Galle SC crushes Police SC by ten wickets
Galle CC crushed fancied Police SC by ten wickets with more than a day to spare in the Emerging Trophy cricket encounter concluded at the Police Park yesterday.
Galle CC even though they came into the game as underdogs dominated the proceedings from day one. The opening day’s play saw Galle CC bundling out the strong Police SC batting. who made mammoth scores of over 500 runs to a low score of 106 and who ended the day on 118 for 6.
Galle CC steered by Chaminda Ishanka and Malith de Silva who cracked half tons resuming on their overnight score went on to make 190. Police SC batting the second time almost put in a repeat performance by being bowled out for 118.
Yashan Samarasinghe
This left Galle CC a simple run chase of 34 runs which they reached with the minimum of fuss in the seventh over.
A knock of 138 with 14 boundaries and four sixes by Sachin Jayasuriya and half tons by Heshan Perera and Asela Aluthge helped Lankan CC, resuming on their overnight score of 274 for 5 to make a massive 421 against Kurunegala YCC at Kurunegala.
Sachin and Heshan whose knock of 85 comprised seven boundaries and two sixes put on valuable 108 runs stand for the sixth wicket which propelled Lankan CC’s score. Kurunegala YCC in their turn ended day two on 164 for 5.
BRC thanks to half tons by Chandima Prasad and Yashan Samarasinghe who were associated in a 129 runs partnership for the sixth wicket enabled BRC, resuming on their overnight score of 172 for 5, to end their innings making 272 against Kalutara PCC at the Police Park. This was in reply to Kalutara PCC’s 130 which saw them gain a first inning lead.
At Police Park – Galle CC beat Police SC by ten wickets
Police SC 106 (Tharindu Dilshan 48: Malith de Silva 3 for 17, Vimukthi Umagiliyage 2 for 17, Hirantha Wijesinghe 2 for 24, Yohan de Silva 2 for 25) and 118 (Tharindu Dilshan 28, Ashen Madusanka 3 for 7, Yohan de Silva 3 for 28, Malith de Silva 2 for 38)
Galle CC (118/6 overnight) 190 (Chaminda Ishanka 56, Malith de Silva 52, Kavinda Pulukkuttiarachchi 22: Mangala Kumara 5 for 49, Lahiru Diyantha 2 for 19, Asanka Priyadharshana 2 for 40) and 35 for no loss (Ashen Madusanka 24 n.o.)
At Kurunegala
Lankan CC (274/5 overnight) 421 (Sachin Jayasuriya 138, Heshan Perera 85, Asela Aluthge 66, Supun Perera 37, Thushira Madanayake 21: Chinthaka Jayabandara 2 for 18, Mohamed Shiraj 2 for 54, Thilina Herath 2 for 105)
Kurunegala YCC 164 for 5 (Rajitha Ratnayake 43, Dhanushka Dharmasiri 36, Chinthaka Jayabandara 35 n.o.: Thushra Madanayake 2 for 30, Thanura Fernando 2 for 57)
At BRC
Kalutara PCC 130 (Amila Sandaruwan 49, Manoj Deshapriya 18: Dhanushika Bandara 3 for 11, Navin Kavikara 2 for 30, Ruwan Perera 2 for 32) and 220 (Madawa Nimesh 89, Damindu Ashan 48, Akila Lakshan 22: Dhanushika Bandara 5 for 70, Navin Kavikara3 for 80)
BRC (172/5 overnight) 272 (Chandima Prasad 79, Yashan Samarasinghe 64, Rajith Wickramaarachchi 36, Indika de Saram 24: Sompal Kami 4 for 69, Sanath Ranjan 3 for 28, Ruwan Pushpakumara 2 for 60) and 10 for 2
At Welisara.
Panadura SC 184 (Chanaka Withanage 60, Janudika Sriyapala 50, Dhanuja Nandana 21, Mohamed Silmi 19 n.o.: Dilanka Auwardt 6 for 61, Dhanushka Malan 3 for 63) and 96 for 4 (Chanaka Withanage 29, Samith Dushantha 37 n.o.: Dilanka Auwardt 2 for 21)
Navy SC (54/1 overnight) 252 (Sameera Sandamal 54, Dhanushka Gurusinghe 49, Lahiru Jayakody 26, Supun Leelaratne 24, Madura Madusanka 21, Buddhika Hasaranga 20: Nimesh Vimukthi 4 for 78, Sasindu Madusanka 3 for 77)
At Maggona
Kalutara TC 276 (Romesh Silva 54, Heshan de Silva 43, Sisira Kumara 31, Nishamal Fernando 22, Tharindu Nawamini 22: Dhakshina Liyanage 4 for 66, Hashan Goonetileke 3 for 25) and 221 (Romesh Silva 46, Nishamal Fernando 36, Maduranga Zoysa 29, Sisira Kumara 28, Priyantha Kumara 27: Hashan Goonetileke 6 for 68)
Sebastianites CC (117/6 overnight) 135 (Hashan Goonetileke 35, Sasith Gunasekera 26, Chamara de Soysa 22: Vikum Bandara 7 for 43, Buddhika Janith 3 for 34) and 45 for no loss (Thilina Kumarasinghe 38 n.o.) -MSA