Tamil Union home with a day to spare
Tamil Union demolished Air Force SC by an innings and 226 runs with a day to spare in the Under 23 Division One cricket encounter concluded at the Air Force ground in Katunayake yesterday. The foundation for the win was laid by openers Pabasara Waduge and Sithara Gimhan after the bowling trio Madushan Ravichandrakumar, Devin Pathmanathan and Pulina Tharanga combined to bundle the Airmen batting first for a meager score of just 55 runs. Half tons by Praveen Fernando, Ramesh Mendis and Sanka Ramesh helped SSC take a first inning lead over Ragama CC at the end of the second day’s play in the match played at the Surrey Village ground in Maggona.
CCC Batsman Hashan Dumindu plays a stroke during his innings of 53 against Colts at Moors ground yesterday - Pic by Ranjith Perera
NCC after bowling out Ragama CC for went on to make a mammoth score of 391 for 9.Saracens SC too has taken a first inning lead over Moratuwa SC when play stopped on the second day in the match played at De Zoysa Stadium in Moratuwa.
CCC was well away against Colts CC at the end of the second day’s proceedings in the match played at Braybrooke Place.
Impressive bowling returns by Lahiru Sanjaya and Roshan Perera supported by Akila Lakshan and Sasanka Fernando helped Panadura SC dominate against Negombo CC in the match played at Kadirana.
SLPA CC made a bold reply of 153 for 4 to NCC’s 196 on day two in the match played at Mattegoda. No play was possible on the first day.
At Katunayake: Tamil Union won by an innings and 226 runs
Air Force SC 55 (Lahiru Kumara 20: Madushan Ravichandrakumar 3 for 4, Devin Pathmanathan 3 for 9, Pulina Tharanga 2 for 22) and 107 (Sanju Jayasekera 26, Charith Gunatilleke 18, Lahiru Kumara 15: Devin Pathmanathan 5 for 34, Pulina Tharanga 4 for 36)
Tamil Union (219/3 overnight) 388 (Pabasara Waduge 128, Sithara Gimhan 79, Isuru Buddhika 59, Dineth Thimodya 41, Pulina Tharanga 33, Madushan Ravichandrakumar 25: Sameera Wanigasekera 5 for 77, Charith Gunatilleke 2 for 8, Gayashan Silva 2 for 98)
At Maggona:
Ragama CC 136 (Jason Perera 44, Charith Fernando 25: Ramesh Mendis 4 for 32, Binura Fernando 3 for 35, Sanka Ramesh 2 for 20)
SSC (14/0 overnight) 391 for 9 (Praveen Fernando 71, Ramesh Mendis 70, Sanka Ramesh 56, Charith Asalanka 45, Kavindu Kulasekera 36, Tharindu Ratnayake 32, Binura Fernando 36: Supeshala Jayatilleke 2 for 22, Janith Liyanage 2 for 45, Charith Fernando 2 for 86, Shehan Nanayakkara 2 for 100)
At Braybrooke Place:
Colts CC (198/9 overnight) 214 (Priyamal Perera 65, Vishad Randika 54, Avishka Fernando 26: Shaluka Silva 4 for 62, Fabian Fernando 3 for 54. Roshan Anuruddha 2 for 21)
CCC 349 for 8 (Roshan Anuruddha 59, Hashan Dumindu 53, Yashan Samarasinghe 51, Shaluka Silva 16, Lisula Lakshan 68 n.o., Fabian Fernando 60 n.o.: Chirath Lakvin 4 for 141, H. Dhanushka 3 for 84)
At Moratuwa:
Saracens SC (174/7 overnight) 207 (Sajeewa Salgado 76, Chemila Obeysekera 33, Poorna Aluthge 27: Thilan Nimesh 4 for 51, Malinga de Silva 3 for 67, Vihanga Kalhara 2 for 46) and 48 for 3 (Damith Priyadharshana 20 n.o.: Thilan Nimesh 3 for 28)
Moratuwa SC 165 (Dulaj Withanawasam 33, Lakshina A Rodrigo 32, Thilan Nimesh 21, Vihanga Kalhara 35 n.o.: Chemila Obeysekera 3 for 29, Chanuka Devinda 3 for 3 for 40)
At Kadirana:
Negombo CC 80 (Lahiru Wickramasinghe 21: Lahiru Sanjaya 5 for 29, Roshan Perera 4 for 32) and 84 for 2 (Akeel Inham 41, Sachin Jayasuriya 21: Lahiru Sanjaya 2 for 25)
Panadura SC (12/1 overnight) 275 (Akila Lakshan 75, Sasanka Fernando 71, Mohamed Shilmi 37, Sasindu Madusanka 19, Sajan Sudarshana 29 n.o.: Lahiru Wickramasinghe 3 for 36, Sewwinda Silva 3 for 70, Dinan Fernando 3 for 82)
At Mattegoda:
NCC 196 (Milan Abeysekera 56, Saranga Rajaguru 54, Nimesha Gurusinghe 20, Harith Samarasinghe 18: Hashan Vimarshana 4 for 43, Wanidu Hasaranga 2 for 10, K. Tyrone 2 for 45)
SLPA CC 153 for 4 (Yohan Chanuka 61, Navod Kalansuriya 23: Sandun Weerakkody 2 for 13)