Tier ‘A’
A six wicket haul by Chilaw Marians left arm spinner Malinda Pushpakumara who sent CCC reeling to 133 has given his side the edge when play ended on day two in their Premier Tier ‘A’ encounter at the FTZ ground in Katunayake.
Malinda had CCC in a spot of bother as he ran through the top order batting to send them reeling to 62 for 5 which enabled the Marians to bundle them out for 133. The match will resume at 10 am today.
At Reid Avenue Saracens SC were 199 for 8 against Bloomfield who declared their innings on their overnight score of 372 for 9 which came off 103 by Saman Jayantha.
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| SSC skipper Kaushal Silva on his way to score 129 against Baduraliya at the SSC Grounds yesterday. – Pic by Ranjith Perera |
SSC were on top against Badureliya CC when play stopped on day two at the NCC ground. SSC resuming from their overnight score of 149 for 2 went on to make 340 for 6 before declaring with skipper Kaushal Silva cracking 129.
At FTZ Katunayake – Chilaw Marians vs CCC
Chilaw Marians (344/7 overnight) 374 (Janaka Gunaratne 79, Mahela Udawatte 75, Shaminda Eranga 60, Milinda Siriwardena 54, Harsha Cooray 35, Amal Athulathmudali 32, Geeth Kumara 16: Romesh Perera 6 for 84, Dilesh Gunaratne 2 for 66)
CCC 133 (Charith Sylvester 23, Dhanushka Gunatileke 23, Dilhan Cooray 31 n.o.: Malinda Pushpakumara 6 for 40) and 113 for 5 (Kithruwan Withanage 39, Dilhan Cooray 19, Sachith Pathirana 16, Sandun Dias 15 n.o.: Milinda Siriwardena 2 for 18, Dinuka Hettiarachchi 2 for 27)
At Reid Avenue – Bloomfield vs Saracens SC
Bloomfield 372 for 9 declared (Saman Jayantha 103, Prasanna Jayawardena 57, Sanjaya Gangodawila 36, Suraj Randiv 30, Nipun Karunanayake 29, Dilshan Munaweera 22, Shanuka Dissanayake 64 n.o.: Geeth Alwis 3 for 88, Romesh Kaluarachchi 2 for 56, Samith Dushantha 2 for 70)
Saracens SC 199 for 8 (Shihan Kamileen 45, Samith Dushantha 39, Mohamed Aslam 39, Varuna Fernando 35, Dasun Randika 15: Suraj Randiv 6 for 76)
At NCC – SSC vs Badureliya CC
Badureliya CC 161 (Chanaka Withanage 75, Shalika Karunanayake 34, T.N. Sampath 20: Charith Jayampathi 3 for 26, Kaushal Lokuarachchi 2 for 21, Sachitra Senanayake 2 for 39) and 95 for 2 (Ruvindu Gunasekera 17, Tharindu Attanayake 55 n.o.)
SSC (149/2 overnight) 340 for 6 declared (Kaushal Silva 129, Lasith Fernando 62, Tharanga Paranavithana 46, Thilina Kandamby 28, Kaushal Lokuarachchi 17, Dimuth Karunaratne 16, Gayan Manishan 19 n.o.: Omesh Wijesiriwardena 3 for 71)
At Thurstan – Ragama CC vs Colts
Ragama CC (134/8 overnight) 134 (Michael Vandort 72, Nayana Fernando 22, Indika de Saram 18: Sajeewa Weerakoon 5 for 34, Dilruwan Perera 4 for 20) and 33 for 1 (Lahiru Thirimanne 22 n.o.)
Colts 195 (Malinda Warnapura 63, Kusal Janith 25, Sajeewa Weerakoon 23, Ishan Jayaratne 19: Malinga Bandara 3 for 15, Nilanka Premaratne 2 for 52, Madura Lakmal 2 for 67)
Tier ‘B’
Romesh guides Moors with a ton
Left hand batsman Romesh Wickramaarachchi cracked 103 as he guided Moors to a commanding position on day two against Air Force in their Premier Tier ‘B’ encounter at Braybrooke Place.
Romesh’s 149 ball knock comprised 13 boundaries. Romesh was involved in two partnerships
At Panagoda the battle between the top two teams in this group, Army and Police, saw the latter resuming from their overnight score of 272 for 6 being bowled out for 276. In reply Army were 142 for 6.
