T M Dilshan in sparkling 106
Tillakaratne Dilshan hammered an unbeaten 106 off just 66 deliveries with 15 fours and one six as Tamil Union increased their lead to 262 runs over Navy on day two in their Premier League cricket encounter at Welisara yesterday.
Tamil Union: 428/8 dec. and 153 for 2 at close (Mahela Udawatte 17, T.M. Dilshan 106 n.o.
Navy SC: (17/2 o/n) 319 (Wimesh Wickremasinghe 53, Buddhika Hasaranga 109, Duleeka Thissakuttige 64, Yohan Kumara 20 n.o., C. Welegedara 2 for 61, J. Mendis 3 for 56, T.M. Dilshan 3 for 28)
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SSC in mammoth 548 over Ports Authority
Off-spinner Sachithra Senanayake grabbed three for 30 as SSC are all set to snatch first innings points over Ports Authority in their Premier League cricket encounter continued at the NCC ground Maitland Place yesterday. In reply to SSC’s mammoth 548 for eight declared Ports Authority were 159 for 6 at stumps.
SSC: (371/5 o/n) 548/8 dec (D Gunathilleke 153, Thilina Kandamby 66, Dasun Shanaka 97, Kaushal Silva 66, Upul Jayasena 37 n.o. Chaminda Bandara 3 for 90, Isuru Udana 2 for 114)
Ports Authority: 159/6 at close (Yohan de Silva 52, Shantha Kalavitigoda 41, Isuru Udana 37, Sachitra Senenayake 3/30, Kaushal Lokuarachchi 2/42)
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Janaka Gunaratne stranded on 199
Air Force trailed by 262 runs to make Moors bat again in their Premier League cricket encounter being played at Braybrook Place yesterday.
Janaka Gunaratne was stranded on unbeaten 199 as Moors scored 519 runs in their first innings. Air Force having bowled out for 136 were 121 for three after being asked follow on.
Moors SC: (440/7 o/n/) 519 (Janaka Gunaratne 199 n.o. Rajith Wickremarachchi 99, Anoj Katipiarachchi 29, Buddika Sandaruwan 5 for 113)
Air Force: 136 (Sajith de Silva 30, Raju Namal 52, Yasodha Lanka 27, Dilhara Lokuhettige 6 for 30, Vimukthi Perera 2 for 27, Janaka Gunaratne 2 for 28) and 121/3 at close (T. Nadeera 36, Rajitha Ratnayake 25, Achira Eranga 18 n.o. Raju Namal 30 n.o.)
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Sachitra Perera takes 5 for 56
Sachitra Perera claimed five for 56 and Rajeev Weerasinghe took four for 70 as Lankan CC took first innings lead over Saracens in their Premier League cricket fixture continued at the BOI ground Katunayake yesterday.
Lankan CC: 301 and 50 for 2 at close (Deshan Dias 23 n.o.)
Saracens: (16/0 o/n) 258 (Rajkumar Rathika 36, Dilan Sandagirigoda 32, Rukshan Weerasinghe 45, Shashrika Pussegolla 47, Mohammed Aslam 77, Rajeev Weerasinghe 4 for 70, Sachitra Perera 5 for 56)
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Marians give Galle CC a target of 352
Galle CC need another 352 runs with nine wicket in hand to beat Chilaw Marians in their Premier League cricket encounter continued at the Galle International stadium yesterday.
Chilaw Marians: 290 and 217/2 dec (Nuwan Kavinda 92, Asela Jayasinghe 94, Mazahir 18 n.o. U. Chaturanga 2 for 37)
Galle CC: (52/3 o/n/) 152 (Chanaka Withanage 25, Kaushalya Gajasinghe 36, Anil Rideegammanagedera 33, S. Malinga 3 for 26, S.S. Pathirana 2 for 47, U.S. Karunaratne 4 for 58) and 4/1 at close
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NCC in first innings lead of 88 over CCC
Two half centuries by Jehan Mubarak (66) and Farveez Maharoof saw NCC taking a healthy first innings lead of 88 at close on day two in reply to CCC’s 267 in their Premier League encounter played at Maitland Crescent yesterday.
NCC went on to score 355 for 9 wickets at the close with some patient knocks in the middle and lower order where spinner Tharindu Kaushal was unbeaten on 49.
CCC: 267
NCC: (44/2 o/n/) 355/9 at close (Upul Tharanga 42, Chamara Kapugedera 44, Jehan Mubarak 66, F Maharoof 64, Lahiru Madushanka 26, Tharindu Kaushal 49 n.o. M. Liyanapathiranage 2 for 97, D. Hettiarachchi 5/146)
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Kusal Janith Perera in impressive 203
Promising wicket-keeper bat Kusal Janith Perera scored a impressive 203 runs as Colts CC took a lead of 255 runs with six wickets in hand on day two in their Premier League cricket encounter against BRC at Colts ground yesterday.
Perera hammered ten sixes and 14 fours and faced 192 deliveries during his stay at the crease and shared a fourth wicket partnership of 249 runs with Roshen Silva who scored an unbeaten 123 runs.
BRC: 285
Colts CC: (94/1 o/n) 540/4 at close (Shehan Fernando 78, Chathuranga Kumara 96, Janith Perera 203 , Roshen Silva 123 n.o. Thisara Perera 18 n.o. Romesh Eranga 2/90)
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Badurueliya take first innings points
Badureliya SC took first innings points over Kurunegala YCC in their Premier League cricket fixture continued at the Surrey Village,Maggona yesterday.
Badureliya SC: (264/9 o/n) 271 (Laksiri Illeperuma 72 n.o. N. Abeysinghe 2 for 28, A. Rajapakse 2 for 31, P. Kellepotha 4 for 64) and 33/0 at close
Kurunegala YCC: 206 (Danishka Mitipolaarachchi 40, Saman Dharmapala 24, Prasad Kellepotha 61 n.o. Nandika Abeysinghe 30, S. Jeewantha 2 for 30, L. Illeperuma 3 for 76, S. Silva 4 for 56)
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Twin hundreded by Madawa Warnapura to put Bloomfield on course
An unbeaten twin hundred by Madawa Warnapura put Bloomfield on course for first innings points against Army in their Premier League match being played at Reid Avenue yesterday.
Bloomfield: (304 for 3 o/n) 443 for 8 dec (Madawa Warnapura 200 n.o. Daminda Ranaweera 90, Janith Silva 2 for 66, Ajantha Mendis 3 for 96)
Army SC: 93/3 at close (Rishan Kavinga 27, Manjula de Zoysa 24 n.o. Lakshitha Madushan 18, Chathura Randunu 2/16)
