Colts beat rain to record outright win

Colts beat the rain to record a ten wicket win over Chilaw Marians with more than a day to spare in their Rupavahini Premier League cricket tournament match concluded at Colts ground yesterday.

Marians resuming on their overnight score of 76 for 3 fared worse than their first inning being bundled out for 157 with left arm spinner Sajeewa Weerakoon doing the damage. Colts set 74 for victory reached the target in just 13 overs.

Chilaw Marians 181 and (76/3 o’night) 157 (Harsha Cooray 30, Amal Athulathmudali 22, Prajeev Jansz 21, Mahela Udawatte 20; Sajeewa Weerakoon 4 for 20, Kanishka Elvitigala 2 for 21, Jeewan Kulatunga 2 for 25, Dilruwan Perera 2 for 41)

Colts 265 (Kanishka Elvitigala 60, Tharindu Attanayake 47, Shantha Kalavitigoda 22, Angelo Mathews 18, Rashan Peiris 71 n.o.; Janaka Gunaratne 2 for 41, Dinuka Hettiarachchi 2 for 64, Chinthaka Perera 2 for 73) and 76 for no loss (Tharindu Attanayake 40 n.o., Shantha Kalavitigoda 32 n.o.)

Bloomfield on course
Bloomfield have put themselves in line for an outright victory over NCC having ended the third days play on 80 for 4 chasing a target of 148 when play was called off early due to rain in the match played at Reid Avenue.

NCC 151 and (72/3 o’night) 177 (Malintha Gajanayake 42, Upul Tharanga 34, Mohamed Suraj 17, Chatura Athukorale 16; Sanath Jayasuriya 4 for 66, Tyronne Gamage 3 for 41)

Bloomfield 181 (Sanath Jayasuriya 38, Tharaka Gunaratne 33, Sanjaya Gangodawila 27, Chinthaka Jayasinghe 22, Anoj Katapeaarachchi 19; Tharaka Kotehewa 4 for 39, Chanaka Komasaru 3 for 25, Mohamed Suraj 2 for 39) and 80 for 4 (Sanath Jayasuriya 36; Malintha Gajanayake 2 for 19)

Nuwan and Chaminda rock Moors
Pacies Nuwan Zoysa and Chaminda Vidanapathirana rocked Moors in the match played at Braybrooke Place with the two bowlers sharing seven wickets between them as the home team resuming from 199 for 5 lost their remaining five wickets for the addition of only 20 runs and collapsed for 219. SSC batting the second time were 131 for 6.

SSC 193 (Thilina Kandamby 85, Jeewan Mendis 27, Nuwan Zoysa 23 n.o.; Madura Lakmal 3 for 42, Dilhara Lokuhettige 3 for 46, Anil Ridigammanagedera 2 for 38) and 131 for 6 (Jeewan Mendis 40, Tharanga Paranavithana 38, Thilina Kandamby 18, Shalika Karunanayake 18 n.o.; Dilhara Lokuhettige 3 for 16, Chamikara Mudalige 2 for 43)

Moors (199/5 o’night) 219 (Dilhara Lokuhettige 78, Anil Ridigammanagedera 46, Dhammika Sudarshana 39, Bhatiya Perera 38; Nuwan Zoysa 4 for 47, Chaminda Vidanapathirana 3 for 41, Sachitra Senanayake 2 for 46)

CCC take upperhand
CCC have taken the upper hand over Badureliya SC at the end of the third days play in the match played at the CCC ground.
Badureliya SC 175 and (35/2 o’night) 185 (Hemantha Wickramaratne 71, Viraj Perera 63, Dinusha Fernando 29; Jehan Mubarak 2 for 28, Amila Wettasinghe 4 for 45, Gamini Chandrakumara 2 for 19)

CCC 204 (Ishan Ratnayake 45, Chamara Kapugedera 25, Gamini Chandrakumara 61 n.o.; Dinusha Fernando 3 for 47, Malinga Surappullige 2 for 37, Amila Ratnayake 2 for 40)

Indika and Duminda prop Ragama
Half tons by Indika Senaratne and Duminda Perera helped Ragama CC dominate the third days proceedings against Tamil Union in their match played at the P. Sara Stadium.

