braybrooke Place yesterday.
The spin duo shared all ten wickets between them with Kaushalya ending with impressive figures of 6 for 42 and Shehan who had a hat-trick in the first inning finishing with figures of 4 for 44 to bowl out Bloomfield batting the second time for a paltry 87.
Moors’ right-arm spinner Kaushalya Gajasinghe (without cap) who finished with a match-bag of eight scalps against Bloomfield celebrates one of his victims with team mates. - Pix Amila Gamage
This was after Moors SC had conceded a first inning lead to Bloomfield being bowled out for 223 having resumed on their overnight score of 98 for 2.
This was in reply to Bloomfield’s first innings score of score of 273. Moors SC were left with a simple target of 138 runs for victory and they achieved it thanks to a 62-run stand for the fourth wicket between Kaushalya Gajasinghe and Ashad Borham.
Army SC has already obtained a first inning lead over Tamil Union at Panagoda on the second day. Tamil Union taking first lease of the wicket was restricted to a score of 202 while Army SC in their turn made 245.
These two matches are of academic interest as Moors SC and Tamil Union have already qualified to battle it out in the final scheduled to be played later. The outcome of the matches will not affect the final placings.
Meanwhile Moratuwa SC recorded a convincing ten wicket win over Air Force in the match concluded at Moratuwa yesterday.Moratuwa SC had put themselves in a strong position when play stopped for lunch yesterday and then chalked up their winning target of 50 runs in the final session in just ten overs.
Navy SC too registered an outright win over Singha SC whom they defeated by six wickets in the match played at Welisara while Negombo CC have gained a first inning lead over Ragama CC at the end of the second days play at Kadirana.
At Braybrooke Place – Moors SC won by five wickets
Bloomfield 273 (Sajeewa Salgado 78, Adeesha Nanayakkara 65, Ruvinda Shamen 51, S. Seneviratne 42: Shehan Jayasuriya 4 for 66,
Moors’ Shehan Jayasuriya in action.
Chamath Gunasinghe 4 for 99, Kaushalya Gajasinghe 2 for 30) and 87 (Nipun Karunanayake 35, Koshan Dhanushka 15: Kaushalya Gajasinghe 6 for 42, Shehan Jayasuriya 4 for 44)
Moors SC (98/2 overnight) 223 (Pabasara Waduge 37, Sanitha de Mel, 37, Oshada Fernando 31, Aravinda Premaratne 30, T. de Silva 24, Ashad Borham 22, Isuru Samarasooriya 18: Koshan Dhanushka 6 for 53, Ruvinda Shamen 2 for 39) and 141 for 5 (Kaushalya Gajasinghe 34, Oshada Fernando 29, Ashad Borham 38 n.o.: Koshan Dhanushka 3 for 52)
At Moratuwa – Moratuwa SC won by ten wickets
Air Force SC 93 (Vishwa Kanchuka 26, Udara Ranasinghe 24: Shanuka Dulaj 6 for 30, Malshan Mendis 2 for 27, Malinga de Silva 2 for 34) and 151 (Shohan Rangika 49, Sajith Fernando 35, Kavindu Perera 28, Udara Ranasinghe 18: Malinga de Silva 3 for 31, Malshan Mendis 3 for 39, Sidath Vimukthi 2 for 28, Shanuka Dulaj 2 for 52)
Moratuwa SC (194/9 overnight) 195 (Hasitha Madumal 40, Deshan Dias 24, Heshan Kumarasiri 15, Malinga de Silva 15, Shanuka Dulaj 59 n.o.: Shohan Rangika 4 for 68, Angelo Emmanuel 3 for 47, Kavindu Perera 2 for 13) and 53 for no loss (Deshan Dias 36 n.o., Dhanuka Madushan 17 n.o.)
At Welisara – Navy SC won by six wickets
Singha SC 222 (Nimantha Madusanka 74, Chalitha Helambage 52, Udesh Priyanga 39, Isuru Chathuranga 17: Dilanka Auwardt 7 for 109) and 83 (Udesh Priyanga 26, Adeesha Thilanchana 15: Dilanka Auwardt 5 for 33, Ashan Ranasinghe 4 for 33)
Navy SC (110/5 overnight) 230 (Lahiru Silva 69, Sujeewa Liyanage 27, T. Peiris 27, Anushka Perera 20, Chathura Hemakumara 18, Nimesh Wickramasinghe 17, Ashan Ranasinghe 15: Duminda Kannangara 4 for 89, Thilan Maduranga 2 for 53) and 79 for 4 (Lahiru Silva 43 n.o., Anushka Perera 15 n.o.: Duminda Kannangara 3 for 33)
At Panagoda
Tamil Union 202 (Denuwan Rajakaruna 92, Chamikara Edirisinghe 30, Manoj Sarathchandra 20: Lakshan Madusanka 5 for 67, Janith de Silva 2 for 19) and 124 for 4 (Pulina Tharanga 68, Kithruwan Vithanage 25: Janith de Silva 2 for 19)
Army SC 245 (Priyantha Kumara 76, Ravin Perera 52, Suresh Peiris 22: Chamikara Edirisinghe 5 for 71, Pulina Tharanga 2 for 25)
At Kadirana
Negombo CC (201/7 overnight) 247 (Iranga Wijesuriya 65, Shrihan Anuruddhika 49, Nilochana Perera 32, L. Wickramasinghe 26, Kalhan Sineth 20: Surien Silva 5 for 49, Deshan Silva 2 for 49, Dhananjaya de Silva 2 for 56) and 74 for 2 (Uvin Bandara 31, Nilochana Perera 25 n.o.: Surien Silva 2 for 26)
Ragama CC 202 (Eranga Ratnayake 46, Charith Fernando 31, Prabhoda Arthavidu 30, Rukshan Weerasinghe 29, Udara Jayasundara 20: Shehan Madusanka 3 for 30, Kalhan Sineth 3 for 34, Chanura Fernando 3 for 62)
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