Moratuwa SC earn honours in drawn game against Ragama CC
Moratuwa Sports Club recorded a well deserved first innings win over Ragama Cricket Club in the SLC Under-23 Division I match concluded at the De Zoysa Stadium in Moratuwa yesterday. Only two days of play was possible in the match with second day’s proceedings being hampered by rain without a ball being bowled. The third day’s play saw Moratuwa SC, resuming on their overnight score of 215 for 7, going on to make 253. Ragama CC despite half tons scored by Thilaksha Sumanasiri and Supeshala Jayatileke succeeded to muster a score of only 186 runs.
Saracens’ Chanaka Devinda took three early wickets of Moors - Pic by Ranjith Perera
NCC dominated proceedings against Air Force SC when play ended on day two in the match played at the Air Force ground in Katunayake. NCC, resuming on their overnight score of 343 for 8, went on make a formidable score of 382 which came on the back of a knock of 118 by Milan Abetsekera and a 79 by Niroshan Dickwella.
Air Force SC in their turn was able to muster a score of only 187 and were made to follow on with a deficit of 195 runs. They were struggling on 59 for 3 needing another 136 runs to avoid an innings defeat when play begins on the final day today. Moors SC thanks to Prashan Ratnayake and Sandaken Pathirana recovered from a bad position of 128 for 7 to end with a respectable 209 runs to take a first inning lead on day two in the match played at Braybrooke Place. This was in reply to Saracens SC’s 187. Saracens SC batting the second time ended the day on 153 for 4.
SSC was sitting pretty against CCC when play ended on the second day in the match played at the CCC ground. CCC, resuming on their overnight score of 74 for 7, were bowled out for 99. SSC in their turn guided by Ramesh Mendis and Sanka Ramesh made a formidable total of 313.
Panadura SC took a first innings lead over Navy SC in the match played at the Panadura Esplande. Panadura SC after making a score of 204 restricted the Sailors to a score of 186 while SLPA CC was on top against Negombo CC when play ended on day at Kadirana.
At Moratuwa:
Match ended in draw
Moratuwa SC (215/7 overnight) 253 (Anushka Perera 99, Woshantha Silva 38, Vidusha Jayasinghe 24, Lakshina Rodrigo 23: Amila Aponso 5 for 98, Sahan Nanayakkara 2 for 56) and 109 for 4 (Anushka Perera 35, Nipuna Gamage 24, Hasitha Lanka 25 n.o.: Sahan Nanayakkara 2 for 30)
Ragama CC 180 (Thilaksha Sumanasiri 54, Supeshala Jayatileke 52, Jeson Perera 19, Charith Fernando 16, Janith Liyanage 15: Thilan Nimesh 4 for 63, Chameera Dissanayake 2 for 15, Malinga de Silva 2 for 71)
At Katunayake:
NCC (343/8 overnight) 382 (Milan Abeysekera 117, Niroshan Dickwella 79, Ramindu de Silva 35, Sachintha Peiirs 35, Sandun Weerakkody 34, H. Vidarshana 33, Lahiru Udara 21: Gayashan Silva 4 for 85, S. Uadara 3 for 35, T. Rangajeewa 2 for 18)
Air Force SC 187 (Sanjaya Jayasekera 57, L. Kumara 30, S. Udara 17, Shehan Shashika 29 n.o.: Sachithna Peiris 3 for 56, Harith Samarasinghe 3 for 60, Sandun Weerakkody 2 for 25) and 59 for 3 (Charith Gunatileke 20, T. Rangajeewa 19: Sandun Weerakkody 2 for 9)
At Braybrooke Place:
Saracens SC (186/9 overnight) 187 (Thanuka Dabare 70, Damith Ratnayake 34: Shanuka Dulaj 2 for 9, Sanitha de Mel 2 for 22, Sangeeth Cooray 2 for 34, Sandaken Pathirana 2 for 75) and 153 for 4 (Ishan Nilaksha 32, Duleeka Tissakuttige 55 n.o., Sajeewa Salgado 50 n.o.: Sangeeth Cooray 2 for 46, Sandaken Pathirana 2 for 51)
Moors SC 209 (Prashan Ratnayake 56, Sandaken Pathirana 49, Yasoda Lanka 24, Sangeeth Cooray 23, Sanitha de Mel 16: Shehan Madusanka 4 for 51, Poorna Aluthge 3 for 25, Chanaka Devinda 3 for 46)
At CCC:
CCC (74/7 overnight) 99 (Lisula Lakshan 26: Sanka Ramesh 2 for 14, Binura Fernando 2 for 34) and 20 for no loss
SSC 313 (Ramesh Mendia 114, Sanka Ramesh 80 n.o.: Dulanjana Seneviratne 5 for 107)
At Panadura:
Panadura SC (31/3 overnight) 204 (Umeshka Morais 85, Sasindu Madusanka 28, Anju Tharaka 21, Mohamed Shilmi 20, Sansaka Fernando 17: Ashan Ranasinghe 8 for 74)
Navy SC 186 (Lahiru Jayakody 70, Yoyan Soyza 43, Madura Madusanka 32: Lahiru Sanjaya 4 for 63, Sasindu Madusanka 2 for 28, Shanaka Perera 2 for 53)
At Kadirana:
SLPA CC (1/0 overnight) 255 (Wanidu Hasaranga 74, Navod Kalansuriya 47, Ishan Rangana 31, H. Rajapakse 30, Yohan Shanaka 20: Praveen Dilanka 5 for 58, Dinan Fernando 4 for 75)
Negombo CC 54 for 7 (Akeel Inham 16: Priyantha Weerasinghe 3 for 11, C. Dilshan 2 for 4)