Eight matches of the 11th week of the SLC Major League Tournament commenced today (04th November), at several venues across the island.
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Yohan De Silva of Bloomfield C & AC, who scored a brilliant century against Badureliya Cricket Club, lit up the opening day of the 3-day encounter between the two sides played today at Bloomfield Grounds.
De Silva made 111 runs off 162 balls with 5 fours and 7 sixes, putting his side on top at the end of first day’s play with a first innings score of 243/4.
Apart from him, Navindu Vithanaga (Saracens SC) and Isivara Dissanayaka (Lankan CC) caught the eyes of spectators with delightful knocks of 89 and 85 respectively.
The experienced leg-spinner Seekkuge Prasanna (6/71) and the 32-year old off-spinner Nalin Priyadarshana (6/72) were the top two performers with the ball on first day’s play.
Brief Scores
Saracens Sports Club 269/8 (97) Navindu Vithanage 89, Hashen Ramanayake 55, Milinda Siriwardana 48, Promod Maduwantha 38*, Yuran Nimasha 4/88, Navin Kavikara 3/84
Stumps – Day 1
Lankan Cricket Club 210 (89) Isivara Dissanayaka 85, Prasansana Jayamanne 45, Geeth Kumara 37, Sachithra Perera 5/61, Sahan Adeesha Appuhami 2/30,
Kandy Customs Sports Club 6/0 (2)
Stumps – Day 1
Colombo Cricket Club 191 (58.2) Chamindu Wijesinghe 68, Pawan Pathiraja 51, Sonal Dinusha 24, Minod Bhanuka 22, Nalin Priyadarshana 6/72, Manjula Jayawardhana 4/29
Police Sports Club 68/6 (28) Nadeera Balasooriya 25, Malinda Pushpakumara 4/34
Stumps – Day 1
Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club 243/4 (71) Yohan De Silva 111, Gajitha Kotuwegoda 42, Hasnain Bokhari 40, Charitha Kumarasinghe 31, Nirmala Rathnayake 2/46, Chalana De Silva 2/81
Stumps – Day 1
Air Force Sports Club 204 (48.1) Kasun Ekanayake 33, Supeshala Jayathilake 48, Movin Subasingha 24, Roscoe Thattil 21, Seekkuge Prasanna 6/71
Army Cricket Club 142/4 (39) Asela Gunaratne 40*, Mahesh Kumara 38*, Ashan Randika 25, Movin Subasingha 2/36, Gayan Sirisoma 2/42
Stumps – Day 1
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Nondescripts Cricket Club 183 (41) Sahan Arachchige 67, Ahan Wickramasinghe 34, Kavin Bandara 32, Roshan Jayatissa 5/21, Wanuja Sahan 3/39
Ace Capital Cricket Club 93/4 (23) Lasith Croospulle 30, Amshi De Silva 2/15
Stumps – Day 1
Negombo Cricket Club 176/5 (50) Pasindu Lakshanka 64, Jatin Saxena 32*, Angelo Jayasinghe 20, Ranitha Liyanarachchi 2/19
Stumps – Day 1
Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club 197 (52.3) Tharusha Fernando 44, Lohan De Zoysa 39, Sandun Fernando 36, Chamikara Edirisinghe 28*, Ramesh Mendis 5/62, Tilanga Udeshana 3/35, Theesan Vithushan 2/32,
Moors Sports Club 96/2 (23) Sohan De Livera 35*, Pasindu Sooriyabandara 29*, Mohammed Shamaaz 26
Stumps – Day 1