Sri Lanka left-arm spinner Malinda Pushpakumara took a match bag of eight wickets to bring Chilaw Marians CC a two-day win over NCC by 94 runs in their SLC Premier League inter-club cricket tournament (Tier ‘A’) match played at FTZ Katunayake yesterday.
For NCC Lasith Embuldeniya took a match bag of 10 wickets for 123 runs. Hashan Dumindu (CCC) scored an unbeaten 168 runs against Bloomfield CC at Havelock Park. Primosh Perera (Moors SC), Irosh Samarasooriya (Moors SC), Yohan de Silva (Sri Lanka Ports Authority CC) and Pethum Nissanka (Baduraliya CC) made centuries on day two.
Openers of Moors SC Primosh Perera (142) and Irosh Samarasooriya (111) shared a 266-run partnership for the first wicket against Saracens SC at Braybrooke Place. Ports Authority CC are leading on first innings against BRC at BRC and Tamil Union lead Baduraliya CC also on first innings at Surrey ground Maggona.
The matches will continue today.
RESULT
* FTZ Katunayake: Chilaw Marians CC won by 94 runs.
Chilaw Marians CC: 206 in 53 overs (Kasun Vidura 50, Rukshan Fernanado 37, Sachithra Serasinghe 26, Lasith Embuldeniya 5/66, Angelo Perera 2/34) and 132 in 20.2 overs (Thikshila de Silva 37, Oshada Fernando 24, Shehan Jayasuriya 21, Lasith Embuldeniya 5/57, Lahiru Kumara 4/40)
NCC: 128 (114/9 o/n) in 39.5 overs (Mahela Udawatte 46, Lahiru Kumara 24, Sachithra Serasinghe 3/21, Asitha Fernando 3/30, Malinda Pushpakumara 3/40) and 116 in 28 overs (Sandun Weerakkody 32, Bhanuka Rajapaksha 19, Malinda Pushpakumara 5/25, Sachithra Serasinghe 4/48)
DAY TWO SCORES
* At BRC: BRC: 187 in 65.5 overs (Vikum Sanjaya 51, Chamikara Edirisinghe 24 n.o., Madhuka Liyanapathiranage 3/41, Chanaka Komasaru 3/40) and 116/8 at close in 45.1 overs (Lasith Lakshan 48, Maduka Liyanapathiranage 3/16, Adeel Malik 2/22)
Sri Lanka Ports Authority CC: 192 (75/2 o/n) in 65.3 overs (Yohan de Silva 103, Madhuka Liyanapathiranage 30, Yashodha Lanka 26, Chamikara Edirisinghe 3/40, Suraj Randiv 3/49, T.M. Sampath 2/25)
* At Braybrooke Place: Saracens SC: 432 (369/7 o/n) in 102.3 overs (Andy Solomons 152, Gamindu Kanishka 108, Chatura Randunu 41, Sachithra Perera 33, Tharindu Ratnayake 5/156, Shiran Fernando 4/114)
Moors SC: 288/3 in (Primosh Perera 142, Irosh Samarasuriya 111)
* At Havelock Park: Colts CC: 400 (201/5 o/n) in 148.5 overs (Hashan Dumindu 168 n.o., Dilruwan Perera 60, Sangeeth Cooray 37, Angelo Jayasinghe 26, Malith de Silva 5/105, Lahiru Fernando 3/92)
Bloomfield C & AC: 105/4 at close in 32 overs (Nisal Frnacisco 33, Nipun Karunanayake 28, Prabath Jayasooriya 2/14)
* At Maggona: Tamil Union C & AC: 332 (325/9 o/n) in 93.1 overs (Manoj Sarathchandra 119 n.o., Jeewan Mendis 77, Sithara Gimhana 43, Bobby Fernando 40, Alankara Asanka 5/106, Dilesh Gunaratne 3/83, Nasir Malika 2/57) and 45/1 at close in 17 overs (Dineth Thimodya 19 n.o.)
Badureliya CC: 196 in 64.1 overs (Pethum Nissanka 100, Alankara Asnaka 23, Ramith Rambukwella 6/40, Bobby Fernando 2/26)
* At Welagedara: Ragama CC: 187 in 66.4 overs (Udara Jayasundara 71, Shehan Fernando 47, Jeffrey Vandersey 5/63, Sachithra Senanayake 3/25)
SSC: 76/2 at close in 29 overs (Kaushal Silva 35 n.o., Minod Bhanuka 21) –(YK)