Angelo Perera ‘ton’ props NCC
CCC's Lasith Abeyratne in action against SSC at Maitland Place, yesterday. Pic by Ranjith Perera
After an inauspicious start on day one of the Premier League cricket tournament encounters, where all the matches were called off early due to bad weather; the second day’s proceedings producing saw some fine batting performances.
Taking use of the sunlight, there were five centuries scored yesterday. The ‘tons’ came off the bats of Angelo Perera (NCC) along with Sachithra Serasinghe (Tamil Union), Ashen Bandara (Saracens), Sachithra Serasinghe and Kithruwan Vithanage both of Tamil Union for their respective sides to take the upper hand when play ended on day two.
NCC skipper Angelo Perera cracked a 154-ball knock of 123 that included seven boundaries and three sixes to help his side who was struggling on 86 for 5 to end with a score of 272 runs against Ragama CC in the match played at the NCC ground.
Perera in the process was involved in two fruitful partnerships. First was of 64 runs for the sixth wicket with Chamika Karunaratne and the other of 69 runs for the seventh wicket with Sachintha Peiris.
Ragama CC in reply ended the day on 168 for 5. For Ragama CC, south-paw Lahiru Thirimanne celebrated his recall to the New Zealand tour squad with a polished knock of 53.
Tamil Union’s Serasinghe and Vithanage made knocks of 112 and 105 respectively. They were associated in a 157 run stand for the fourth wicket. Tamil Union recovered from their overnight score of 31 for 2 to end second day’s play on 322 for 6 and take a first innings lead at Katunayake.
This was in reply to the score of 210 scored by defending champions Chilaw Marians which came on the back of a half ton by made by skipper Harsha Cooray.
Bandara made 106 with nine boundaries. He along with Saliya Saman put on a valuable 129 runs for the sixth wicket to help Saracens SC, resuming from their overnight score of 170 for 5 to end their innings with a formidable score of 316 against Colts CC. Colts in turn was in a bad position of 133 for 5 at the Colts ground.
Half tons by Chamara Silva and Irosh Samarasooriya saw Moors SC from their overnight of 144 for 4 going on to make 320 runs against SLPA CC who was struggling on 93 for 6 in the match played at P. Sara Stadium.
BRC spearheaded by Rumesh Buddika and Hashen Ramanayake who added 142 runs for the fifth wicket ended day two on 318 for 5 in reply to Badureliya CC’s 258 to take a first innings lead in the match played at Maggona and SSC took a slender first innings lead over CCC whom they bowled out for 225 having made 229 runs on day one in the match played at the SSC ground. All matches will continue today.
| Chief Scores | |
NCC (124/5 overnight) 272 (Angelo Perera 123, Chamika Karunaratne 38, Sachintha Peiris 25, Mahela Udawatte 24, Lahiru Udara 19, Chathuranga de Silva 16: Ishan Jayaratne 4 for 73, Amila Aponso 3 for 93, Nishan Peiris 2 for 62)
Chilaw Marians 210 (Harsha Rajapakse 68, Yasoda Lanka 48, Thakshila de Silva 28, Nimesh Vimukthi 28: Ramith Rambukwella 5 for 54)
Saracens SC (170/5 overnight) 316 (Ashen Bandara 106, Saliya Saman 79, Milinda Siriwardena 70, Sachithra Perera 30: Kavishka Anjula 3 for 68, Jehan Daniel 2 for 39, Nisala Tharaka 2 for 74)
Moors SC (144/4 overnight) 320 (Chamara Silva 87, Irosh Samarasooriya 51, Ramesh Mendis 49, Pabasara Waduge 42, Tharindu Kaushal 22, Adeesha Thilanchana 20, Keshan Wijeratne 16: Chaminda Bandara 4 for 82, Chanaka Komasaru 3 for 105, Chalanaka Weerasinghe 2 for 62)
Badureliya CC (244/9 overnight) 258 (Subramaniam Anand 65, Nadeera Nawela 57, Sachith Pathirana 38, Kosala Kulasekera 34, Pathum Wickramaarachchi 19: Mohamed Shiraz 5 for 44, Hashen Ramanayake 2 for 26, Duvindu Tillekeratne 2 for 61)
SSC 229 (Kaushal Silva 41, Sandun Weerakkody 35, Sachithra Senanayake 32, Dhanushka Gunatilleke 23, Sammu Ashan 22, Tharindu Ratnayake 20 n.o.: Lakshan Sandakan 6 for 58, Lahiru Gamage 2 for 27) and 92 for 3 (Sandun Weerakkody 47, Kaushal Silva 35: Ashan Priyanjan 2 for 22) |