Police, Chilaw Marians record wins
Police SC pulled off a crushing 6-wicket win over Ace Capital with a day to spare in the Major Club 3-day tournament at Police Park yesterday. Police resumed the second day at 219-8 and went on to post 250 runs in reply to 115 runs made by Ace Capital in the first innings. Batting for the second time, Ace Capital were restricted to 198 runs, which left Police with a simple target of 64, which they reached after losing four wickets to record their third win of the season.
Chilaw Marians defeated Ragama CC by 4 wickets in another match played at Maggona, as the victors claimed their second outright win of the competition. CCC are set to pull off an early win against Kandy Customs with just 84 runs away from the winning post, when stumps were drawn at Maitland Crescent. The remaining six matches will continue today.
| Brief Scores | |
Ace Capital 115 all out (40.4) and 198 all out (54.5) (Sammu Ashan 36, Hiran J ayasundara 35, Sakuna Liyanage 35; Nalin Priyadharshana 4/75, Dilum Sudeera 4/89, Supun Madusanka 2/23) Police SC (219/8 o’night) 250 all out (59.4) (Avishka Tharindu 70, Ashen Bandara 51, Kusal Perera 36, Priyamal Perera 34; Roshan Jayatissa 6/82, Nimsara Atharagalla 2/21, Wanuja Sahan 2/104) and 67 for 4 (17.1) at close (Kusal Perera 27n.o., Vishad Randika 25n.o.; Roshan Jayatissa 3/27)
Chilaw Marians 276 all out (89.4) and 74 for 6 (28.1) at close (Dushan Vimukthi 27n.o.; Shashika Dulshan 3/19, Koshan Dhanushka 3/23) Ragama CC 89 all out (35) and (55/4 o’night) 258 all out (82.5) (Saminda Fernando 96, Vinura Dulsara 75; Suminda Lakshan 5/92, Dushan Vimukthi 3/61, Duvindu Tilekeratne 2/40)
Kandy Customs 165 all out (47) and 212 all out (55.4) (Sahan Kosala 65, Roscoe Thattil 44; Inuka Karannagoda 5/53, Sonal Dinusha 2/26, Ashan Priyanjan 2/53) CCC (174/7 o’night) 201 all out (51) (Chamindu Wijesinghe 34, Sonal Dinusha 31; Kaumal Nanayakkara 6/55, Imesh Udayanga 2/33, Sachithra Perera 2/54) and 98 for 2 (20) at stumps (Pavan Ratnayake 41n.o., Inuka Karannagoda 38n.o.; Kaumal Nanayakkara 2/30)
NCC 379 all out (81.1) SSC 337 for 7 (90) at stumps (Sasindu Malshan 105n.o., Dinura Kaluoahana 52, Dimuth Karunaratne 44, Dasun Shanaka 47, Shevon Daniel 35; Asel Sigera 3/51, Sampath Nishshanka 2/53)
Bloomfield 244 all out (70.5) and 27 for 0 (9) at stumps Panadura SC (59/0 o’night) 313 all out (88.5) (Shalith Fernando 87n.o., Oshada Fernando 70, Irosh Samarasooriya 69, Lahiru Dawatage 59; Tharindu Guruge 5/39, Ravindu Fernando 3/69)
Negombo CC 140 all out (35.2) and 194 all out (67.5) (Promodo Maduwantha 63n.o., Upul Indrasiri 38; Chanaka Komasaru 4/85, Chalana de Silva 3/28, Chanaka Ruwansiri 3/61) Badureliya SC 128 all out (45.2) 49 for 0 (17) at stumps (Dunith Jayatunga 33n.o.)
Kurunegala Youth 136 all out (38.3) and 132 for 6 (45) at stumps (Gayan Maneeshan 36n.o., Sameera Sandamal 34; Chanuka Dilshan 3/24, Milan Ratnayake 2/49) Moors SC (175/5 o’night) 315 all out (82.3) (Sohan de Livera 78, Janishka Perera 52, Sadeera Samarawickrama 50, Milan Ratnayake 42; Kavika Dilshan 5/119, Lahiru Jayaratne 2/42, Dilanka Auwardt 2/89)
Nugegoda S&WC (319/7 o’night) 401 for 9 decl (119.4) (Roshan Wijenayake 202n.o., T.M. Sampath 77, Akram Muthalib 41, Chamikara Edirisinghe 32; Chamika Heenitigala 5/235) BRC 170 for 8 (70) at stumps (Dilshan de Soysa 55, Dulash Udayanga 49n.o.; Chamika Edirisinghe 5/48, T.M. Sampath 2/64) |