Chilaw in close win over CCC
Chilaw Marians registered a close 14 run win over CCC in their Premier Super Eight match concluded at Colts grounds yesterday. Chasing 270 runs to win, the CCC fell short by 14 runs when Sagar Paresh captured 6 for 110 runs to lead Chilaw Marians to a fighting win. Paresh picked up 5 for 38 in the first innings to finish with a match bag of 11 for 148 runs.
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Spinner Lasith Embuldeniya captured four scalps for SSC - Pic by Ranjith Perera
Colts CC has taken a lead of 441 with seven wickets remaining on day three of their SLC Super Eight Premier Cricket Tournament match played at the SSC grounds yesterday.
Having bowled out Tamil Union for 315, 300 runs shy of Colts mammoth first innings score of 615, they reached 141 for the loss of three wickets at stumps. Avishka Fernando who smashed a swashbuckling double ton in the first innings (223) added 65 runs in the second innings. Sangeeth Cooray remained unbeaten on 31.
For Tamil Union former Sri Lanka all-rounder Jeevan Mendis scored 105 while Manoj Sarathchandra (87) and Sithara Gimhan (50) hit half centuries)
SSC took a first innings lead over NCC in their Premier Super eight match played at P Sara Oval yesterday. SSC posted a score of 480 in reply to NCC’s first innings score of 444 thanks to a career high 189 from Sandun Weerakkody. At stumps NCC were 157 for the loss of three wickets with Pathum Nissanka remaining unbeaten on 90. Angelo Perera who scored a quick-fire double century in the first innings hit 31 not out as NCC led by 121 runs with seven wickets in hand.
Sri Lanka Army Sports Club trailed by 129 runs with all ten wickets in hand in their match against Saracens Sc yesterday.
Chief scores
- At Colts: Chilaw Marians win by 14 runs
Chilaw Marians Cricket Club 186 (48.2) (Oshada Fernando 52, Risith Upamal 36, Irosh Fernando 26, Lahiru Madushanka 6/51, Malinda Pushpakumara 3/84) and 290 (83.2) (Yashodha Lanka 89, Harsha Cooray 80, Risith Upamal 53, Irosh Fernando 28, Malinda Pushpakumara 2/84, Lahiru Madushanka 2/50, Wanindu Hasaranga 2/57, Ashan Priyanjan 2/36)
Colombo Cricket Club 206 (60.3) (Lahiru Madushanka 51*, Minod Bhanuka 40, Ashan Priyanjan 22, Sagar Paresh 5/38, Thikshila de Silva 3/99) and 256 (68.4) (Wanindu Hasaranga 77, Manelker de Silva 39, Lasith Abeyrathne 39, Ashan Priyanjan 35, Lahiru Madushanka 28, Sagar Paresh 6/110, Thikshila de Silva 2/68, Nimesh Vimukthi 2/66)
- At SSC: Colts lead by 441 runs with 7 wickets remaining
Colts 615 (154.2) (Avishka Fernando 223, Sangeeth Cooray 142, Hashan Dumindu 70, Jehan Daniel 61, Nisal Tharaka 38, Priyamal Perera 34, Jeevan Mendis 4/192, Kamidu Mendis 2/53) and 141/3 (26) (Avishka Fernando 65, Sangeeth Cooray 31*)
Tamil Union 315 (84.1) (Jeewan Mendis 105, Manoj Sarathchandra 87, Sithara Gimhan 50, Jehan Daniel 3/36, Praveen Jayawickrama 3/35, Dananjaya Lakshan 2/34)
- At P Sara Ova: NCC lead by 121 runs with 7 wickets remaining
NCC 444 (103.3) (Angelo Perera 201, Pathum Nissanka 95, Sachintha Peiris 28, Lasith Embuldeniya 26, Mahela Udawatte 23, Hasitha Boyagoda 20, Dhammika Prasad 3/81, Akash Senaratne 2/78) and 157/3 (35) (Pathum Nissanka 90*, Angelo Perera 38*, Dammika Prasad 2/15)
SSC 480 (129) (Sandun Weerakkody 189, Sachithra Senanayaka 89*, Krishan Arachchige 48, Kavindu Kulasekara 46, Kaushal Silva 26, Lasith Embuldeniya 4/86, Asitha Fernando 3/98)
- At FTZ Katunayake:
Army 350 (98.5) (Himasha Liyanage 116, Dilshan de Soysa 101, Sanjika Ridma 56, Sachithra Perera 3/42, Chamikara Edirisinghe 3/81) and 37/0 (12)
Saracens 516 (155.1) (Gamindu Kanishka 141, Nipun Karunanayake 129, Chamikara Edirisinghe 65*, Andy Solomons 62, Dushan Vimukthi 4/137, Dilsahan de Soysa 2/92)