Mahela slams career best knock of 212
Mahela Udawatte slammed a career best knock of 212 helping Moors SC make a formidable score of 392 against SLPA CC in the AIA Premier League cricket encounter played at the CCC ground.
Ishan Jayaratne claimed five Galle CC wickets for Colts
The right hand batsman’s marathon innings came off 302 balls which comprised 19 boundaries and three sixes. Mahela was also involved in four fruitful partnerships first of 99 runs for the third wicket with Sachitra Serasinghe followed by 73 runs for the fifth wicket with Kaushalya Gajasinghe, 84 runs for the sixth wicket with skipper Chathuranga de Silva and 58 runs with Dilhara Lokuhettige for the eighth wicket before being the last man out. SLPA CC in their turn went into lunch with the score on 95 for 3.
Chamara Silva and Harsha Vithana cracked tons while Rumesh Buddika hit a half ton for Galle CC against Colts in the match played at the Colts ground.
Chamara made an impressive 136 inclusive of 19 boundaries and three sixes while Harsha scored 112 with eight boundaries and two sixes.
Galle CC were in deep trouble as they lost three wickets for just one run on the board when Chamara and Rumesh Buddika rescued the innings with a 116 run partnership for the fourth wicket.
Chamara then added 176 runs for the fifth wicket with Harsha to end their innings make a score of 376. Colts in reply went into lunch on 140 for 3.
A top knock of 94 by opener Niroshan Dickwella and an unbeaten 74 by Tharindu Kaushal enabled NCC resuming on their overnight score of 326 for 8 make 365 against Bloomfield who went in to lunch on day two on 79 for 1 in the match played at the NCC ground.
SSC openers Dimuth Karunaratne and Minod Bhanuka sent the Badureliya SC bowlers on a leather hunt as they were associated in an unbroken 196 stand to put the side in a strong position when play stopped for lunch in the match played at Surrey Village ground in Maggona.
Bloomfield paceman Vishwa Fernando picked three wickets - Pix by Ranjith Perera
The opening day’s play saw Badureliya SC taking first lease of the wicket helped by half tons from Sahan Wijeratne and Hasantha Fernando make 254.
Chilaw Marians were 126 for 2 in reply to Ragama CC’s 257 at lunch on day two in the match played at the FTZ ground in Katunayake while Tamil Union took the upper hand against Saracens SC in the match played at the Army ground in Mattegoda.
At CCC
Moors SC (308/6 overnight) 392 (Mahela Udawatte 212, Chathuranga de Silva 46, Sachithra Serasinghe 37, Dilhara Lokuhettige 31, Kaushalya Gajasinghe 28: Chaminda Bandara 4 for 124, Aravinda Premaratne 2 for 79)
SLPA CC 95 for 3 (Harsha Rajapakse 21, Tharaka Waduge 17, Gihan Rupasinghe 30 n.o., Ashan Priyanjan 18 n.o.: Vimukthi Perera 2 for 26)
At Colts
Galle CC (355/8 overnight) 376 (Chamara Silva 136, Harsha Vithana 112, Rumesh Buddika 66,Suraj Randiv 33: Ishan Jayaratne 5 for 41, Prabath Jayasuriya 2 for 100)
Colts 140 for 3 (Sadeera Samarawickrama 62, Hashan Dumindu 21, Kanchana Gunawardena 18, Sahan Arachchige 22 n.o.: Gayan Sirisoma 2 for 38)
At Reid Avenue
NCC (326/8 overnight) 365 (Niroshan Dickwella 94, Sandun Weerakkody 48, Angelo Perera 37, Upul Tharanga 30, Nimesha Gunasinghe 29, Anuk Fernando 17, Tharindu Kaushal 74 n.o.: Vishwa Fernando 4 for 83, Dilshan Munaweera 3 for 70, Imran Khan 2 for 84)
Bloomfield 79 for 1 (Dilshan Munaweera 36, Primosh Perera 35 n.o.)
At Maggona
Badureliya SC 254 (Hasantha Fernando 62, Samin Kandanearachchi 48, Sachin Peiris 20, Rosco Tahttil 18, Sahan Wijeratne 75 n.o.: Binura Fernando 4 for 22, Tharindu Ratnayake 3 for 75, Kasun Madusanka 2 for 52)
SSC (26/0 overnight) 196 for no loss (Minod Bhanuka 110 n.o., Dimuth Karunaratne 85 n.o.)
At FTZ Katunayake
Ragama CC 257 (Sanjaya Fernando 43, Lahiru Milantha 33, Chanaka Wijesinghe 23, Amila Aponso 16, Eranga Ratnayake 103 n.o.: Maduka Liyanapathiranage 4 for 68, Dinuka Hettiarachchi 2 for 91)
Chilaw Marians (9/0 overnight) 126 for 2 (Rohit Damodaran 28, Ashen Silva 65 n.o.: Amila Aponso 2 for 35)
At Mattegoda
Saracens SC 237 (Umesh Karunaratne 73, Suresh Niroshan 38, Akila Isanka 37, Chanaka Ruwansiri 23, Mohamed Aslam 18: Pramod Madushan 3 for 48, Charith Jayampathi 2 for 24, Jeevan Mendis 2 for 57)
Tamil Union (77/3 overnight) 239 for 4 (Manoj Sarathchandra 34, Pabasara Waduge 29, Dinuk Wickramanayake 84, Tharanga Paranavithana 58 n.o.: Akila Isanka 2 for 89)