Premier League round up – Day 1 | Tamil Union make imposing 428
Sachithra Serasinghe smashed a quick-fire 159 while Pulina Tharanga scored his maiden first class ton as Tamil Union scored a formidable 428 for 8 against Navy who were reeling at two for 17 at close on day one in their Premier League match commenced at Welisara yesterday. With the top order failing to make an impact against a weak bowling unit, Serasinghe cashed in with his 9th first class century, his career best innings in just 156 balls, hitting 16 boundaries and a six. The twenty year old former Devananda College cricketer proved that he could fit in as an useful all rounder scoring an unbeaten 101 off 159 balls with 11 boundaries while Suranga Lakmal also contributed with a 43 ball 58 with six boundaries and a six.
Tamil Union: 428/8 dec (Sachithra Serasinghe 159, Pulina Tharanga 101, Suranga Lakmal 58 n.o. Jeevan Mendis 37, Sattambi Chamika 3/137)
Navy SC: 17/2 at close (Chanaka Welagedara 2/2)
Dhanushka Gunathilleke in his maiden first class ton
Left handed bat Dhanushka Gunathilleke scored his maiden first class ton, a masterful 153 with 15 fours and two sixes as SSC finished day one on 371 for the loss of five wickets against Ports Authority in their Premier League cricket match began at NCC grounds yesterday. Gunathilleke also involved with two over hundred run partnerships with opener Tharanga Paranavithana (55) and Kaushal Silva (66) as they piled up runs on a placid wicket.
SSC: 371 for 5 at close ( T Paranavithana 55, D Gunathilleke 153, K Silva 66, T Kandamby 38 n.o., Isuru Udana 2 for 81) vs Port Authority
Moors pile up on Air Force
A brilliant unbeaten 146 with seven sixes and 13 boundaries by Janaka Gunaratne and two half centuries from Indika de Saram (88) and Rajitha Wickramarachchi (99) saw Moors scoring 440 for the loss of seven wickets on day one against Air Force at Moors grounds yesterday. Gunaratne and Wickrmarachchi shared a threatening 224 for the seventh wicket before the latter was run out just one run short of a brilliant century.
Moors: 440 for 7 at stumps ( J Gunaratne 146, R Wickramarachchi 99, I de Saram 88; B Sandaruwan 2 for 91) vs Air Force
Lankan CC notch up 301 against Saracens
Saracens were 16 for no loss at close on day one in reply to Lankan CC’s first innings score of 301 in their Premier League cricket match began at Katunayake yesterday.
Electing to bat first Lankan CC recovered from two for six to score 301 thanks to two half centuries from Oshada Fernnado (69) amnd Dinesh Manjula (64 not out). Right arm paceman Wikum Sanjaya was the pick of the bowler with four for 51.
Lankan CC: 301 all out ( O Fernando 69, Dinesh Manjula 64 not out, A Cooray 47, S Perera 40, W Sanjaya 4 for 51, S Pussegolla 2 for 39)
Saracens SC: 16 for no loss
Chilaw Marians with upper hand vs Galle
Malinga Surappulige claimed three early wickets of Galle CC to give Chilaw Marians the upper hand at the end of the first day’s play in the Premier League that began in Galle yesterday.
Useful contributions by most of the batters helped Marians to reach 290 runs.
Chilaw Marians: 290 (Umesh Karunaratne 44, Sachith Pathirana 42, Sohail Ahmed 40, Geeth Kumara 34, Rajith Priyan 2/46, Kaushalya Gajasinghe 2/52, Umega Chathuranga 2/60, Imesh Udayanga 2/46)
Galle CC: 51/3 at close (Chanaka Withanage 23 n.o, Malinga Surappulige 3/14)
Tharindu Kaushal in another 5 wicket haul
Tharindu Kaushal, the leading wicket taker in the current season grabbed yet another five wicket haul for NCC and Mohomed Anaz also claimed 4 wickets as CCC were shot out for 267 runs in their Premier League encounter played at Maitland Crescent yesterday. But NCC lost two wickets cheaply.
CCC: 267 (Amal Athulathmudali 46, Sameen Kandanearachchi 30, Gayan Wijekoon 52, Arosh Jagoda 34, Tharindu Kaushal 5/72, Mohomed Anaz 4/78,)
NCC: 44/2 at close (Upul Tharanga 12 n.o. Chamara Kapugedara 17 n.o, Dinuka Hettiarachchi 2/23 )
Even honors at Colts grounds
Colts made a steady reply of 94 for one wicket to BRC’s total of 285 in their Premier League cricket fixture that began at Colts ground yesterday.
Shehan Fernando and Chathuranga Kumara look threatening as they have already put 90 runs for the second wicket.
BRC: 285 (Andy Solomons 62, Malith Cooray 40, Hasitha Wickramasinghe 34, Hashan Gunathilake 34, Kanishka Alavitigala 3/79, Sajeewa Weerakoon 2/106 )
Colts CC: 94/1 at close (Shehan Fernando 56 n.o., Chathuranga Kumara 35 n.o.)
Warnapua in unbeaten 127
Madawa Warnapura blasted off an unbeaten 127 off 227 balls while Dilshan Munaweera made a run ball 69 as Bloomfield scored 304 for three at close on day one of their Premier League fixture against Army that began at Reid Avenue yesterday.
Niupun Karunanayake also made a half century.
Bloomfield: 304/3 at close (Madawa Warnapura 127 n.o, Dilshan Munaweera 69, Nipun Karunanayake 51, Daminda Ranaweera 46, Ajantha Mendis 2/66)
Centenarians from Baduraliya
Two half centuries from Digvijay Amaranath (62) and Lasiri Ileperuma (66 not out) saw Baduraliya hitting 264 for nine at close on day one in their Premier League cricket match against Kurunegala YCC that began at Kalutara yesterday.
Amaranath scored 62 runs off 150 deliveries inclusive of ten boundaries while Illeperuma was unbeaten on 66 of 80 deliveries at the end of the day. Prasad Kellepotha picked up four for 64.
Badureliya: 264-9 at close (Laksiri Illeperuma 66 n.o, Digvijay Amaranath 62, Malinga Maligaspe 41, Prasad Kellepotha 4/64, Nadika Abeysinghe 2/36)
