Navy SC grab honours in crucial game
BRC Bowler Chameera Dissanayake who took 6-99 in action against Navy. Pic by Ranjith Perera
Navy SC grabbed honours against BRC at the crucial Emerging Trophy cricket encounter played at the BRC ground. The game is crucial for both the teams as the outcome of this game will decide who will emerge the champion.
The opening day’s play on Friday saw Navy SC dominate when play ended as they bowled out the home team for a low score of 149 and in their turn made 166 for 7.
The second day’s play saw the late order batting of Navy SC putting in stiff resistance with useful knocks coming from Ashan Ranasinghe and Dilanka Auwardt helping them to end with a score of 256.
BRC batting the second time with a deficit of 109 runs was in a spot of bother with the score on 126 for 4 which has given the edge to Navy SC with over four sessions of play left to be played.
Nipuna Gamage and Sahan Perera was involved in a valuable unbroken stand of 108 runs for the third wicket helping Moratuwa SC go into lunch on day two with the score on 127 for 2 against Kurunegala YCC in the match played at Kurunegala.
Kurunegala YCC helped by half tons from Anuruddha Rajapakse, Kalpa Bandaranayake and Dharshana Mahawatte put up a score of 289.
Kalutara PCC were 199 for 6 in reply to Panadura SC’ 297 when play stopped for lunch on the second day in the match played at Panadura while Air Force SC had taken a first inning over Kalutara TC at Air Force ground in Katunayake.
Police SC resuming from their overnight score of 79 for 3 went on to make 244 against Lankan CC who were 161 for 6 in the post lunch session in the match played at FTZ ground in Katunayake.
At BRC:
BRC 149 (Indika de Saram 40, Poorna Aluthge 34, Lisula Lakshan 22: Amith Eranga 3 for 26, Ishan Abeysekera 3 for 40, Dinushka Malan 3 for 51) and 126 for 4 (Maduranga Zoysa 64, Indika de Saram 37 n.o.)
Navy SC (166/7 overnight) 256 (Buddika Hasaranga 68, Madura Madusanka 36, Dilanka Auwardt 29, Amith Eranga 15, Ashan Ranasinghe 43 n.o.: Chameera Dissanayake 6 for 99, Vikum Sanjaya 2 for 44)
At Kurunegala:
Kurunegala YCC 289 (Anuruddha Rajapakse 65, Kalpa Bandaranayake 60, Dharshana Mahawatte 56, Rasanjana Jayaratne 48, Weranga Dissanayake 15, Rajitha Ranaweera 21 n.o.: Sanka Dinesh 4 for 72, Malshan Mendis 3 for 64, Milindu Fernando 2 for 19)
Moratuwa SC (11/1 overnight) 127 for 2 (Nipuna Gamage 64 n.o., Sahan Perera 55 n.o.)
At Panadura:
Panadura SC 297 (Mohamed Shilmi 91, Akila Lakshan 48, Sudesh Umayanga 42, Samith Dushantha 23: Sandun Sampath 5 for 84, Indeera Gallage 3 for 75)
Kalutara PCC (30/1 overnight) 199 for 6 (Tharindu Siriwardena 54, Sandun Sampath 24, Indeera Gallage 20, Rishith Upamal 46 n.o., Sumudu Saranga 22 n.o.: Sasindu Perera 5 for 73)
At Katunayake:
Kalutara TC 173 (Heshan Silva 42, Prabodha Seneviratne 32, Chamod Silva 30, Geeth Perera 19, Madawa Nimesh 15: Shohan Rangika 4 for 27, Sachika Udara 2 for 17, Lahiru Sri Lakmal 2 for 21)
Air Force SC 174 for 4 (Lahiru Sri Lakmal 34, Ranga Dissanayake 25, U. Parakrama 17, Buddika Sandaruwan 66 n.o., Achira Eranga 20 n.o.: Naveen Kavikara 3 for 59)
AT FTZ Katunayake:
Police SC (79/3 overnight) 244 (Mahesh Priyadharshana 93, Eranda Harshika 29, Gayantha Wijetilleke 26, Asela Ponnamperuma 23, Hasitha Lakmal 23: Chanura Fernando 3 for 41, Rajeewa Weerasinghe 3 for 72, Suwanji Madanayake 3 for 84)
Lankan CC 161 for 6 (Hashan Perera 63, Sisira Kumara 44, Thushira Madanayake 21: Gayantha Wijetilleke 2 for 40) -MSA