Sports

Sports

Premier League

Atapattu's stylish 198 help SSC put up a challenging score
By Marlon Fernandopulle
Sri Lanka one-day skipper Marvan Atapattu stroked a chanceless 198 as SSC put up a challenging first innings total of 309 against NCC in a Premier League tournament game at the end of the second day’s play at Maitland Place yesterday.

Atapattu batting at number three anchored the SSC innings as he plundered 22 boundaries and two sixes as the rest of the batsman failed apart from skipper Mahela Jayawardene who laboured for a brief 38. For NCC it was their spinners Upul Chandana (3/76) and Chamikara Mudalige(2/45) who did most of the damage after medium pacer Akalanka Ganegama did the damage on Friday.

In reply NCC got off to a solid start with their stand-in capatain Pradeep Heawage leading the way with a fluent 56.But with his depature the host lost a couple of wickets including that of Hashan Tilakaratne (4) to be on 143 for 4 by the close of play.

SSC- 309 (Marvan Atapattu 198 Mahela Jayawardene 38 Akalanka Ganegama 3/68 Upul Chandana 3/76 Chamikara Mudalige 2/45) NCC-143/4 (Pradeep Hewage 56 Mahesh Perera 24 Kumar Sangakkara 17 n o Dilhara Fernando 2/39)

CCC on first innings
CCC medium pacers Charitha Buddhika, Mario Villawarayen and Indika Gallage teamed up to bowl Colts for 198 and give the Maitland Crescent Club first innings points.However the visitors struck back to have CCC on 44 for 3 wickets by the close.

CCC-215 & 44/3
Colts SC- 198 (Sajith Fernando 49 Romesh Kaluwitharana 20 M Pushpakumara 32 Chaminda Vaas 23 n o Charitha Buddhika 4/62 Indika Gallage 3/45 Mario Villawarayan 2/37)

Bloomfield in command
T.M. Dilshan struck a splendid 151 as Bloomfield hit a commanding 347 against BRC at Reid Avenue yesterday.Dilshan who is making a strong claim to regain his test place in Sri Lanka's brittle middle order helped Bloomfield to 347 all out.In reply the visitors were 69 for 4 wickets by the close.

Bloomfield - 347 (T. M. Dilshan 151 S. Dissanayake 32 Udara Varuna 28 Chrysantha Peiris 3/72 Sajeewa de Silva 2/51) BRC-69/4 (Varuna Waragoda 20 n o Duncan Arnolda 15 n o)

Shiroman in the runs
Nuwan Shiroman continued his good form as he scored a fine century and followed it up with an unbeaten half century as Sebastianties were in command against Kurunegala YCC at the Welagedara Stadium.

Inreply to Sebastianites 175 Kurunegala were bundled out for 130.Sebastianites were 85 for 2 wickets in their second innings by the close. Sebastianites SC-175 (Nuwan Shiroman 103 A Ekanayake 5/60) & 85/2(Nuwan Shiroman 52 n o A Ekanayake 2/30)
Kurunegala YCC-130 9I Dharmawardene 26 M Ramzi 28 D Ramanayake 25 K Fernando 2/16 S Perera 2/33)

Moors set for the kill
Moors SC were in a strong position and in sight of an outright victory against Galle CC at the end of the second day’s play at Braybrooke Place yesterday. Moors SC -174 & 204 (Subodha Jayawardene 78 Ashan Ranaweera 32) Galle CC- 125 (Nandika Ranjith 5/34)-SJ

Chilaw Marians set for early win
By M. Shamil Amit
Chilaw Marians were set for an early win today in their Premier League cricket match against Police being played at the Police grounds. The Marians put themselves in a strong position having made a massive 410 for 8 declared and then bowling out the Police side for 157 and having them struggling on 77 for 3 in the second essay.

Chilaw Marians 410 for 8 declared (Nimesh Perera 102, Charith Sylvetser 96, Praneeth Jayasundara 23, Chinthaka Jayasinghe 52 n.o., Ranil Dhammika 54 n.o.; Vajira Ranaweera 2 for 73, Rashmi Jinnen 2 for 110, Nihal Soysa 2 for 44)
Police 157 (Nalaka Kaluarachchi 30, Rangana Fernando 44, Rashmi Jinnen 29; Praneeth Jayasundara 4 for 36, Ranil Dhammika 2 for 25, Hasantha Feranando 2 for 36, Sahan Wijeratne 2 for 2) and 77 for 3 at close (Nalaka Kaluarachchi 23, Rangana Fernando 23, Nihal Soysa 20 n.o.; Manoj Chanaka 2 for 25)

Tamil Union set for victory
Tamil Union are set for victory and register their second successive win in the Premier League cricket tournament against Air Force being played at the Air Force grounds in Katunayake. Tamil Union set a victory target of 137 to win were 76 for 2 at the end of the second day’s play yesterday.

Though conceding a first innings win to Air Force they bounced back to dismiss their opponents for 126 runs in the second innings with Mutttiah Muralitharan doing the damage taking 5 for 29. They need another 61 runs for victory.

Air Force 114 (H. de Silva 22, R. Silva 38; R. Dias 3 for 22, M. Muralitharan 2 or 17, M. Bandara 4 for 12) and 126 (R. Fernando 16, A. Rizan 21, R. Peiris 15; M. Muralitharan 5 for 29, M. Bandara 3 for 55) Tamil Union 104 (M. Muralitharan 29 n.o.; C. Gamage 6 for 27, R. Silva 2 for 22) and 76 for 2 (N. Weeraman 26, R. Tissera 29 n.o.)

Even exchanges at Panadura
Exchanges were even at the end of the second day’s play in the Premier League cricket match between Panadura SC and Ragama CC being played at the Panadura Esplanade. Ragama CC taking first lease of the wicket scored 210 and Panadura SC were 105 for 4 at close.

Ragama CC 210 (S. Rodrigo 50, G. Wijesinghe 17, U. Fernando 21, S. Jayasinghe 23, S. Peiris 35, R. Dissanayake 24; N. Quintus 4 for 49, A. Perera 3 for 47)
Panadura SC 105 for 4 at close (P. Fernando 32, S. Peiris 34)-

Kandy YCC in semis
Kandy YCC advanced to the semi finals of the Sara Champions Trophy limited over encounter when they defeated Sinha SC, Ambalangoda in a quarter final match played at the BRC grounds yesterday. Sinha SC batting first made 144 and Kandy YCC in reply scored the required runs losing seven wickets.

Sinha SC 144 in 41.4 overs (O.A. Sanjeewa 45, S. Wijesiri 29, M. Kumara 37; D. Jayawardena 4 for 20, S. Fernando 2 for 20, K. Kulasekera 2 for 25)
Kandy YCC 145 for 7 in 40.1 overs (S. Wijesekera 39, T. Fernando 42, L. Fernando 20, T. Soysa 21 n.o.; L. Ranasinghe 4 for 21, C. Ranatunge 2 for 48)

Back to Sports