Gayan 14 for 66 spins Panadura SC to victory
Left arm orthodox spinner Gayan Sirisoma ended with impressive match bag figures of 14 for 66 as he guided Panadura SC to an innings and 31 runs win over Kurunegala YCC with a day to spare in the Premier Tier B cricket encounter concluded at Panadura yesterday,
The second day’s play saw Panadura SC resuming from their overnight score of 245 for 9 end with a formidable score of 309.
Kurunegala YCC in their turn found Gayan who ended with bowling returns of 7 for 42 and 7 for 24 too hot to handle as they succumbed for scores of 131 and 147.
Lankan CC recorded a first inning win over Police SC in a low scoring match which ended at the Sooriyawewa Stadium while at Welisara and Demodara the matches were evenly balanced when play ended on day two.
| Results: At Panadura: Panadura SC by innings and 31 runs Panadura SC (245/9 overnight) 309 (Chamara Silva 49, Mohamed Shilmi 37, Madawa Nimesh 31, Gayan Sirisoma 23, Lasith Fernando 20, Aruna Dharmasena 90 n.o.: Thilina Herath 4 for 64, Anuruddha Rajapakse 3 for 72, Saranga Rajaguru 2 for 21) Kurunegala YCC 131 (Dhanushka Dharmasiri 44, Damith Perera 23, Anuruddha Rajapakse 18: Gayan Sirisoma 7 for 42, Sanjaya Chathuranga 3 for 40) and 147 (Ruwantha Ekanayake 58, Hashan Prabath 50: Gayan Sirisoma 7 for 24, Sanjaya Chathuranga 2 for 61) At Sooriyawewa: First innings win for Lankan CC Lankan CC 159 (Maduranga Zoysa 47, Rajitha Ranaweera 18, Chanaka Ruwansiri 16, Lal Kumar 15, Navin Kavikara 15: Asela Aluthge 4 for 17, Suwanji Madanayake 3 for 55) and 108 for 4 declared (Aneeq Hassan 28, Shasheen Fernando 27, Maduranga Zoysa 24, Lal Kumar 23 n.o.: Manjula Jayawardena 2 for 29) Police SC (7/0 overnight) 118 (Samith Dushantha 46, Tharindu Dilshan 23, Mahesh Priyadharshana 20: Navin Kavikara 5 for 41, Rajeewa Weerasinghe 4 for 35) and 45 for 2 (Asela Aluthge 33 n.o.) At Welisara: SLPA CC (171/4 overnight) 260 (Yohan de Silva 96, Ranesh Perera 36, Ishan Rangana 35, Prashan Wickremasinghe 27, Omesh Wijesiriwardena 21: Ishan Abeysekera 3 for 58, Dinushka Malan 2 for 38) Navy SC 143 for 4 (Madura Madusanka 56, Buddika Hasaranga 57 n.o.: Chamikara Edirisinghe 2 for 29, Chanaka Komasaru 2 for 41) At Demodara: Kalutara TC 147 (Sulan Jayawardena 30, Mangala Kumara 24, Nipuna Gamage 21, Geeth Perera 19, Tharindu Siriwardena 15: Achira Eranga 4 for 56, Buddika Sandaruwan 3 for 20, Sahan Jayawardena 2 for 29) Air Force SC 78 for 4 (Udayawansa Parakrama 16, Rosco Thattil 17 n.o.: Tharindu Siriwardena 2 for 19) |
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