The three Premier Plate Championship matches played around the metropolis saw the batsmen dominating proceedings on the second day with scores of over 400 runs being scored and five centuries being recorded. In the match between Negombo CC and Ragama CC saw Negombo CC resuming from their overnight score of 312 for 3 going on [...]

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The three Premier Plate Championship matches played around the metropolis saw the batsmen dominating proceedings on the second day with scores of over 400 runs being scored and five centuries being recorded.

In the match between Negombo CC and Ragama CC saw Negombo CC resuming from their overnight score of 312 for 3 going on to make a score of 474 for 9 declared with Prasansana Jayamanne making an unbeaten 122. Ragama CC in their turn ended the day on 127 for 2.

Denuwan Rajakaruna and Kosala Kulasekera made knocks of 117 and 108 not out, as Badureliya SC, from their overnight score of 338 for 7 declared after reaching 473 for 9 against SLPA CC. At stumps, helped by an unbeaten ton by Adeesha Nanayakkara, SLPA ended the the day on 233 for 5.

For Tamil Union Bhanuka Rajapaksa made 108 while associating in a big partnership of 189 runs for the third wicket with Savin Gunasekera. This  enabled them to post a formidable score of 430 runs in reply to Moors SC’s 321.

All three matches will continue today.

Results

  •  At Katunayake:

Negombo CC (312/3 overnight) 474 for 9 declared (Lasith Croospulle 157, Ashen Silva 46, Dilan Jayalath 44, Angelo Jayasinghe 36, Sahan Arachchige 31, Prasansana Jayamanne 122 n.o, Sanjaya Chathuranga 4 for 38, Amila Aponso 2 for 103)
Ragama CC 127 for 2 (Saminda Fernando 51 n.o, Dimeth Thimodya 41 n.o, Roshen Fernando 2 for 21)

  • At Colts:

Badureliya CC (338/7 overnight) 473 for 9 declared (Denuwan Rajakaruna 117, Salinda Ushan 103, Tatenda Taibu 45, Sachith Pathirana 23, Lahiru Samarakoon 16, Kosala Kulasekera 108 n.o, Imesh Udayanga 5 for 125, Chanaka Komasaru 2 for 175)
SLPA CC 233 for 5 (Gihan Rupasinghe 41, Yohan de Silva 33, Gayan Maneeshan 30, Ramesh Nimantha 18, Adeesha Nanayakkara 101 n.o, Buddika Sanjeewa 2 for 58)

  •  At Reid Avenue:

Moors SC 321 (Chamara Silva 81, Pabasra Waduge 68, Anuk Fernando 53, Lahiru Attanayake 45, Charitha Kumarasinghe 21, Duvindu Tilekeratne 3 for 41, T.M. Sampath 3 for 93, Mohamed Shiraz 2 for 85) and 4 for 1
BRC (47/1 overnight) 430 (Bhanuka Rajapakse 108, Savin Gunasekera 93, Duvindu Tilekeratne 53, Rumesh Buddika 37, Vikum Sanjaya 37, Deshan Dias 31, Mohamed Shiraz 15 n.o, Tharindu Kaushal 6 for 127, Ramesh Mendis 3 for 85)

 

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