Tons by skipper Nisal Randika and Malintha Gajanayake helped CCC dominate proceedings in the high scoring Premier Tier ‘A’ cricket encounter against SSC at the SSC grounds yesterday.
Nisal and Malintha’s tons enabled CCC to gain a first inning win helping the side, resuming from their overnight score of 222 for 3, to end the day by making a mammoth 484 for 6 in reply to SSC’s 451 for 7 declared.
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| Sachitra Serasinghe (Tamil Union) bats against the Colts. - Pic by Ranjith Perera |
Ragama CC resuming from their overnight score of 337 for 4 also made merry when they too made a massive 483 against NCC. NCC in their turn ended the second day’s play on 146 for 2.
At the FTZ ground in Katunayake Chilaw Marians (continuing from their overnight score of 322 for 8) posted 342 before being bowled by Saracens SC in reply by making 214 for 9.
Bloomfield has already obtained a first inning lead against Badureliya CC at the end of the second day’s play at the BRC grounds. At Colts ground half tons by Sachitra Serasinghe, Gihan Rupasinghe and skipper Jeewan Mendis saw Tamil Union end day on 364 for 8 against Colts who made 263.
At SSC – SSC vs CCC
SSC (371/5 overnight) 451 for 7 declared (Dimuth Karunaratne 141, Thilina Kandamby 117, Tharanga Paranavithana 64, Lasith Fernando 34, Kaushal Lokuarachchi 34, Thilan Thushara 25 n.o.: Sachith Pathirana 3 for 101, Himesh Silva 2 for 99)
CCC (222/3 overnight) 484 for 6 (Malintha Gajanayake 110, Kithruwan Withanage 105, Sachith Pathirana 47, Tharindu Mendis 47, Daminda Ranaweera 24, Nisal Randika 119 n.o.: Suresh Wickrama 3 for 117)
At NCC – NCC vs Ragama CC
Ragama CC (337/4 overnight) 483 (Indika de Saram 145, Lahiru Thirimanne 119, Nayana Fernando 50, Sameera de Zoysa 102 n.o., Nilanka Premaratne 22 n.o.: Kosala Kulasekera 4 for 63, Akalanka Ganegama 4 for 91)
NCC 146 for 2 (Dinesh Chandimal 29, Yohan de Silva 64 n.o., Jehan Mubarak 48 n.o.: Nilanka Premaratne 2 for 51)
At FTZ Katunayake – Chilaw
Marians vs Saracens SC
Chilaw Marians (322/8 overnight) 342 (Mahela Udawatte 102, Milinda Siriwardena 63, Janaka Gunaratne 60, Lahiru Weragala 26, Gayan Wijekoon 24, Geeth Kumara 18, Shaminda Eranga 28 n.o.: Dilshan Wimaladarma 4 for 113, Lassana Dias 3 for 52)
Saracens SC 214 for 9 (Roy Silva 73, Shihan Kamileen 32, Geeth Alwis 21, Dasun Randika 20, Dilshan Wimaladarma 21 n.o.: Malinda Pushpakumara 3 for 52, Dinuka Hettiarachchi 3 for 69, Shaminda Eranga 2 for 44)
At BRC – Badureliya CC vs
Bloomfield
Badureliya CC 147 (Ranesh Perera 30, Chanaka Withanage 24, T.N. Sampath 19, Sahan Wijeratne 18, Omesh Wijesiriwardena 16: Suraj Randiv 5 for 48, Tharanga Lakshitha 3 for 45) and 223 for 8 (T.N. Sampath 50, Chanaka Withanage 47, Omesh Wijesiriwardena 24, Shammika Ruwan 21, Alankara Asanka 17, Damith Indika 44 n.o.: Suraj Randiv 3 for 93, Tyronne Gamage 2 for 35, Shanuka Dissanayake 2 for 56)
Bloomfield (163/6 overnight) 247 (Nadeera Nawela 69, Dilshan Munaweera 64, Tharanga Lakshitha 47, Suraj Randiv 18: Omesh Wijesiriwardena 5 for 45, Ranesh Perera 2 for 64)
At Colts – Colts vs Tamil Union
Colts 263 (Malinda Warnapura 106, Jeewantha Kulatunga 68, Roshane Silva 39: Jeewan Mendis 4 for 52, Chaminda Vidanapathirana 3 for 48, Muthumudalige Pushpakumara 3 for 54)
Tamil Union (71/2 overnight) 364 for 8 (Sachitra Serasinghe 90, Gihan Rupasinghe 52, Jeewan Mendis 50, Ashan Priyanjan 28, Muthumudalige Pushpakumara 82 n.o.: Malinda Warnapura 2 for 21, Viraj Pushpakumara 2 for 58, Dilruwan Perera 2 for 91)
Tier ‘B’
Air Force set for the kill
Air Force were set for the kill against Singha SC at the end of the second day’s play in their Premier Tier ‘B’ encounter played at Rifle Green.
