Kaushal bowls NCC to third successive win
NCC coasted to their third successive outright win of the ongoing SLC Under-23 Division I Cricket Tournament when they defeated CCC by 117 runs at NCC grounds yesterday.
CCC chasing a target of 300 runs for victory crashed as off-spinner Tharindu Kaushal who had a seven-wicket haul in the first innings grabbed four more wickets to bowl out CCC for a score of 182.
NCC’s promising off-spinner Tharindu Kaushal claimed a match bag of 11 wickets after hitting a useful knock of 55 against CCC - Pic by Ranjith Perera
Skipper Shehan Jayasuriya went on the rampage as he blasted the Army SC bowling to all corners of the field to slam a quick-fire knock of 230, enabling Moors SC, resuming on their overnight score of 95 for 1, to post 403 for 9 declared in the match played at Braybrooke Place.
Navy SC have already obtained a first innings lead over Tamil Union in the match played at Welisara.
Air Force SC’s opening pair Imal Liyanage and Vishwa Kanchuka cracked half tons and was associated in a valuable partnership of 135 runs enabling them to take a first innings lead over Bloomfield in the match played at the Air Force grounds in Katunayake.
Moratuwa SC left-arm spinner Sahan Nanayakkara wrecked the Colts batting on the second day when he ended with impressive figures of 7 for 32 to bundle out the home side, who was in a strong position of 118 for 2, to a score of 156 at the Colts grounds.
The match between Ragama CC and Negombo CC played at Kadirana too got off to a late start at 12.30pm with Ragama CC ending the second day’s play making 193 for 6.
At NCC: NCC beat CCC by 117 runs
NCC 279 (Lahiru Udara 56, Tharindu Kaushal 55, Pawan Wickramasinghe 45, William Bosisto 35, Lahiru Madusanka 26, Saveen Nanayakkara 21: Lakshan Rangika 5 for 87, Chathuranga Kumara 3 for 28) and (81/1 overnight) 194 for 6 declared (Pawan Wickramasinghe 95, William Bosisto 78: Lakshan Rangika 3 for 76, Maduka Liyanapathiranage 2 for 19)
CCC (20/0 overnight) 174 (Janindu Isharaka 29, Sachithra Perera 22, Hashan Dumindu 20, Chathuranga Kumara 19, Maduka Liyanapathiranage 18, Lakshan Rangika 24 n.o.: Tharindu Kaushal 7 for 57, Sandun Weerakkody 2 for 16) and 182 (Hashan Dumindu 42, Chathuranga Kumara 40, Lakshan Rangika 30, Lasith Abeyratne 18, Sachithra Perera 17: Tharindu Kaushal 4 for 70, Aravinda Akurugoda 2 for 7)
At Braybrooke Place:
Army SC 167 (Ramindu Nikeshala 60, Shehan de Silva 35, Leo Francisco 20, Lakshitha Madushan 20: Shehan Jayasuriya 7 for 58) and 80 for 2 (Ramindu Nikeshala 31n.o., Lakshitha Madushan 25n.o.: Kaushalya Gajasinghe 2 for 25)
Moors SC (95/1 overnight) 403 for 9 declared (Shehan Jayasuriya 230, Oshada Fernando 31, Ruwantha Kellepotha 23, Chalana de Silva 21, Kaushalya Gajasinghe 18, Irshad Umar 17n.o.: Shehan de Silva 2 for 46)
At Welisara:
Navy SC (191/4 overnight) 282 (Lahiru Jayakody 69, Madura Madusanka 46, Sameera Chathuranga 43, Ashan Ranasinghe 30, Avishka Peiris 28, Ishan Abeysekera 24, Lahiru Silva 17: Pramoda Liyanagamage 3 for 42, M. Perera 3 for 52, Pulina Tharanga 3 for 97)
Tamil Union 94 (Ron Chandragupta 29, Pulina Tharanga 15: Sameera Chathuranga 4 for 34, Yohan Soyza 3 for 4, Lahiru Jayakody 2 for 16) and 141 for 5 (Manoj Sarathchandra 52, Isuru Buddika 28, Ron Chandragupta 39n.o.: Yohan Soyza 2 for 29)
At Katunayake:
Bloomfield (97/5 overnight) 197 (Tharindu Ratnayake 61, Rukshan Weerasinghe 60, Sachin Jayawardena 20, Himasha Liyanage 17: Dushan Vimukthi 3 for 45, Kasun Rajitha 3 for 58, Malith de Silva 2 for 45)
Air Force SC 205 for 3 (Imal Liyanage 79, Vishwa Kanchuka 69, Pasindu Laksanka 23n.o.: Tharindu Ratnayake 2 for 45)
At Colts:
Moratuwa SC 230 (Shanuka Dulaj 89, Krishan Weeraratne 35, Deshan Dias 27, Sahan Nanayakkara 18, Sachin Dalpathado 16: Hasitha Fernando 4 for 26, Akila Dhananjaya 3 for 109, Charith Sudaraka 2 for 40) and 6 for 2 (Akila Dhananjaya 2 for 3)
Colts (118/2 overnight) 156 (Sadeera Samarawickrama 57, Harsha Rajapakse 30, Shehan Fernando 20, Angelo Jayasinghe 15: Sahan Nanayakkara 7 for 32, Gayan Chamara 2 for 28)
At Kadirana:
Ragama CC (0/0 overnight) 193 for 6 (Shaminda Maduranga 73, Eranga Ratnayake 30, Dhananjaya de Silva 25, Jason Perera 19: Nilochana Perera 2 for 6, Kalhan Sineth 2 for 23) vs Negombo CC