Dushan Vimukthi made a career best 178 to help Army SC end with a massive score of 462 for 9 declared on day two against SLPA CC in the Premier League Tier ‘A’ cricket encounter played at Panagoda. Dushan whose marathon knock came in 339 balls comprised 11 boundaries and half a dozen sixes. He [...]

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Dushan Vimukthi made a career best 178 to help Army SC end with a massive score of 462 for 9 declared on day two against SLPA CC in the Premier League Tier ‘A’ cricket encounter played at Panagoda.

Dushan whose marathon knock came in 339 balls comprised 11 boundaries and half a dozen sixes. He was involved in two valuable partnerships– first of 135 runs for the second wicket with Lakshan Edirisinghe and the other of 128 runs for the fourth wicket with Dilshan de Soysa.

Later Army SC’s bowling  trio Dushan Vimukthi, Janith Silva and Seekkuge Prasanna shared eight wickets to leave SLPA CC end day two struggling on 120 for 8.

NCC skipper Angelo Perera cracked his second successive ton which laid his side to take a first innings lead over Tamil Union when play ended on day two at P. Sara Stadium.

Ashan Priyanjan slammed an unbeaten 161 in 212 balls inclusive of six boundaries and seven sixes helping CCC secure a first innings lead over Colts CC at the Colts ground.

Sri Lanka Test discard Kaushal Silva made a 127 with 13 boundaries for SSC to take a first innings lead against Saracens  SC in the match played at SSC grounds. The matches will be continued today.

 Results

  •  At Panagoda

Army SC (285/5 overnight) 462 for 9 declared (Dushan Vimukthi 178, Seekkuge Prasanna 89, Lakshan Edirisinghe 81, Dilshan de Soysa 46, Sanjika Ridma 37: Chaminda Bandara 4 for 112, Chanaka Komasaru 3 for 132)
SLPA CC 120 for 8 (Primosh Perera 28, Prashan Wickramasinghe 26, Adeesha Nanayakkara 15: Dushan Vimukthi 3 for 12, Janith Silva 3 for 27, Seekkuge Prasanna 2 for 41)

  •  At P Sara Stadium

NCC 296 (Angelo Perera 124, Lahiru Udara 38, Upul Tharanga 37, Malinga Amarasinghe 37, Mahela Udawatte 21, Nimesh Gunasinghe 15: Sachithra Serasinghe 3 for 64, Lahiru Milantha 2 for 17, Sadeesha Pathiranage 2 for 54) and 84 for 0 (Lahiru Udara 53 n.o., Mahela Udawatte 28 n.o.)
Tamil Union (18/1 overnight) 184 (Lahiru Milantha 36, Tharanga Paranavithana 32, Isuru Udana 24, Kithruwan Vithanage 21, Sachithra Serasinghe 21, Manoj Sarathchandra 21: Sachintha Peiris 5 for 74, Chathuranga de Silva 2 for 28, Saranga Rajaguru 2 for 33)

  •  At Colts

Colts CC 225 (Vishad Randika 68, Nisala Tharaka 26, Dhananjaya Lakshan 24, Hashan Dumindu 23, Akila Dhananjaya 23 n.o.: Malinda Pushpakumara 6 for 85, Ashan Priyanjan 2 for 25) and 17 for 2
CCC (29/0 overnight) 361 (Wanindu Hasaranga 56, Minod Bhanuka 33, Madawa Warnapura 28, Ron Chandragupta 24, Malinda Pushpakumara 24, Ashan Priyanjan 161 n.o.: Kavishka Anjula 3 for 28, Nisala Tharaka 2 for 57):

  •  At SSC

Saracens SC 293 (Kanishka Amarasinghe 95, Saliya Saman 81, Milinda Siriwardena 24, Nipun Karunanayke 23, Ashen Bandara 18: Tharindu Ratnayake 3 for 57, Sachithra Senanayake 2 for 48, Kasun Madusanka 2 for 53)
SSC 302 for 5 (Kaushal Silva 127, Krishan Arachchige 38, Pasindu Sooriyabandara 18, Dasun Shanaka 16, Kavindu Kulasekera 76 n.o.: Chamikara Edirisinghe 3 for 77)

  •  At Katunayake

Chilaw Marians 281 (Oshada Fernando 100, Harsha Cooray 98, Yasoda Lanka 25: Amila Aponso 5 for 86, Sahan Nanayakkara 4 for 45) and 159 for 4 (Thikshila de Silva 85, Yasoda Lanka 34, Oshada Fernando 16: Amila Aponso 4 for 68)
Ragama CC (70/2 overnight) 246 (Saminda Fernando 42, Akshu Fernando 40, Janith Liyanage 31, Sahan Nanayakkara 28, Sanjaya Chathuranga 27, Amila Aponso 26: Nimesh Vimukthi 6 for 76, Chathura Randunu 4 for 98)

  •  At BRC

BRC 221 (Hashen Ramanayake 66, Deshan Dias 42, Raminda Wijesooriya 30, Maduka Liyanapathiranage 15, Duvindu Tillekeratne 20 n.o.: Shehan Jayasuriya 4 for 56, Upul Indrasiri 3 for 49) and 63 for 0 (Deshan Dias 32 n.o., Lasith Lakshan 31 n.o.)
Negombo CC (82/0 overnight) 258 (Lasith Croospulle 79. Sahan Arachchige 37, Upul Indrasiri 28, Dilan Jayalath 20: Mohamed Shiraz 6 for 86, T.N. Sampath 3 for 50)

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