Navy SC demolish Air Force SC within two days
Navy SC made mince meat of Air Force SC whom they demolished with nearly two sessions and a day to spare by an innings and 105 runs in the SLC Under-23 Division I cricket encounter concluded at Welisara yesterday.
CCC’s Shaluka Silva survives as the close in fielder fails to grab a catch off Moors’ spinner Sandaken Pathirana (unseen), who took a match bag of 11 wickets - Pic by Ranjith Perera
Navy SC was sitting pretty at the end of the first day’s and put themselves in a strong position. Navy SC taking first lease of the wicket made a score of 249 with Lahiru Silva making a top score of 86. Air Force SC in their turn found Yoahn Soyza, Ashan Ranasinghe and Dinusha Malan too hot to handle and succumbed to a score of 97.
Air Force SC made to follow on with a deficit of 152 runs was made to struggle for their runs again and ended day one in a bad position of 10 for 3. Air Force SC needing another 142 runs with seven wickets in hand on day two to avoid an innings defeat failed to achieve it as they were dismissed for a score of just 47 runs.
An unbeaten 142 by Priyamal Perera paved the way for Colts CC resuming on their overnight score of 282 for 5 to make a formidable score of 406 for 8 just after the lunch break against SSC in the match played at the SSC ground.
The foundation for the formidable score was laid by Pasindu Isira who made 111 and added a valuable 175-run for the fifth wicket. SSC batting first made a score of 360.
Left arm spinner Sandaken Pathirana ‘s eight wicket haul sent CCC reeling on day two in their match match against Moors SC played at Braybrooke Place. CCC in reply to Moors SC’s score of 368 resuming on their overnight score of 18 for 1 was sent reeling by Sandaken who ended with impressive figures of 8 for 48 to a score of 140.
CCC made, to follow on with a massive deficit of 248 runs, was again mesmerized by Sandaken and was struggling on 56 for 5 at the tea break needing a further 192 runs to avoid an innings defeat. An unbeaten 120 inclusive of nine boundaries and two sixes by Pabasara Waduge help Tamil Union dominate proceedings against NCC in the match played at the NCC ground.
Pabasara put on a 127 runs stand for the second wicket with Imal Liyanage enabling Tamil Union resuming from their overnight score of 8 for 1 to make 201 for 3 just after the lunch break. This was in reply to NCC’s score of 274. Saracens SC from a precarious position of 70 for 5 on day one recovered to make a respectable score of 198 against Ragama CC who made 218 in the match played at the Surrey Village ground in Maggona.
At Welisara
Navy SC 249 (Lahiru Silva 86, Madura Madusanka 43, Lahiru Jayakody 34, Yohan Soyza 19: Sanjeewa Wijesinghe 4 for 26, Gayashan Silva 3 for 58, Sumedha Dissanayake 2 for 76)
Air Force SC 97 (Avishka Ratnayake 26: Yohan Soyza 4 for 37, Ashan Ranasinghe 3 for 46, Dinusha Malan 2 for 10) and (10/3 overnight) 47 (Sanjeewa Wijesinghe 15: Ashan Ranasinghe 4 for 26, Yohan Soyza 3 for 3, Akash Senaratne 2 for 15)
At SSC
SSC 360 (Minod Bhanuka 137, Charith Asalanka 126, Ramesh Mendis 36: Chirath Mapatuna 4 for 65, Piyumal Perera 2 for 86)
Colts CC (282/5 overnight) 406 for 8 (Pasindu Isira 111, Aruna Dharmasena 35, Minhaj Jaleel 26, Keshan Wijeratne 23, Pathum Wickramanayake 20, Priyamal Perera 142 n.o., Vishad Randika 21 n.o.: Lakshan Jayasinghe 3 for 65,Kavindu Kulasekera 2 for 49, Sanka Ramesh 2 for 139)
At Braybrooke Place
Moors SC 368 (Shanuka Dulaj 81, Yasoda Lanka 63, Gihan Nimesha 55, Sangeeth Cooray 49, Sanitha de Mel 31, Irshad Umar 22, Kasun Chamara 16: Shaluka Silva 5 for 126, Fabian Fernando 3 for 47)
CCC (18/1 overnight) 140 (Pramud Hettiwatte 35, Hashan Dumindu 30, Shaluka Silva 29, Fabian Fernando 20: Sandaken Pathirana 8 for 48, Irshad Umar 2 for 24) and 56 for 5 (Hashan Dumindu 31: Sandaken Pathirana 3 for 19)
At NCC
NCC 274 (Nimesha Gunasinghe 99, Ramindu Silva 59, Sandun Weerakkody 54: Pramod Liyanagamage 3 for 41, Devin Pathmanathan 3 for 57, Dinuk Wickramanayake 2 for 49)
Tamil Union (8/1 overnight) 201 for 3 (Imal Liyanage 45, Pabasara Waduge 120 n.o.: Pulina Tharanga 15 n.o.: Sachintha Peiris 2 for 61)
At Maggona
Ragama CC 218 (Jeson Perera 85, Lahiru Milantha 36, Thilaksha Sumanasiri 35, Janith Liyanage 22: Chemila Obeysekera 6 for 63, Shehan Madusanka 2 for 61) and 27 for 1
Saracens SC (70/5 overnight) 198 (Ishan Nilaksha 60, Shehan Madusanka 44, Sajeewa Salgado 35, Ishan Nilaksha 20 n.o.: Nuwan Karunaratne 4 for 60, Amila Aponso 3 for 56, Charith Fernando 2 for 14, Nuwan Karunaratne 2 for 24)