Dulanjana and Chanaka guide Navy to innings win
A match bag of 9 for 54 by Dulanjana Mendis and an all round performance by Chanaka Ruwansiri helped Navy record an innings and 12-run win over Police in their Premier Tier ‘B’ cricket encounter concluded at Welisara yesterday.
Police resuming from their overnight score of 24 for 1 felt uncomfortable with the spin pair of Dulanjana and Chanaka who shared the ten wickets to fall between them, as Police succumbed to a score of just 146 runs to give Navy their second outright win of the tournament.
Police 151 (Harsha de Silva 31, Manjula Jayawardena 25, Malinda Abeyratne 22, Dhammika Rajapakse 19, Ravin Nirmal 17, Dulanjana Mendis 4 for 53, Yohan Kumara 2 for 17, Madawa Perera 2 for 22) and (24/1 overnight) 146 (Malinda Abeyratne 46, Dhammika Rajapakse 33, Harsha de Silva 26, Ravin Nirmal 17, Chanaka Ruwansiri 5 for 17, Dulanjana Mendis 5 for 41)
Navy 309 (Chanaka Ruwansiri 116, Yohan Kumara 38, Pubudu Edirisinghe 37, Ranil Rasanga 26, Dhanushka Gurusinghe 22, Udara Lakmal 22, Manjula Jayawardena 4 for 70, Buddika Sanjeewa 2 for 74, Ruwantha Kellepotha 2 for 85)
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BRC secured their first outright win when they defeated Saracens SC by seven wickets in the match concluded at the BRC ground yesterday. Saracens SC resuming from their overnight score of 58 for 2 despite a 102 stand for the second wicket between Kanishka Amarasinghe and Mohamed Aslam failed as their late order batting crumbled being bowled out for 285. This left BRC a target of 89 runs to win which they reached in just 11 overs.
Saracens SC 135 (Kanishka Amarasinghe 31, Suvin Silva 23, Mohamed Aslam 21, Amila Sandaruwan 15, Marlan Madusanka 6 for 29, Suwanji Madanayake 2 for 27) and (58/2 overnight) 285 (Kanishka Amarasinghe 103, Mohamed Aslam 53, Nuwan Kavinda 28, Lahiru Sri Lakmal 25, Amila Mendis 22, Suvin Silva 20: Gihan Dilruk 3 for 50, Marlan Madusanka 3 for 79)
BRC 332 (Eranga Gangoda 80, Vindika Chandrasiri 75, Delon Udugamasuriya 74, Mohamed Asker 22, Nimesh Perera 16, Amila Mendis 6 for 53, Suvin Silva 3 for 47) and 91 for 2 (Delon Udugamasuriya 18, Vindika Chandrasiri 15, Nimesh Perera 35 n.o.)
First innings win forpanadurasc
Panadura SC registered a well deserved first inning win over the fancied Army side in the match concluded at Panagoda yesterday.
Army 153 and (25/0 overnight) 263 for 5 (Mohamed Feshal 70, Rishan Kavinga 51, Manjula de Zoysa 35, Sulan Jayawaredna 29, Asela Gunaratne 25, Chanidma Prasad 28 n.o., Dilan Soysa 15 n.o., Dhanuja Nandana 2 for 62, Nilantha Cooray 2 for 85)
Panadura SC 295 (Malith Chathuranga 85, Chamara de Soysa 47, Kelum Fernando 41, Rangana Cooray 41, Tharanga Priyadarshana 24, Rashimal Mendis 21, Udara Theekshana 18, Roshan Jaya- tissa 5 for 81, Ravindra Palliguruge 3 for 75)
Dinusha,shanukaleadsslpa fight back
Dinusha Fernando with a knock of 146 supported by Shanuka Dissanayake led Sri Lanka Ports Authority’s fight back which helped them record a first inning win over CCC in a high scoring which ended at the CCC ground yesterday.
CCC 319 (Sujith Nikethana 99, Saman Jayantha 57, Rasika Priyadarshana 48, Madawa Warnapura 45, Sanath de Silva 19, Ranil Dhammika 16, Ranesh Perera 5 for 67, Shanuka Dissanayake 2 for 26, Dinusha Fernando 2 for 39) and 17 for no loss
Sri Lanka Ports Authority (181/4 overnight) 379 (Dinusha Fernando 146, Shanuka Dissanayake 84, Tharindu Mendis 44, Shantha Kalavitigoda 37, Manjula de Silva 15 n.o., Dilesh Gunaratne 5 for 80, Ranil Dhammika 3 for 100)
Gayanshinesfor Kurunegalaycc
Gayan Manishan shone in the first inning of Kurunegala YCC against Air Force concluded at the Welagedera Stadium in Kurnegala yesterday.
Kurunegala YCC 309 (Gayan Manishan 115, Lanka de Silva 43, Hiran Wickramasekera 35, Sisira Kumara 19, Chamikara Edirisinghe 40 n.o., Akila Isanka 4 for 93, Lasanda Rukmal 3 for 75) and 268 (Hayan Manishan 94, Lanka de Silva 79, Vinodh Perera 23, Sisira Kumara 18, Udesh Perera 15, Rosco Thattil 4 for 52, Akila Isanka 4 for 76)
Air Force (219/7 overnight) 271 (Raju Gayashan 83, Ajith Kumara 67, Akila Isanka 51, T. Nadeera 39, Dharshana Mahawatte 4 for 93, Ajith Ekanayake 2 for 35, Narada Ratnayake 2 for 51)