Dilruwan, Sachith guide Colts to convincing nine wicket victory
Skipper Dilruwan Perera and Sachith Pathirana guided Colts to a convincing nine wicket win over Airmen with nearly one and a half days of play left in the match concluded at the Air Force ground in Katunayake yesterday.
The right arm-left arm spin combination bagged 18 of the 20 wickets to fall with Dilruwan ending with a match bag of 10 for 69 and Sachith finishing with a match bag of 8 for 95.
Air Force SC came into the second day’s play on six for no loss in their second innings and had a deficit of 102 runs to erase. They fared better than the first innings being able to avoid an innings defeat but succumbed to Dilruwan and Sachith and ended with a score of only 151.
This left Colts a simple run chase of 44 runs which they needed just under eight overs to reach the target with the match ending at
CCC’s Lasith Abeyratne watchfully leaves a bouncer on his way to score an unbeaten 234 against Badureliya SC at Maitland Place - Pic by Amila Gamage
1.45pm. At Braybrooke Place Ragama CC resuming from their overnight score of 331 for 7 went on to end their innings making 377 against Bloomfield and then restricted their opponents for a score of 249.
Vidura Adikari’s maiden ton helped Chilaw Marians resuming on their overnight score of 341 for 9 make 393 against SLPA CC in the match played at the Colts ground.
Vidura who was unbeaten on 63 went on to add a further 37 runs to remain unbeaten on 100 which came off 146 balls that included 14 boundaries. SLPA CC thanks to an unbeaten 108 by Gayan Maneeshan ended the day on 278 for 6.Moors SC resuming from their overnight score of eight for no loss was bowled out for 188 in reply to NCCs 283 at NCC grounds.Half tons by Nisala Tharaka and Pulina Tharanga helped Tamil Union resuming on their overnight score of 105 for 4 make a formidable 320 in reply to SSC’s low score of 142.
A career best knock of 234 in 248 balls inclusive of 27 boundaries and four sixes by Lasith Abeyratne saw CCC resuming from their overnight score of 104 for 2 make a massive 543 against Badureliya SC in the match played at CCC ground. Badureliya SC batting on day one made 226.
At Katunayake: Colts beat Air Force by nine wickets
Air Force SC 107 (Ajith Kumara 24, Sajith Kelumpriya 15: Dilruwan Perera 5 for 39, Sachith Pathirana 5 for 45) and (6/0 overnight) 151 (Lahiru Sri Lakmal 39, Gihan Dilruk 18, Dushan Vimukthi 15: Dilruwan Perera 5 for 34, Sachith Pathirana 3 for 50)
Colts CC 215 (Shehan Fernando 73, Angelo Jayasinghe 33, Nisal Randika 28, Milinda Siriwardena 20: Akila Isanka 4 for 73, Tharanga Ravin 3 for 23, Gihan Dilruk 2 for 23) and 45 for 1 (Nisal Randika 21 n.o., Shehan Fernando 17 n.o.)
At Braybrooke Place
Ragama CC (331/7 overnight) 377 (Udara Jayasundara 137, Dhananjaya de Silva 67, Lahiru Milantha 50, Sameera de Zoysa 40, Nilushan Nonis 24, Alankara Asanka 30 n.o..: Nuwan Pradeep 3 for 71, Suraj Randiv 3 for 112, Dilhan Cooray 2 for 16) and 30 for no loss (Dhananjaya de Silva 16 n.o.)
Bloomfield 249 (Dilshan Munaweera 68, Suraj Randiv 62, Nipun Karunanayake 32, Adeesha Nanayakkara 23, Amila Aponso 17: Sajeewa Weerakoon 4 for 92, Alankara Asanka 3 for 62, Charith Fernando 2 for 37)
At Colts
Chilaw Marians (341/9 overnight) 393 (Umesh Karunaratne 52, Geeth Kumara 51, Saliya Saman 50, Geeth Alwis 44, Kanchana Gunawardena 34, Upul Indrasiri 17, Vidura Adikari 100 n.o.: Chanaka Komasaru 4 for 128, Sachithra Serasinghe 3 for 102, Isuru Udana 2 for 71)
SLPA CC 278 for 6 (Isuru Udana 53, Gayan Weerasekera 41, Mahela Udawatte 18, Gayan Maneeshan 108 n.o., Ishan Rangana 15 n.o.: Geeth Alwis 2 for 35, Umesh Karunaratne 2 for 51)
At NCC
NCC 283 (Lahiru Udara 80, Saranga Rajaguru 50, Farveez Maharoof 45, Lahiru Madusanka 35, Sandun Weerakkody 25: Malinda Pushpakumara 5 for 54, Shehan Jayasuriya 2 for 32, Irosh Samarasooriya 2 for 39) and 107 for 3 (Sandun Weerakkody 35, Lahiru Udara 33, Jehan Mubarak 15: Shehan Jayasuriya 2 for 24)
Moors SC (8/0 overnight) 188 (Janaka Gunaratne 69, Shehan Jayasuriya 42, Irosh Samarasooriya 29: Dushmantha Chameera 5 for 42, Chaminda Vidanapathirana 3 for 28)
At P. Sara Oval
SSC 142 (Dhanushka Gunatilleke 30, Tharanga Paranavithana 18, Thilina Kandamby 61 n.o.: Jeewan Mendis 3 for 18, Madusanka Ekanayake 3 for 30, Chanaka Welagedera 2 for 19, T.N. Sampath 2 for 43) and 107 for 3 (Tharanga Paranavithana 37 n.o., Thilina Kandamby 30 n.o.: Jeewan Mendis 2 for 13)
Tamil Union (105/4 overnight) 320 (Nisala Tharaka 84, Rumesh Buddika 44, Denuwan Rajakaruna 44, Ashen Silva 22, Ramith Rambukwella 20, Pulina Tharanga 79 n.o.: Upul Bandara 4 for 23, Dhanushka Gunatilleke 4 for 50)
At CCC
Badureliya SC 226 (Michael Richardson 54, Greg Smith 30, Andy Solomons 27, Chanaka Withanage 16, Ruvinda Shamen 56 n.o.: Dinuka Hettiarachchi 3 for 77, Chathuranga Kumara 2 for 24, Lakshan Rangika 2 for 39) and 59 for 2 (Michael Richardson 35 n.o.)
CCC (104/2 overnight) 543 (Prasanna Jayawardena 77, Chamara Silva 69, Indika de Saram 45, Arosh Janoda 40, Gihan Rupasinghe 26, Maduka Liyanapathiranage 17, Lasith Abeyratne 234 n.o.: Vikum Sanjaya 4 for 79, Imesh Udayanga 4 for 115)