Kusal 145, Navy SC set for early kill
Kusal Edusuriya’s 145 with 19 boundaries and a six and a half tons by Buddika Hasaranga as Navy SC was set for an early outright win against Police SC when play stopped on day two in the Premier Tier B inter-club cricket encounter at Panagoda.
Kusal was involved in three valuable partnerships – first of 102 runs for the fourth wicket with Buddika the other of 67 runs for the fifth wicket with skipper Sameera Sandmal followed by a 69 runs for the seventh wicket with Dinushka Malan helping Navy SC amass a score of 376 from their overnight score of 289 for 7.
Police SC in their turn was made to struggle for their runs and they lost their top five wickets with the score of just 51 runs on the board before being bundled out for a paltry 86.
Police SC made to follow and left with a daunting task of erasing a massive deficit of 280 runs was again struggling on 93 for 5 needing another 187 runs with five wickets in hand to avoid from an innings defeat when play gets underway today.
The match between Kalutara PCC and Kurunegala YCC was poised for an interesting finish when play stopped on day two at Surrey Village ground in Maggona.
Kalutara PCC in reply to Kurunegala YCC’s score of 197 resuming their first inning from their overnight score of 143 for 6 was bowled out for 192. Kalutara PCC though conceding a first inning lead fought back to restrict their opponents to a score of 151 in the second innings and set a target of 157 runs for victory ended day two on 88 for 4 and they need another 68 runs while Kurunegala YCC are left to take six wickets.
Lankan CC too has taken a first inning lead over Air Force SC in the match played at Panagoda. Half tons by Maduranga Zoysa and Rajeewa Weerasinghe helped Lankan CC resuming from their overnight score of 30 for 1 to make a formidable score of 315 in reply to the Airmen’s 230.  - MSA
Results
- Â At Welisara:
   Navy SC (289/7 overnight) 376 (Kusal Edusuriya 145, Buddika Hasaranga 55, Sameera Sandamal 32, Dinushka Malan 25, Ashan Ranasinghe 23, Avishka Peiris 15, Ishan Abeysekera 46 n.o.: Suwanji Madanayake 5 for 108)
   Police SC 96 (Asela Aluthge 23, Mahesh Priyadharshana 22: Ashan Ranasinghe 3 for 20, Dinushka Malan 2 for 4, Dilanka Auwardt 2 for 25) and 93 for 5 (Akila Lakshan 19, Tharindu Dilshan 18, Samith Dushantha 32 n.o.: Ashan Ranasinghe 2 for 16)
- At Maggona:
   Kurunegala YCC 197 (Hashan Prabath 82, Ruwantha Ekanayake 46, Dharshana Mahawatte 30, Saranga Rajaguru 19: Ramesh Velvaraj 6 for 63) and 151 (Dhanushka Dharmasiri 39, Saranga Rajaguru 33, Hashan Prabath 39 n.o.: Rasika Fernando 3 for 46, Ramesh Selvaraj 3 for 71, Fahad Bahar 2 for 7)
   Kalutara PCC (143/6 overnight) 192 (Pathum Nissanka 64, Chathura Damith 27, Fahad Bahar 24, Manoj Deshapriya 18, Dilshan Mendis 23 n.o.: Ruwantha Ekanayake 5 for 40, Saranga Rajaguru 2 for 20, Chaminda Pathirana 2 for 30) and 88 for 4 (Chathura Damith 33 n.o.: Mithun Jayawickrama 2 for 13)
- At Panagoda:
   Air Force SC 230 (Achira Eranga 59, Ranga Dissanayake 41, Lahiru Sri Lakmal 36, Heshan James 32, Shohan Rangika 22: Navin Kavor 63, Shiran Fernando 3 for 47, Rajeewa Weeerasinghe 2 for 70) and 29 for 2
               Lankan CC (30/1 overnight) 315 (Maduranga Zoysa 68, Lal Kumar 35, Chanaka Ruwansiri 24, Charith Fernando 24, Shasheen Fernando 18, Pasindu Bimsara 18, Navin Kavikara 15, Rajeewa Weerasinghe 77 n.o.: Nilan Priyanath 4 for 64, Lahiru Sri Lakmal 2 for 40)