Tamil Union in box seat after Sudeera’s 7-fer
Left-arm spinner Dilum Sudeera spun a web around the Sebastianites batters, claiming career best figures of 7 for 65 to give Tamil Union a strong chance to win the Major Club Emerging 3-day final being played at the SSC grounds. After Tamil Union were restricted for 254, Sudeera ran through the innings with a brilliant spell of left-arm spin to bowl Sebastianites out for 167.
Dilum Sudeera starred with the bowl, and then also with the bat - Pic SLC
This gave Tamil Union a healthy first innings lead of 87 runs. At close Tamil Union were 39 for 3, a lead of 126 runs.
Tamil Union’s first innings included a fine half century by Ravindu Fernando (76) and useful contributions from Raveen de Silva, Santhush Gunathilake, Supun Kavinda, Kavindu Pathiratne and Dilum Sudeera. They were regularly troubled by spinner Tharindu Ratnayake who picked 5 for 113.
Today is the closing day of the three-day encounter.
| Tamil Union 254 all out (71.5) (Ravindu Fernando 76, Raveen de Silva 30, Santhush Gunathilake 27, Supun Kavinda 24, Kavindu Pathiratne 24, Dilum Sudeera 23; Tharindu Ratnayake 5/113, Manelka de Silva 2/36, Sandun Fernando 2/24) and 39 for 3 (14) at stumps (Navod Paranavithana 14, Santhush Gunathilake 10n.o., Dilum Sudeera 10n.o.) Sebastianites 167 all out (67.1) (Vimud Sapnaka 46, Sandun Fernando 26, Tharindu Ratnayake 23; Dilum Sudeera 7/65) | |