Ashan Ranasinghe shone with an all-round performance as Navy SC dominated proceedings against BRC in the Emerging Trophy cricket encounter at Welisara. Ashan’s knock of 109 supported by half tons coming from Lahiru Jayakody and Dhanushka Gurusinghe enabled Navy SC to make a massive 406 for 8 declared. Ashan followed it with a six wicket [...]

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Ashan shines as Navy SC dominate

Emerging Trophy Cricket
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Ashan Ranasinghe shone with an all-round performance as Navy SC dominated proceedings against BRC in the Emerging Trophy cricket encounter at Welisara.
Ashan’s knock of 109 supported by half tons coming from Lahiru Jayakody and Dhanushka Gurusinghe enabled Navy SC to make a massive 406 for 8 declared.
Ashan followed it with a six wicket haul as he made BRC who ended day two on 172 for 7 struggling for their runs.

Lankan CC have already taken a first inning lead over Police SC when when play stopped on day two in the match at Police Park. Lankan CC helped by an unbeaten 106 by Hashan Perera and a half ton by Heshan Perera made 202 for 6 declared in reply to Police SC’s 199. Exchanges were even in the match between Kalutara TC and Galle CC played at the Surrey Village ground in Maggona.

At Welisara
Navy SC (288/5 overnight) 406 for 8 declared (Ashan Ranasinghe 109, Lahiru Jayakody 71, Dhanushka Gurusinghe 50, Buddika Hasaranga 44, Avishka Peiris 25, Amith Eranga 24, W. Sandamal 23, Dinushka Malan 25 n.o., Dilanka Auwardt 19 n.o.: Poorna Aluthge 6 for 139, Navin Kavikara 2 for 131)
BRC 172 for 7 (Rajitha Wickramaarachchi 37, S. de Silva 32, Indika de Saram 28: Ashan Ranasinghe 6 for 76)

At Police Park
Police SC 199 (Hasitha de Silva 54, Buddi Samarawickrama 40, Tharanga Indika 36, Eranda Harshaka 21: Suwanji Madanayake 4 for 83, Chanura Fernando 3 for 47, Asela Aluthge 2 for 20) and 27 for 1
Lankan CC (117/3 overnight) 202 for 6 declared (Heshan Perera 74, Hashan Perera 106 n.o.: Gayantha Wijetileke 4 for 44)

At Maggona
Kalutara TC (155/8 overnight) 196 (Heshan de Silva 36, Vikum Bandara 19, Maduranga Soyza 17, K. Rodrigo 35 n.o.: Yohan de Silva 4 for 53, Malith de Silva 4 for 75, Ashan Madusanka 2 for 9)
Galle CC 56 for 3 (Sumeda Dissanayake 16, Hirantha Wijesinghe 30 n.o.: Vikum Bandara 3 for 26)

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