Kaumal, Sandeepa spin Army to crushing win
Kaumal Nanayakkara
Left-arm spinners Kaumal Nanayakkara and Hashan Sandeepa shared 19 wickets between them as Army had Ace Capital on a spin to record a crushing 195-win with a day to spare in a Major 3-day cricket game concluded at Katunayake yesterday.
After bowling out Ace Capital for 82 runs in the first innings with Nanayakkara claiming six and Sandeepa taking three wickets, the winner ran through the second innings with two left-armers claiming all ten wickets.
The 22-year-old Nanayakkara picked his second six wicket haul to finish with a match bag of 12 for 72 runs effectively sealing the fate of luck-luster Ace Capital cricketers. Sandeepa claiming the remaining four wickets in the second wickets, finished with 7 for 84.
Chief Scores
- At Katunayake: Army beat Ace Capital by 195 runs
Army 133 and 249 (Shehan Fernando 93, Mahesh Kumara 67, Thulina Dilshan 47; Wanuja Sahan 6/56, Lasith Croospulle 2/25)
Ace Capital 82 (Oshada Fernando 22; Kaumal Nanayakkara 6/33, Hashan Sandeepa 3/30) and 105 (Oshada Fernando 43, Pramud Herriwatte 22, Nimasara Atharagalla 20; Kaumal Nanayakkara 6/39, Hashan Sandeepa 4/54)
- At CCC : Kurunegala YCC trail by 162 runs
CCC 404 (Minod Bhanuka 105, Kamindu Mendis 82, Nimesha Gunasinghe 61, Lasith Abeyratne 48, Chamindu Wijesinghe 32, Lakshan Sandakan 30n.o.; Asitha Wanninayake 3/71, Sakidu Wijerathna 3/115, Asantha Basnayaka 2/28, Dinushka Malan 2/68)
Kurunegala YCC 242/9 (Damith Perera 49, Gayan Maneeshan 46, Asantha Basnayake 21, Dinushka Malan 49, Sanoj Darshika 37; Asitha Fernando 3/38, Chamindu Wijesinghe 2/38, Lakshan Sandakan 3/49)
- At Bloomfield: Bloomfield trail by 457 runs
Chilaw Marians 552 (Vishva Chathuranga 172, Raveen Yasas 117, Kasun Vidura 113, Gaurav Jathar 75; Maduka Liyanapathiranage 5/177, Hasnain Bokhari 2/50, Dileepa Jayalath 2/70)
Bloomfield 95/3 (Charitha Kumarasinghe 35)
- At Police Park: Colts lead by 130 runs
Colts 342 and 12/2 (Nalin Priyadarshana 2/4)
Police 224 (Manjula Jayawardhana 44 , Dulash Udayanga 35, Randunu Ganganath 32; Dunith Wellalage 6/86, Ruvin Seneviratne 2/34)
- At Moratuwa: Nugegoda SWC trail by 133 runs
Air Force 356 (Mishen Silva 102, Roscoe Thattil 71, Supeshala Jayathilake 57, Udayawansha Parakrama 27; Ranitha Liyanarachchi 3/33, Qaiser Ashraf 2/59, Sahan Nanayakkara 2/83)
Nugegoda SWC 239/9 (Qaiser Ashraf 70, Suwath Mendis 58, Abisheak Liyanaarachchi 29, Rumesh Buddika 29; Gayan Sirisoma 5/45, Madushan Ravichandrakumar 2/35)
- At Panadura: BRC trail by 226 runs
Lankan CC 457 (Prasansana Jayamanne 167, Deshan Dias 130, Isivara Dissanayaka 40, Geeth Kumara 36, Kasun Abeyrathne 28; Duvindu Tillakaratne 5/113, Tillakaratne Sampath 3/70)
BRC 81 and 150/4 (Tillakaratne Sampath 63, Dilan Jayalath 35; Damitha Silva 2/38, Geeth Kumara 2/29)
- At Moors: KTC lead by 290 runs
Kalutara TC 210 and 253/3 (Nipuna Gamage 62, Yohan Mendis 48, Sawan Kankanamge 79n.o., Sukitha Manoj 36n.o.; Chamikara Edirisinghe 2/61)
Sebastianites 173 (Vimud Sapnaka 33, Lohan De Zoysa 28, Sachitha Jayathilake 25; Tharindu Siriwardene 4/23, Ishan Abeysekara 4/36, Themal Bandara 2/69)
- At Welisara: Navy trail by 4 runs
Navy 129 and 163/5 (Adeesha Nanayakkara 55, Madura Madushanka 25n.o, Kavindu Ranasinghe 41; Ashian Daniel 2/73)
NCC 296 (Vinuka Rubasinghe 70, Sahan Arachchige 67, Asel Sigera 47, Nipun Ransika 33; Asantha Singappuli 3/49, Madura Madushanka 3/57, Navin Kavikara 2/87)
- At P Sara Oval:Negombo trail by 124 runs
Tamil Union 375 (99) Ravindu Fernando 105, Ron Chandraguptha 70, Dilum Sudeera 55, Navod Paranavithana 46, Kamesh Nirmal 40; Upul Indrasiri 5/109, Chanura Fernando 2/92
Negombo CC 147 and (f/o) 104/5 (Pasindu Lakshanka 35; Dilum Sudera 2/30, Raveen de Silva 2/17)
- At SSC: SSC trail by 121 runs
Moors 355 (Pasindu Sooriyabandara 123, Sohan De Livera 70, Kavindu Kulasekara 39, Pabasara Waduge 38, Ramesh Mendis 33; Prabath Jayasuriya 5/93, Nisala Tharaka 4/76)
SSC 234/7 (Roshen Silva 84n.o., Nipun Dhananjaya 37, Krishan Sanjula 35, Sammu Ashan 23, Kavindu Nadeeshan 25; Theesan Vithushan 5/87)
- At R Premadasa: Baduraliya trail by 170 runs
Saracens 340 (Milinda Siriwardana 107, Sithara Gimhan 82, Navindu Vithanage 34, Dushan Vimukthi 20; Anuk Fernando 3/41, Lahiru Gamage 3/67, Alankara Asanka Silva 2/82, Chalana De Silva 2/90)
Badureliya 170/3 (Alankara Asanka Silva 73, Zahid Mansoor 65n.o.)
- At Thurstan: Ragama CC need 349 runs to win
Kandy CSC 321 and 131 ( Rashmika Madushanka 40, Irosh Samarasooriya 27, Yohan Liyanage 2/5, Shashika Dulshan 3/59, Eshan Malinga 3/19)
Ragama CC 92 (Nishan Madushka 30; Imesh Udayanga 4/36, Methushan Thilina 3/10, Sahan Adeesha 2/26) and 12/0