Milantha double the best for the day
NCC and Ragama CC already through
with first innings points
Chilaw Marians batsman Harsha Cooray drives this one for a boundary during his innings of 48 against NCC.
Tamil Union allrounder Lahiru Milantha (103 and 4 for 33) helped his club come up with strong reply of 209 for 2 at the end of the second day of their Premier League Division ‘A’ encounter at the P. Oval yesterday.
Facing a daunting Army total of 386 all out made by the Soldiers on a day that a plenty of runs were scored, the Tamil Union openers Milantha and Sithara Gimhan (93) thus staked a strong claim.
The two Tamil Union wickets were bagged by medium pacer LL Madusanka who finished the day with 2 for 54.
M.A.S. Jayatilleke scored a grand knock of 114 and thus guided the Ragama CC to a good first innings win against much fancied Moors SC at Braybrooke Place. With the aid of Jayatilleke’s ‘ton’ that contained eleven fours and seven sixes Ragama CC ended the second day’s play on 338 for 6 in replay to Moors total of 337.
The Nondescript Cricket Club also have already obtained first innings points. NCC scored 321 runs in their first innings and followed it up with 117 for 2 in their second innings while the Chilaw Marians were able muster a total of 193 all out in 62.5 overs.
Results
- At Braybrooke Place
Moors 337 in 84.2 overs (Charitha Kumarasinghe 103, Irosh Samarasooriya 60, P Waduge 25, A Thilanchana 40, PHT Kaushal 19, CMKK Wijerathne 26, SA Fernando 40; H. Jayaratne 2 for 54, Mohamed Ali 2 for 73, Amila Aponso 3 for 117, S. Senaratne 4 for 49)
Ragama Cricket Club 338 for 6 in 90 overs (DT Hewathanri 45, S. Fernando 42, MAS Jayathilaka 114, M.A.P. Fernando35, H.I.A. Jayaratne 52 not out, Amila Aponso 25 not out; KMM de Silva 2 for 108)
- At Maitland Place
NCC 321 in 86.4 overs (Lahiru Udara 66, Mahela Udawatte 16, Pethum Nissanka 66, Chathuranga de Silva 48, N. Gurusingha 19, M. Amarasinghe 21, K. Rajaguru 23, SN Peiris 29; HRC Dilshan 4 for 88, Sagar Udeshi 4 for 74) and 117 for 2 at close (U. Igalagamage 78, P. Nissanka 27, H.R.C. Dilshan 2 for 42)
Chilaw Marians 193 in 62.5 overs ( Nisal Fransisco 28, Oshada Fernando 26, Harsha Cooray 48, N. Vimukthi 18, D. Gunaratne 5 for 52, P.C. de Silva 2 for 53, S.N. Peiris 2 for 26)
- At Maitland Crescent
CCC 383 in 100.3 overs (Dilshan Munaweera 18, Ron Chandragupta 45, M. Warnapura 15, Ashan Priyanjith 53, L. Abeyratne 26, Manoj Bhanuka 88, Lahiru Madusanka 72, M. de Silva 33; Roshan Fernando 4 for 66, N.S. Pathirana 3 for 66)
Negombo CC 160 for 3 in 70 overs (Dilasri Lokubandara 54, Ashen de Silva 80, P.L.S. Gamage 2 for 18)
- The P. Sara Oval
Army 386 in 128 overs (A.V.L Madushan 36, D.A. Randika 53, V. Vimukthi 50, DD de Soysa 51, A.J.C. Silva 16, Sanjaka Ridma 64, K.Y.N. Mendis 55, L.L. Madusanka 30, Lahiru Milantha 4 for 33, S.C. Serasinghe 2 for 65, S. Pathirage 2 for 75)
Tamil Union 209 for 2 in 50 overs (Sithara Gimhan 93, Lahiru Milantha 103, LL Madusanka 2 for 54)