CCC recorded a six wicket win over BRC with a day to spare in their Under 23 cricket encounter at the BRC ground yesterday. CCC resuming from their overnight score of 188 for 8 went on to make 218 runs in reply to BRC’s 162. BRC batting the second time fared no better as they were bundled out for 104. This left CCC a simple target of 49 runs, but they underwent some anxious moments before achieving the target in the 11th over.

Ragama CC conceded a first innings lead to Moors after being in a strong position of 147 for 2 at lunch, though making steady progress they faltered in the latter stages of the innings as they were restricted to 256. This was in reply to Moors score of 272. Moors batting the second time ended the on 98 for 3.

Bloomfield too obtained a first inning lead over Navy at Reid Avenue. Bloomfield after bundling out Navy for 140 resuming on their overnight score of 151 for 3 ended their innings making 304 with Koshan Dhanushka and Naveed Ghany being associated in an unbroken 119 runs stand for the fifth wicket.

Air Force resuming from their overnight score of 117 for 1 went on to amass 416 with Angelo Emmanuel making 112 and Asanka Gihan chipping in with 65. This was in reply to Army’s 287.CC though taking a first inning lead over Colts is left with the daunting task of saving themselves from an outright defeat at the NCC ground. Colts resuming on their overnight score of 26 for no loss went on to post a formdable 357 which came on the back of half tons from Chathuranga Kumara, Imal Liyanage and Shameera Weerasinghe. NCC chasing a target of 305 runs ended the day on 15 for 1.

At BRC
BRC 162 (Yasitha Abeykoon 52, Madushan Ravichandrakumar 24, Faheem Saleem 20; Sachitra Perera 6/20, Vikum Sanjaya 3/ 53) and 104 (Hasitha Lakmal 38, Madushan Ravichandrakumar 19, Vinodh Perera 18; Sachithra Perera 3/15, Navin Kavikara 3/22, Duhsna Vimukthi 2/24)

CCC (188/8 overnight) 218 (Damith Priyadarshna 60, Dushan Vimukthi 33, Dimuth Warapitiya 24, Navin Kavikara 24 n.o;  Yasitha Abeykoon 4/31, Deshan Silva 2/ 31) and 49 for 4 (Indika Massalage 16, Sangaran Nandalal 18 n.o;  Randika Alwis 4/7)

At Colts
Moors 272 (Nipuna Kariyawasam 52, Lakshan Rangika 47, Chamikara Edirisinghe 31, Imras Rafi 27; Nisala Tharaka 5/58, Chalana de Silva 2/45) and 98 for 3 (Isham Ghouse 60 n.o.)

Ragama CC (16/0 overnight) 256 (Dananjaya de Silva 87, Eranga Ratnayake 82; Maduka Liyanapathirana 4/60, Nipuna Kariyawasam 3/32, Lakshan Rangika 2/19)

At Reid Avenue
Navy 140 (Yoshan Kumara 51, Buddika Alwis 27, Duleeka Tissakuttige 25; Imran Khan 5/27, Nipun Karunanayake 2/17) and 165 for 3 (Rajitha Ranaweera 52, Chanaka Ruwansiri 70 n.o; Nipun Karunanayake 2/35

Bloomfield (151/3 overnight) 304 (Koshan Dhanushka 84, Naveed Ghany 66, Ruvinda Shamen 60, Charitha Kumarasinghe 31, Nipun Karunanayake 28; Sujeewa Liyanage 3/16, Dulanjan Mendis 3/107)

At Rifle Green
Army 287 (Chathura Damith 81, Sanjaya Ilukkumbura 44, Lakshitha Madushan 33, Suresh Peiris 31, Priyan Weerasinghe 31 n.o;  Buddika Sandaruwan 7/82) and 7 for 1.

Air Force (117/1 overnight) 416 (Angelo Emmanuel 112, Asanka Gihan 65, Rosco Thattil 49, T. Nadeera 45, Wishwa Kanchuka 39, Chanaka Shalinda 44, Supun Navaratne 17 Chanaka Shalinda 18 n.o; Anushka Samaratunga 6/100, Priyan Weerasinghe 2/36)

At NCC
Colts 120 (Imal Liyanage 26, Oshada Fernando 18; Irosh Samarasooriya 3 for 30, Imesh Udayanga 2/4, Dushmantha Chameera 2/28, Aamil Anaz 2 /39) and (26/0 overnight) 357 (Chathuranga Kumara 81, Imal Liyanage 73, Shameera Weerasinghe 51, Chathura Peiris 33, Oshada Fernando 25, Hasitha Wickramasinghe 20, Akila Dananjaya 21; Aamil Anaz 4/77, Dushmantha Chameera 3/85, Irosh Samarasooriya 2/91)

NCC 173 (Irosh Samarasooriya 62, Jeffery Vandersay 31, Lahiru Udara 30, Sajeewa Salgado 15; Chathura Peiris 4/42, Julian de Zylwa 4/64) and 15 for 1

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