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Chilaw Marians win by 5 wickets
Chilaw Marians beat Panadura SC by 5 wickets in their Premier League match. Panadura taking the lease first scored 186. In reply Chilaw Marians made 172/5 off 44.5 overs. After rain the target was revised to 167 off 46 overs according to the Duckworth/ Lewis method.

Panadura SC - 186 off 46.3 overs; (Anjala Perera 52, Amila Perera 39; Gayan Wijekoon 4/33, Nimesh Perera 3/35)

Chilaw Marians - 172/5 off 44.5 overs; (Hasantha Fernando 53, Arosh Perera 32, Nimesh Perera 29)

Bloomfield beat BRC by 36 runs
Bloomfield beat BRC by 36 runs in another Premier League limited overs match played at Bloomfield grounds yesterday. Bloomfield bating first scored 223/9 with Sri Lankan all rounder Kumara Dharmasena cracking a quick fire 70. Sanath Jayasuriya chipped in with 35. BRC replied with 184/7 off 48 overs.

Bloomfield - 223/9 in 50 overs; (K.Dharmasena 70, S.Jayasuriya 35, T.Dilshan 32; S.Weerakoon 3/43)

BRC - 184 in 48 overs; (M. Mendis 74, D. Arnolda 34; S.Dissanayake 3/25)

Sangakkara cracks 119
Sri Lankan wicket keeper batsmen was in fine touch with his bat as he hit a chanceless century which helped NCC to beat Ragama CC by 91 runs. NCC batting first scored 247/8 off 50 overs. Apart from Sangakkara's century Upul Chandana contributed a useful 45. In reply Ragama CC were bowled out for 148 in 44.5 overs. After rain interupted the target was revised to 240 in 47 overs.

NCC - 247/8 in 50 overs; (K.Sangakkara 119, U.Chandana 45, A.GAnegama 29)
Ragama CC - 148 all out in 44.5 overs; (V.Gunawardena 44, S.Pieris 24, S.Fernando 20; S.Pradeep 3/16, U.Chandana 2/28, L.Ananda 2/14)


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