Pacie Maduwantha sends Chilaw Marians reeling

Tamil Union right arm pacie Munditha Maduwantha sent the Chilaw Marians, who are chasing a victory target of 221 reeling to 41 for 9 at the end of the second day’s play in their Sirasa Premier League cricket encounter played at the P. Sara Stadium.

The three day match saw both the teams having an equal chance of recording an outright win but now the home team is in the box seat with the Marians needing another 180 from the only wicket left to achieve a win which is beyond their reach.

Tamil Union - 137 in 42.1 overs (Sajith Fernando 27, Sandun Dias 20, Charinda Fernando 17, Mevan Fernando 15; Hasantha Fernando 6 for 68, Shaminda Eranga 3 for 22) and 210 in 56,5 overs (Ranga Dias 51, Rally Tissera 32, Nandika Ranjith 26, Mevan Fernando 24, Nimesh Perera 23, Gihan Rupasinghe 21.; Dinuka Hettiarachchi 7 for 55, Shaminda Eranga 2 for 56)

Chilaw Marians - (103/7 o’night) 127 in 53 overs (Hasantha Fernando 40, Charith Sylvester 37; Nandika Ranjith 3 for 28, Muditha Maduwantha 3 for 31, Ranga Dias 3 for 65) and 41 for 9 in 19 overs (Muditha Maduwantha 5 for 6, Nandika Ranjith 3 for 17)

Paranavithana slams 174

SSC’s Tharanga Paranavithana slammed a career best 174 inclusive of 24 boundaries which is also the highest score of the ongoing Sirasa Premier League cricket tournament helping his side to end their innings on 360 against BRC played at the SSC grounds.
BRC in their turn helped by half tons from Dilshan Vitharana and Varuna Waragoda made a bold reply of 260 for 6 when play ended on day two.

SSC - (306/8 o’night) 360 in 103.5 overs (Tharanga Paranavithana 174, Nuwan Zoysa 53, Shalika Karunanayake 34, Marvan Atapattu 30, Hans Fernando 20.; Tyronne Gamage 3 for 50, Ranil Dhammika 2 for 53, Priyankara Silva 2 for 74, Duncan Arnolda 2 for 78)

BRC - 260 for 6 in 70 overs (Dilshan Vitharana 65, Thamara Abeyratne 46, Varuna Waragoda 83 n.o., Thushendra de Zoysa 17 n.o.; Chaminda Vidanapathirana 2 for 38, .; Nuwan Zoysa 2 for 59)

Moors fought their way back to end the second days play on 197 for in reply to CCC’s score of 286 in their Sirasa Premier League encounter played at Braybrooke Place.

CCC - (250/7 o’night) 286 in 104.4 overs (Tharindu Mendis 91, Eshan Abeysinghe 78, Amila Wettasinghe 37.; Rangana Herath 4 for 52, Hemantha Boteju 2 for 20, Anil Ridigammanagedera 2 for 32)

Moors - 197 for 6 in 57.2 overs (Bhatiya Perera 52, Dilhara Lokuhettige 39, Chanaka Wijesinghe 73 n,o.; Sujeewa de Silva 3 for 65, Nishitha Rupasinghe 2 for 58)

Sebs after having taken the upper hand in the morning session of play on day two against Colts lost the grip when their batsmen failed to take initiative in their Sirasa Premier Leafue encounter played at the Colts grounds.

Sebastianites - 214 in 79.5 overs (Dinusha Fernando 79, Milinda Siriwardena 51, Charitha Buddhika 30.; M. Pushpakumara 6 for 62, Angelo Mathews 2 for 32) and 118 for 6 in 47 overs (Milinda Siriwardena 29, Dinusha Fernando 37 n.o., Charitha Buddhika 17 n.o.; Ravindra Pushpakumara 4 for 15)

Colts - (6/4 o’night) 147 in 45.1 overs (M. Pushpakumara 63, Rashan Peiris 38, Ravindra Pushpakumara 16 n.o; Lakmal Perera 4 for 35, Charitha Buddhika 2 for 18, Himesh Silva 2 for44)

Bloomfield are on top against NCC at the end of the second days play in the Sirasa Premier League match played at the NCC grounds.

NCC - (264/9 o’night) 273 in 93.3 overs (Upul Chandana 75, Kosala Kulasekera 43, Lasith Fernando 34, Udara Varuna 28, Malintha Gajanayake 26, Ishan Muthaliph 16, Chatura Athukorale 25 n.o.; Tharanga Lakshitha 5 for 59, S. Dissanayake 3 for 41, Omesh Wijesiriwardena 2 for 37)

Bloomfield - 301 for 6 in 87 overs (Thilina Kandamby 96, Yohan de Silva 93, Gihan de Silva 24, Chinthaka Jayasinghe 31 n.o.; Upul Chandana 3 for 97, Chanaka Komasaru 2 for 59)

Ragama CC takes lead

Ragama CC took a slender first innings lead against Saracens in their Sirasa Premier League encounter being played at the FTZ grounds in Katunayake. Saracens in reply to Ragama CC’s 189 were bowled out for 155.

Ragama CC - 189 in 69.1 overs (Duminda Perera 76, Dharshana Gamage 23, Suren Perera 19.; Neil Priyantha 3 for 42, Pradeep Nishantha 3 for 51, Ruchira Palliyaguruge 2 for 49) and 159 for 5 in 46 overs (Duminda Perera 48, Amila Sandaruwan 46, Sameera de Zoysa 28 n.o; Neil Priyantha 2 for 30)

Saracens - (52/3 o’night) 155 in 59.4 overs (Neil Priyantha 25, Samith Dushantha 18, Nalin Wijesinghe 43 n.o.; Upul Indrasiri 5 for 42, Ruwan Dilruk 3 for 35, Ranesh Perera 2 for 20).