Police are on top against Seeduwa/Raddoluwa CC at the Police ground. At Braybrooke Place Moors have already secured a first inning win over Navy after scoring 279 and restricting the visitors to 250. Panadura were 165 for 6 in reply to BRC’s 311 on day two at the Panadura Esplanade while Army have already obtained a first lead over Antonians SC at Panagoda.
At Rifle Green – Air Force vs
Singha SC
Air Force 318 (Rajitha Ratnayake 100, Ryan Kern 73, Raju Gayashan 48, Akila Isanka 24, Achira Eranga 16: Sampath Perera 3 for 42, Roshan Weerasinghe 2 for 33, Chandana Rajapakse 2 for 65, Umega Chathuranga 2 for 69) and 7 for 1
Singha SC 94 (Levan Moshin 26, Thilina Rajakaruna 16: Dinusha Fernando 4 for 28, Tharanga Ravin 3 for 10, Akila Isanka 2 for 5) and 270 (Levan Moshin 97, Lahiru Ashen 86, Sampath Perera 30, Mahesh Kumar 18: Tharanga Ravin 3 for 67, Angelo Emmanuel 3 for 70, Dinusha Fernando 2 for 49)
At Police Park – Police vs
Seeduwa/Raddoluwa CC
Police (317/5 overnight) 352 (Tharanga Indika 158, Tharindu Weerasinghe 64, Supun Nirmala 52, Ramesh Kumar 31: Romesh Eranga 5 for 64, Chamara Soysa 2 for 32, Ranil Dhammika 2 for 70)
Seeduwa/Raddoluwa CC 267 for 9 (Hashan Goonethileke 102, Dilshan Aravinda 50, Chamara Soysa 29, Ranil Dhammika 22, Ravindra Karunaratne 18: Amila Mendis 3 for 84)
At Braybrooke Place. – Moors vs
Navy
Moors 279 (Kasun Bodisha 61, Shantha Kalavitigoda 44, Dilhara Lokuhettige 40, Suwanji Madanayake 38, Samin Kandanearachchi 25, Irosh Samarasooriya 22, Chathura Athukorala 23 n.o.: Dulanjana Mendis 7 for 104, Udara Peiris 2 for 94) and 27 for 1 (Shantha Kalavitigoda 17)
Navy (119/4 overnight) 250 (Mahesha Perera 54, Ranil Rasanga 52, Chanaka Ruwansiri 49, Udara Jayasundara 26, Malith Cooray 23, Nipuna Ranasinghe 17: Dilhara Lokuhettige 4 for 33, Tharanga Priyadarshana 4 for 51)
At Panadura – Panadura vs BRC
BRC (240/7 overnight) 311 (Thamara Abeyratne 53, Mohamed Asker 30, Neville Liyanage 26, Buddi Samarawickrama 15, Gihan Perera 139 n.o.: Dhanuja Nandana 3 for 62, Amila Perera 3 for 63, Mohan Fonseka 2 for 63)
Panadura 165 for 6 (Amila Perera 69, Sudesh Umayanga 45, Nilantha Cooray 26: Dhammika Perera 3 for 48, Andy Solomons 2 for 24)
At Panagoda – Army vs
Antonians SC
Antonians SC 153 (Denver Faux 47, Prasad Dias 33, Aravinda de Silva 16, Kelum Gangodawila 16, Nilushan Nonis 15: Seekuge Prasanna 7 for 52, Manjula de Zoysa 2 for 11) and 111 for 6 (Shehan Aravinda 27, Nilushan Nonis 39 n.o.: Ravindra Palleguruge 2 for 16, Seekuge Prasanna 2 for 50)
Army (110/3 overnight) 186 (Rishan Kavinga 76, Manjula de Zoysa 45, Roshan Jayatissa 29 n.o.: Chathura Randunu 3 for 41, Niroshana Amarasinghe 3 for 45) |
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