Dhananjaya slams maiden double ton
SSC opener Nipun Dhananjaya slammed his maiden double ton in the ongoing Major Club cricket tournament match against Colts CC to put them in the box seat at the end of day two at SSC grounds.
Dhanajaya who was unbeaten on 173, went on to make 201. His marathon innings came off in 303 balls and included 21 boundaries. He was also associated in a 225-run stand for the fourth wicket with Roshen Silva who made 96 as SSC, resuming from their overnight score of 292 for 3, declared on 444 for 9.
Teenage left-arm spinner Dunith Wellalage, playing his first season was the star performer with the ball as he claimed 8 for 152—his best bowling performance in an innings. Colts ended the day two on 174 for 5.
Chief Scores | |
SSC (292/3 overnight) 444 for 9 declared (Nipun Dhananjaya 201, Roshen Silva 96, Manoj Sarathchandra 68, Lakshitha Manasinghe 15: Dunith Wellalage 8/152) Colts CC 174 for 5 (Dhananjaya Lakshan 56, Hashan Dumindu 49, Angelo Mathews 49 n.o.: Nisala Tharaka 2/51)
Ragama CC (290/5 overnight) 499 for 9 declared (Dineth Thimodya 92, Avishka Tharindu 90, Lahiru Dawatage 70, Nishan Madushka 64, Janith Liyanage 48, Yohan Liyanage 38, Nipun Malinga 29, Ishan Jayaratne 34n.o.: Geeth Kumara 2/63, Kasun Madusanka 2/92, Rajeewa Weerasinghe 2/102) Lankan CC 122 for 3 (Lakruwan Abeyratne 54, Geeth Kumara 33 n.o.: Janith Liyanage 2/18)
Army SC 212 (Mahesh Kumara 50, LakshanEdirisinghe 38, Yasoda Mendis 31, Seekkuge Prasanna 29, Thulina Dilshan 24: ShiranFernando 4/75, Kavindu Pathiratne 3/50, Raveen de Silva 2/23) and 160 for 4 (Ashan Randika 51, Shehan Fernando 29, Pathum Boteju 40n.o., Pathum Kumara 21n.o.: Shiran Fernando 3/52) Tamil Union (92/6 overnight) 200 (Navod Paranavithana 50, Ravindu Fernando 48, Kavindu Pathuratne 23, Raveen de Silva 21, Dilum Sudeera 24n.o.: Asanka Manoj 4/81, Yasoda Mendis 2/28, Seekkuge Prasanna 2/57)
Sebastianites 151 (Lohan de Zoysa 57, Manelker de Silva 28, RyanFernando 21: Sonal Dinusha 5/22, Kamindu Mendis 3/27) and 1 for 0 CCC (128/2 overnight) 481 (Kamindu Mendis 122, Minod Bhanuka 83, Ashan Priyanjan 64, Chamindu Wijesinghe 47, Lakshan Sandakan 47, Pavan Ratnayake 34, Malinga Amarasinghe 29: Tharindu Ratnayake 6/163, Akthab Cader 2/44)
Panadura SC (376/7 overnight) 433 (Nimesh Vimukthi 107, Shanuka Dulaj 86, Abishek Gupta 61, Pawan Sandesh 50, Roshan Wijenayake 46, Ramindu Wijesooriya 43: Sachithra Senanayake 4/95, Dilanka Auwardt 2/86, Naveen Kavikara 2/95) Navy SC 219 (Kavindu Ranasinghe 59, Adeesha Nanayakkara 39, Sahan Kosala 22: Nimesh Vimukthi 5/73, Koshan Jayawickrama 4/70) and 89 for 6 (Sahan Kosala 25n.o.: KoshanJayawickrama 3/31, Nimesh Vimukthi 3/40)
Badureliya CC (282/4 overnight) 432 (Alankara Asanka 127, Anuk Fernando 110, Chalana de Silva 56, Ranesh Silva 30, Gihan Rupasinghe 61 n.o.: Rajinda Punchihewa 3/63, Thikshila de Silva 3/64, Swapnil Gugale 2/55) Chilaw Marians 196 for 3 (Swapnil Gugale 67, Lasith Lakshan 34, Kasun Vidura 68 n.o.)
Nugegoda S&WC (252/6 overnight) 371 (Rumesh Buddika 109, Ranitha Liyanaarachchi 70, Dilhara Polgampola 32, Suwath Mendis 25, Naveen Fernando 50 n.o.: Matheesha Pathirana 4/46, Lasith Embuldeniya 3/117, Ashian Daniel 2/75) NCC 318 for 5 (Niroshan Dixkwella 88, Kaveen Bandara 71, Ahan Wickramasinghe 55, SandunWeerakkody 71n.o.: Naveen Fernando 2/43, Chaminda Bandara 2/103)
BRC 231 (Leo Fransisco 53, Danal Hemananda 47, Dilan Jayalath 38, T.M. Sampath 20: Milan Ratnayake 3/55, Ramesh Mendis 3/64, Channuka Dilshan 2/29) and 33 for 0 (Dulaj Ashen 21n.o.) Moors SC (46/0 overnight) 394 (Ramesh Mendis 119, Sohan de Livera 73, Adeesha Thilanchana 54, Janishka Perera 22, Dinuka Dilshan 22, MilanRatnayake 23 n.o.: Dushan Hemantha 5/85, T.M. Sampath 2/32, Duvindu Tilekeratne 2/79)
Air Force SC (235/7 overnight) 273 (Sachin Jayawardena 59, Adithya Siriwardena 51, Kasun Ekanayake 48, Dulanjana Mendis 38, Mishen Silva 20, Dileepa Jayalath 3/21, Hasnain Bokhari 3/55) Bloomfield 213 for 8 (Charitha Kumarasinghe 50, Harsha Vithana 35, Nimanda Subasinghe 35, Gajitha Kotuwegoda 44n.o.: Gayan Sirisoma 3/82, Lasanda Rukmal 2/46)
Galle CC 231 (Sameen Kandanaarachchi 123, Kavindu Ediriweera 37, Shalith Fernando 34, Raghu Shrama 27: Sakidu Wijeratne 6/46, Dinushka Malan 2/42) Kurunegala YCC 344 for 7 (Gayan Maneeshan 70, Dinushka Malan 53, Asitha Wanninayake 41, Asantha Basnayake 31, Saneera Sandamal 22, Sanoj Dharshika 81 n.o.: Raghu Sharma 5/114)
Kalutara TC 142 (Nipun Gamage 46, Sadeesh Jayawardena 29: Sachithra Perera 6/18, Imesh Udayanga 2 for 41) and 168 for 9 (Madawa Nimesh 79n.o.: Imesh Udayanga 4/40, Sachithra Perera 3/61) Kandy Customs CC (115/2 overnight) 265 (Imesh Udayanga 79, Rashmika Madusanka 46, Harsha Rajapakse 45, Sachithra Perera 25: Sudara Dhakshina 6/81, Tharindu Siriwardena 2/25)
Saracens SC 235 (Nipun Karunanayake 74, Sithara Gimhan 61, Dushan Vimukthi 60: Upul Indrasiri 4/63, Chanura Fernando 3/44, Dilshan Munaweera 2/43) and 58 for 2 (Sithara Gimhan 22, Hashen Ramanayake 20n.o.) Negombo CC (23/1 overnight) 241 (Angelo Jayasinghe 79, Kevin Almeida 75, Jatin Saxena 24: Mohamed Dilshad 3/55, Kavika Dilshan 3/60, Dushan Vimukthi 2/72) |