Ragama CC 129 and (186/3 o’night) 346 for 6 (Indika Senaratne 61, Indika de Saram 48, Kaushalya Weeraratne 40, Dushan Ranatunga 38, Harsha Vithana 37, Duminda Perera 60 n.o., Malinga Bandara 36 n.o.; Muthumudalige Pushpakumara 2 for 71, Suranga Lakmal 2 for 71)

Tamil Union 137 (Muditha Maduwantha 42, Muthumdalige Pushpakumara 30, Gihan Rupasinghe 18 n.o.; Kaushalya Weeraratne 5 for 53, Dharshana Gamage 4 for 42)

Tier ‘B’ Rain stops play
Rain prevented play in the Tier ‘B’ encounter between BRC and Air Force who were on 137 for 2 after 36 overs at the BRC ground.

BRC (184/8 o’night) 215 (Dilan Sandagirigoda 43, Muditha Fernando 30, Chamil Perera 27, Chamara Soysa 26, Marlan Madusanka 24, Romesh Eranga 33 n.o.; Abuthahir Rizan 3 for 46, Eranga Gangoda 2 for 9, Chamila Gamage 2 for 99)
Air Force 137 for 2 (Abuthahir Rizan 22, Primal Buddhika 61 n.o., Eranga Gangoda 50 n.o.)

Saracens make 333
A 96 partnership for the ninth wicket between Suresh Niroshan and Ravindra Karunaratne helped Saracens make 333 from their overnight score of 226 for 8 against Police in the match played at Police Park.

Saracens (226/8 o’night) 333 (Sachitra Serasinghe 80, Suresh Niroshan 51, Samith Dushantha 29, Nilakshan Abeyratne 26, Kanishka Amarasinghe 17, Geeth Alwis 15, Ravindra Karunaratne 69 n.o.; Nihil Soysa 3 for 64, Tharindu Weerasinghe 2 for 38)Police 53 for 2 (Saman Wijeratne 24)

Ajantha seven scalps
Right arm pacie Ajantha Mendis celebrated his selection to West Indies with a seven wicket haul against Panadura in the match played at the Panadura Esplanade.

Panadura (194/8 o’night) 197 (Tharindu Thushara 44, Nilantha Cooray 36, Amila Perera 33, Nalin Wijesinghe 19, Mohan Fonseka 16 n.o.; Ajantha Mendis 7 for 61, Navantha Ratnayake 2 for 33)

Army 194 for 6 (Sriyam Sanjeewa 34, Ajantha Mendis 31, Romesh Dhanushka 28, Seekuge Prasanna 22, Chandima Prasad 43 n.o., Ravindra Palleguruge 15 n.o.; Pasan Wanasinghe 4 for 48)

Singha take lead
Singha SC have already obtained a first inning lead over Lankan CC at the end of the second days play in their encounter played at Kadirana.

Singha SC 254 (Mahesh Kumara 61, Denver Faux 33, Irantha Vithana 31, Asela Wewalwala 29, Nalin Thenuwara 25, Thushira Madanayake 22, Madura Sanjaya 19; Rajeewa Weerasinghe 5 for 59, Chandana Pushpalal 5 for 64) and 4 for 1
Lankan CC (31/1 o’night) 196 (Mohamed Shazmil 64, Lakmal Perera 44, Raju Gayashan 19, Suranga Perera 18, Dasun Ariyasinghe 17; Irantha Vithana 4 for 67, Chatura Randunu 3 for 32, Lihiru Gamage 2 for 46)

Moratuwa fight back
Moratuwa after being shot out for 175 fought back to have Sebastianites struggling on 125 for 8 on day two of their match played at De Zoysa in Moratuwa.

Moratuwa 175 (Chamal Rupasinghe 49, Asanka Perera 43, Tharanga de Silva 28, Charith Fernando 21; Buddhika Peiris 5 for 41, Gayan Wijethileke 3 for 33, Suranjana Rajitha 2 for 22)

Sebastianites (55/4 o’night) 125 for 8 (Kalum Fernando 52, Dhanushka Indunil 33, Lahiru Fernando 20 n.o.; Chanaka Perera 3 for 34, Charith Fernando 2 for 36)