Dushan slams 193 to steer Navy SC
Dushan Hemantha slammed a career best 193 and was supported by Supun Leelaratne who cracked a 141 as Navy SC prevailed with a first inning win over Panadura SC in a high scoring game of the Premier Tier B inter-club cricket tournament encounter concluded at Panadura Esplanade yesterday.
The second day’s play saw Navy SC in reply to the home sides’ score of 375 resuming from their overnight score of 270 for 4 going to make a mammoth 444 runs.
Half tons by Dhanushka Dharmasiri and Ruwantha Ekanayake helped Kurunegala YCC to earn a well deserved first inning win over Lankan CC in the match ended at Panagoda. Kurunegala YCC resuming from their overnight score of 245 for 5 went on to make 297 in reply to their opponents’ score of 248.
In the other two matches which ended yesterday saw Police SC securing a comfortable first inning win over Air Force SC at Katunayake and the match between Negombo CC and Kalutara TC at Kadirana ended in a thrilling tie.
Results
- At Panadura: First inning win for Navy SC
Panadura SC 375 (Kashif Naveed 192, Madawa Sukuranga 73, Sashrika Pussegolla 31: Chathuranga Dikkumbura 3 for 45, Ishan Abeysekera 3 for 96, Sudara Dhakshina 3 for 108) and 153 for 3 (Sakuranga Fonseka 57, Kashif Naveed 50 n.o.)
Navy SC (270/4 overnight) 444 (Dushan Hemantha 193, Supun Leelaratne 141, Chathuranga Dikkumbura 24: Mohamed Rameez 3 for 52, Lasith Lakshan 3 for 70)
- At Panagoda: First inning win for Kurunegala YCC
Lankan CC 248 (Chanaka Ruwansiri 81, Sashen Fernando 55, Dinushka Malan 32, Rajeev Weerasinghe 32: Keshan Wijeratne 2 for 28, Shivalumar Tiron 2 for 33, Ruwantha Ekanayake 2 for 51, Thusith de Soysa 2 for 62) and 224 for 8 (Rajeewa Weerasinghe 54, Navin Kavikara 36, Dinushka Malan 32, Lakshan Rodrigo 32: Thusith de Soyza 2 for 55)
Kurunegala YCC (245/6 overnight) 297 (Dhanushka Dharmasiri 52, Ruwantha Ekanayake 51, Malith Cooray 40, Keshan Wijeratne 37, Hashan Prabath 25: Navin Kavikara 3 for 67, Rajeewa Weerasinghe 3 for 80)
- At Katunayake: First inning win for Police SC
Air Force SC 234 (Raju Gayashan 58, Lakshan Fernando 51, Shohan Rangika 36, Rosco Tahttil 33: Nimesh Vimukthi 5 for 85, Chamod Piyumal 2 for 55) and (40/2 overnight) 261 for 8 declared (Dulash Udayanga 70, D. Weeraratne 61, Raju Gayashan 45, Rosco Thattil 33: Nimesh Vimukthi 4 for 89)
Police SC 302 (Samith Dushantha 121, Nilesh Vimukthi 51, Tharindu Dilshan 38, Kamal Pushpakumara 28: Shohan Rangika 5 for 46, Rosco Thattil 2 for 14, Buddhika Sandaruwan 2 for 81) and 127 for 6 (Samith Dushantha 46 n.o.: Buddika Sandaruwan 2 for 28, Shohan Rangika 2 for 57)
- At Kadirana: Match Tied
Negombo CC 221 (Praveen Fernando 87, Prasansana Jayamanne 54, Ravindra Karunaratne 24: Matheesha Perera 5 for 47, Eranga Ratnayake 2 for 12) and (62/3 overnight) 206 for 8 declared (Prasansana Jayamanne 37, Praveen Fernando 32, Dilasri Lokubandara 22, Shehan Weerasinghe 53 n.o.: Matheesha Perera 4 for 95)
Kalutara TC 193 (Suresh Niroshan 89, Geeth Perera 30, Nilushan Nonis 22, Eranga Ratnayake 20: Umega Chathuranga 7 for 79, Shehan Weerasinghe 3 for 57) and 234 (Geeth Perera 87, Nipuna Gamage 52, Matheesha Perera 30: Umega Chathuranga 5 for 112)