Jeevan Mendis (123) of Tamil Union and opener Leo Fransisco (100) of Army SC scored their second centuries of the season in the Premier League Tier ‘A’ Inter Club cricket tournament yesterday while Lasith Abeyratne hit an unbeaten 156 off 204 balls with 12 fours and 3 sixes
as CCC piled up a massive 560 against Moors SC on the second day.
The season’s leading wicket taker Malinda Pushpakumara of Chilaw Marians took 7 wickets for 52 runs against SSC. Chilaw Marians, Tamil Union, Ragama CC, Army SC and Badureliya CC have already taken first innings leads against SSC, NCC, BRC, Colts CC and Galle CC respectively. Matches will be continued today.
DAY TWO SCORES
At Katunayake: Chilaw Marians: 193 and 251/6 in 59 overs (Sachithra Serasinghe 73, Thikshila de Silva 60 n.o., Shehan Jayasuriya 50, Rohith Damodaran 38, Jeffrey Vandersay 3/72, Sachithra Senanayake 2/48, Tharindu Rathnayake 2/68)
SSC: 179 (75/4 o/n) in 65.3 overs (Ramesh Mendis 53 n.o., Dasun Shanaka 48, Minod Bhanuka 28, Malinda Pushpakumara 7/52, Sachithra Serasinghe 3/26)
At P. Sara Oval: NCC: 268;
Tamil Union: 395/7 at close (70/1 o/n) in 108 overs (Jeevan Mendis 123 n.o, Sithara Gimhan 90, Tharanga Paranavitana 30, Farveez Maharoof 3/33)
At Braybrooke Place: CCC: 560 (443/7 o/n) in 105.2 overs (Lasith Abeyratne 156 n.o., Ashan Priyanjan 124, Lakshan Sandakan 64, Madhawa Warnapura 50, Wanindu Hasaranga 47, Dilshan Munaweera 37, Ron Chandragupta 33, Lahiru Madhusanka 29, Thilan Thushara 3/82, Chandana
Samarasinghe 3/135, Sandaken Pathirana 2/111)
Moors SC: 257/8 at close in 62 overs (Nilanka Sandaken 58 n.o., Thilan Thushara 46, Tharindu Mendis 41, Shanuka Dulaj 33, Dilshan Munaweera 3/26, Ashan Priyanjan 2/30, Lakshan Sandakan 2/69)
At Havelock Park: BRC: 194 and 116/7 at close in 38 overs (Bhanuka Rajapakse 45, Romesh Buddhika 39, Amila Aposnso 2/25, Koshan Dhanushka 2/33, Thilaksha Sumanasiri 2/37)
Ragama CC: 254 (69/2 o/n) in 84.3 overs (Roshen Silva 91, Janith Liyanage 44, Lahiru Thirimanne 26, Lahiru Milantha 23, T.N. Sampath 5/98, Dinuk Hettiarachchi 3/92)
At Havelock Park: Army SC: 297 and 229/3 at close in 66 overs (Leo Fransisco 100 n.o., Dilshan de Soysa 70 n.o., Asela Gunaratne 29)
Colts CC: 112 (51/5 o/n) in 35.3 overs (Vishad Randika 36, Ishan Jayaratne 33 n.o., Nuwan Liyanapathirana 3/34, Dushan Vimukthi 2/13, Viraj Pushpakumara 2/13, Seekkuge Prasanna 2/23)
At Maggona: Galle CC: 218;
Badureliya SC: 306/8 at close (33/2 o/n) in 111 overs (Alankara Asanka 85, Nadeera Nawela 67, Sahan Wijeratne 56, Dilesh Gunarathne 31, Shehan Fernando 26, Sajeewa Weerakoon 5/96)
Premier League Tier ‘B’ Inter Club Cricket
Gayan Sirisoma among the wickets again (main heading)
Panadura SC’s Gayan Sirisoma the leading wicket taker in the Premier League Tier ‘B’ Inter-Club cricket tournament took 7 wickets for 95 runs against Ports Authority CC on the second day of their match continued at Panadura yesterday.
Panadura SC, Navy SC, Lankan CC and Kurunegala YCC have already obtained first innings leads over Ports Authority CC, Kalutara PCC, Kalutara TC and Air Force SC respectively. Matches will be continued today.
DAY TWO SCORES
At Panadura: Panadura SC: 306 and 63/3 at close in 23 overs (Nisal Randika 27)
Ports Authority CC: 210 (19/2 o/n) in 69.1 overs (Ishan Rangana 75, Chamikara Edirisinghe 40, Gayan Sirisoma 7/95, Lasith Fernando 2/19)
At Welisara: Navy SC: 258 and 112/3 at close in 33 overs Buddhika Hasaranga 55 n.o, Kusal Edussooriya 39 n.o.)
Kalutara PCC: 224 (69/3 o/n) in 75.5 overs (Rasika Fernando 44, Krishan Dinidu 40, Dilanka Auwardt 4/52, Diushka Milan 3/52)
At Panagoda: Lankan CC: 446/9 decl. in 91 overs (Madhuranga Soyza 203, Lal Kumar 107, Aneeq Hassan 56, Yohan Rashmika 5/137, Mangala Kumara 3/120)
Kalutara TC: 289 in 82.3 overs (Yohan de Silva 68, Tharindu Siriwardana 52, Krishen Aponso 34, Geeth Perera 31, Mangala Kumara 30 n.o., Navin Kavikara 4/76, Charith Fernando 2/21, Rajeewa Weerasinghe 2/98) and 23/2 in 7 overs
At Kurunegala: Air Force SC: 200;
Kurunegala YCC: 307 (85/3 o/n) in 91.4 overs (Hashan Prabath 81 n.o., Darshana Mahawatte 44, Duminda Dasanayake 42, Kavinda Pulukkuttiarachchi 37, Achira Eranga 3/48) - (YK)