Sahan, Irfan steer Ace Capital to second win
Left-arm spin duo Wanuja Sahan and Mohammad Irfan combined with effect to steer Ace Capital record a convincing win of an innings and 22 runs over Air Force and guide their side to the second outright win of the SLC Major Club Cricket Tournament with a day to spare in the match concluded at Welisara yesterday.
The pair shared 16 wickets with Sahan ending with a match bag of 11 for 99 runs while Irfan ended with a five-wicket haul. On the second day, resuming from their overnight score of 20-4, Air Force were bundled out for 80 runs which forced them to follow on. This was in reply to Ace Capital’s first innings total of 312. Fighting to erase a deficit of 232 runs, the Airmen were bowled out again for 210 as Sahan grabbed seven scalps.
Ahan Wickramasinghe slammed an unbeaten knock of 234 runs, inclusive of 19 boundaries and nine sixes to help NCC record a grand recovery against Saracens at Braybrooke Place. Matches will continue today.
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Ace Capital 312 (69.2) (Lasith Croospuulle 62, Nimad Kadam 56, Pramud Hettiwatte 49, Oshada Fernando 48, Harsha Cooray 37, Thanuka Dabare 27: Gayan Sirisoma 5/116, Movin Subasinghe 2/56, Lasantha Rukmal 2/61) Air Force (20/4 overnight) 80 all out (31.3) (Mishen Silva 23: Mohammad Irfan 5/43, Wanuja Sahan 4/41) and 210 all out (54.1) (Mishen Silva 45, Movin Subasinghe 44, Kasun Ekanayake 39, Udayawansha Parakrama 31: Wanuja Sahan 7/58)
NCC (333/7 overnight) 475 all out (119.3) (Amshi de Silva 104, Sahan Arachchige 61, Lahiru Udara 28, Ahan Wickramasinghe 234n.o.: Mohamed Dilshan 4/92, Dushan Vimukthi 4/175) Saracens SC 161 for 6 (45) at stumps (Navindu Nirmal 44, Sithara Gimhan 22, Pramod Maduwantha 33n.o.: NipunRansika 2/25, Sahan Arachchige 2/33)
SSC (220/5 overnight) 387 all out (104.2) (Nuwanidu Fernando 149, Lakshitha Manasinghe 55, Prabath Jayasuriya 41, Sammu Ashan 38, Roshen Silva 34, Nisala Tharaka 28: Shashika Dulshan 6/135, Nipun Malinga 3/63) Ragama CC 104 for 8 (28) at stumps (Nipun Malinga 26: Prabath Jayasuriya 6/39)
Moors SC 126 all out (38.5) and 26 for 1 (10.4) at stumps (Pabasar Waduge 23) Colts (178/4 overnight) 468 for 9 decl (104.2) (Sangeeth Cooray 145, Priyamal Perera 81, Vishad Randika 54, Jehan Daniel 38, Kavishka Anjula 37, Dunith Wellalage 78n.o.: Ramesh Mendis 3/137, Thilanga Udeshana 2/72, Milan Ratnayake 2/106)
Kurunegala YCC (271/3 overnight) 407 all out (123.1) (Sameera Sandamal 118, Damith Perera 92, Dhanushka Dharmasiri 52, Gayan Maneeshan 48, Sanoj Dharshika 35: Sachithra Perera 4/90, Sampath Perera 2/60, Sahan Adeesha 2/93) Kandy Customs 103 for 1 (28) at stumps (Imesh Udayanga 61n.o., Irosh Samarasooriya 40n.o.)
Panadura SC (259/6 overnight) 392 all out (85.1) (Raminda Wijesooriya 125, Koshan Dhanushka 78, Nimesh Vimukthi 65, Tharindu Kaushal 31, Roshan Wijenayake 26: Sahan Nanayakkara 4/84, Qaiser Ashraf 3/98) Nugegoda S&WC 75 all out (29.5) (Murtaza Trunkwala 23: Nimesh Vimukthi 7/43, Koshan Dhanushka 2/13) and 116 for 1 (16.4) at stumps (Abishek Liyanaarachchi 60n.o., Murtaza Trunkwala 37n.o.)
Bloomfield (149/1 overnight) 342 all out (98.1) (Hasnain Bokhari 117, Lahiru Madusanka 71, Yohan de Silva 61, Harsha Vithana 38, Madawa Warnapura 27: Navin Kavikara 7/84, Asantha Singappuli 2/75) Navy SC 56 for 2 (19.5) at stumps (Adeesha Nanayakkara 32)
Chilaw Marians 191 all out (58.1) and 275 for 7 (78.3) at stumps (Gaurav Jathar 81, Pulina Tharanga 62, Lasith Lakshan 49, Vishwa Chathuranga 25: Sheran Fernando 2/21, Raveen de Silva 2/33, Dilum Sudeera 2/101) Tamil Union (155/9 overnight) 155 all out (36.3) (Navod Paranavithana 24, Kamesh Nirmal 61n.o.: Lasith Lakshan 6/57, Swapnil Gugale 3/55)
Sebastianites (227/6 overnight) 297 all out (92.1) (Sachitha Jayatileke 52, Lohan de Zoysa 44, Suchira Paranathala 43, Saurabh Dubey 38, Ishan Rangana 32: Raghu Sharma 6/88, Sandun Madusanka 3/70) Galle CC 157 for 3 (53) at stumps (Vinura Dulsara 56, Yasoda Lanka 25, Sameera Kandanaarachchi 50rtd, Shalith Fernando 25n.o.: Tharindu Ratnayake 2/85)
BRC 153 all out (44.2) and 229 for 7 (60.3) at stumps (Dilan Jayalath 93, Danal Hemananda 38, Leo Fransisco 23, Lahiru Samarakoon 46n.o.: Lakshan Sandakan 4/77, Ashan Priyanjan 2/88) CCC (116/5 overnight) 210 all out (60.1) (Lasith Abeyratne 56, Pawan Ratnayake 35, Ashan Priyanjan 34, Kamindu Mendis 27: Dushan Hemantha 4/75, Duvindu Tillekeratne 3/49)
Army SC (129/6 overnight) 215 all out (80.2) (Lakshan Edirisinghe 51, Suminda Lakshan 42, Shehan Feenando 24, Ashan Randika 23Gihan Koralage 50n.o.: Upul Indrasiri 3/56, Chanura Fernando 3/68, Pasindu Madushan 2/30, Jatin Saxena 2/47) Negombo CC 25 for 1 (9) at stumps |