Ragama CC outclass Chilaw Marians
Ragama CC outclassed Chilaw Marians by six wickets with a day to spare in the SLC Premier Plate cricket encounter concluded at the Colts ground yesterday. Ragama CC having dominated the opening day’s play bowled out the Marians for a low score of 127 and ended the day on 136 for 7 to continue to hold the upper hand on day two.
Ragama CC, resuming on their overnight score went on to make a score of 176. Chilaw Marians batting the second time with a deficit of 49 runs almost made a repeat performance of their first innings.
They found the left-arm spin combination of Amila Aponso and Sajeewa Weerakoon, who along with Sanjaya Fernando and Nilanka Premaratne, too hot to handle and succumbed to a score of just 132.
Ragama CC left with a simple run chase of 84 runs had little difficulty in achieving it as they were guided by an opening wicket stand of 51 runs between Udara Jayasundara and Nilushan Nonis which helped them reach the target in the 17th over.
A knock of 125 inclusive of 11 boundaries and half dozen sixes supported by half tons from Thilina Kandamby and Kavindu Kulasekera saw SSC come out on top against Air Force SC on day two at Braybrooke Place.
SSC in reply to the Airmen’s score of 185, resuming from their overnight score of 75 for 3, posted a formidable 374. Air Force SC batting the second time ended the day on 84 for 1.
Saracens SC took a first innings lead over Colts when play stopped on the second day at Reid Avenue. Saracens SC having made a score of 232 on day one succeeded to restrict Colts, who continued from their overnight score of 61 for 1, to reach 214.
At Colts: Ragama CC beat Chilaw Marians by 6 wickets
Chilaw Marians 127 (Thikshila de Silva 35, Kanchana Gunawardena 29, Chalana de Silva 25: Sajeewa Weerakoon 5 for 50, Sanjaya Fernando 2 for 28, Nilanka Premaratne 2 for 33) and 132 (Shasheen Fernando 51, Chalana de Silva 40, Rohit Damodaran 21: Amila Aponso 4 for 17, Sanjaya Fernando 2 for 10, Nilanka Premaratne 2 for 28, Sajeewa Weerakoon 2 for 78)Ragama CC (136/7 overnight) 176 (Lahiru Milantha 35, Sanjaya Fernando 27, Eranga Ratnayake 22, Sameera de Zoysa 17, Amila Aponso 50 n.o.: Shashrika Pussegolla 4 for 37, Thikshila de Silva 2 for 24, Lahiru Gamage 2 for 59) and 85 for 4 (Udara Jayasundara 47, Nilushan Nonis 21: Lahiru Gamage 4 for 28)
At Braybrooke Place:
Air Force SC 185 (T. Nadeera 93, Buddika Sandaruwan 27, Pasindu Lakshanka 23: Binura Fernando 9 for 70) and 84 for 1 (Charith Ruchiranga 27, Sajith Kelumpriya 24 n.o.)SSC (75/3 overnight) 374 (Dasun Shanaka 125, Thilina Kandamby 58, Kavindu Kulasekera 55, Kasun Madusanka 33, Kaushal Silva 29, Tharanga Paranavithana 19: Angelo Emmanuel 2 for 32, Lasanda Rukmal 2 for 70, Lahiru Sri Lakmal 2 for 76)
At Reid Avenue:
Saracens SC 232 (Kanishka Amarsinghe 51, Mohamed Naufar 40, Geeth Kumara 40, Umesh Karunaratne 24, Damith Priyadharshana 18, Amila Perera 17 n.o.: Ishan Jayaratne 3 for 29, Sachith Pathirana 3 for 61, Ali Khan 2 for 56) and 97 for 1 (Damith Priyadharshana 63, Ishan Nilaksha 25 n.o.)
Colts (61/1 overnight) 214 (Shehan Jayasuriya 88, Sadeera Samarawickrama 28, Roshen Silva 21, Harsha Vithana 19, Akila Dhananjaya 16: Amila Perera 3 for 42, Upul Indrasiri 2 for 39)