Dilshan Aravinda hit a career best knock of 183 helping Seeduwa/Raddoluwa CC to 325 for 5 make 384. Panadura in reply were 138 for 8. At Welisara BRC resuming from their overnight score of nine for no loss made 221 for 6 in reply to Navy’s opening day’s score of 284.
In the match between Singha SC and Antonians SC, left arm spinner Umega Chathuranga with a seven wicket haul helped Singha SC to come out on top. But the two teams have an equal chance of pulling off the game though the scale is in favour of Singha SC.
At Braybrooke Place – Moors vs Air Force
Air Force 137 (Angelo Emmanuel 30, Dinusha Fernando 23, Ajith Kumara 23: Suwanji Madanayake 5 for 34, Kasun Madusanka 3 for 22) and 33 for 5 (Walter Premaratne 15: Kasun Madusanka 2 for 7)
Moors (121/1 overnight) 356 for 9 declared (Romesh Wickramaarchchi 103, Kasun Bodisha 65, Chathuranga de Silva 57, Dilhara Lokuhettige 41, Bathiya Perera 30, Shantha Kalavitigoda 20: Ajith Kumara 5 for 61)
At Panagoda – Army vs Police
Police (272/9 overnight) 276 (Aruna Priyantha 61, Supun Nirmala 33, Tharanga Indika 28, Tharindu Weerasinghe 21, Amila Mendis 20, Manjula Jayawardena 55 n.o.: Seekuge Prasanna 3 for 98, Roshan Jayatissa 2 for 41) Army 142 for 6 (Seekuge Prasanna 31, Asela Gunaratne 22, Dilan Soysa 16, Manjula de Zoysa 52 n.o.: Dhammika Rajapakse 3 for 15)
At Panadura – Panadura vs Seeduwa/Raddoluwa CC
Seeduwa/Raddoluwa CC (323/5 overnight) 384 (Dilshan Aravinda 183, Hashan Goonetileke 36, Mevan Fernando 31, Upul Fernando 29, Yasas Tilekeratne 26, Pubudu Ranaweera 24: Amila Perera 3 for 80, Rasika Fernando 2 for 29, Nilantha Cooray 2 for 48, Yohan Arumthanthri 2 for 62)
Panadura 138 for 8 (Yohan Arumathanthir 34, Sudesh Umayanga 34, Carmen Mapatuna 29, Amila Perera 17 n.o.: Chamara Soysa 2 for 18, Ranil Dhammika 2 for 18, Jeffrey Vandersay 2 for 27, Romesh Eranga 2 for 39)
At Welisara – Navy vs BRC
Navy 284 (Chanaka Ruwansiri 65, Vindika Chandrasiri 59, Ranil Rasanga 41, Udara Peiris 25, Dhanushka Gurusinghe 23, Udara Jayasundara 17, Dulanjana Mendis 16 n.o.: Gihan Dilruk 3 for 45, Andy Solomons 3 for 48, Thamara Abeyratne 2 for 42)
BRC (9/0 overnight) 221 for 6 (Delon Udugamasuriya 66, Gihan Dilruk 34, Gihan Perera 19, (Nuwan Shiroman 15, Nimesh Perera 33 n.o., Weranga Dissanayake 29 n.o.; Udara Peiris 4 for 88)
At BRC ground – Singha SC vs Antonians SC
Singha SC 180 (Nalaka Kaluarachchi 61, Dinesh Premakumara 40, Lahiru Ashen 20, Sriyam Sanjeewa 15: Chathura Randunu 6 for 54, Safraz Farook 4 for 60) and 186 (Mahesh Kumara 51, Lahiru Ashen 33, Chamindu Isanka 31, Sriyam Sanjeewa 22, Sampath Perera 22: Chathura Randunu 6 for 94, Susantha Pradeep 3 for 25)
Antonians SC (89/4 overnight) 140 (Chathura Randunu 23, Dinesh Nilanga 20, Gayan de Silva 17, Susantha Pradeep 17, Shehan Aravinda 16, Heshan Tilekeratne 16: Umega Chathuranga 7 for 53) and 19 for 3 (Umega Chathuranga 3 for 3) |
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