Nugegoda S&WC record win with a day to spare
Nugegoda S&WC after having conceded a first inning lead to Kalutara TC fought back to record an outright win by 119 runs with a day to spare in the Premier Tier B inter-club cricket encounter concluded at the Aarons CC ground in Bulathsinhala yesterday.
The second day’s play saw Nugegoda S&WC resuming their second innings from their overnight score of 92 for 3 going on to make a formidable score of 307 runs. Kalutara TC chasing a target of 204 runs for victory was bundled out for a paltry 84 runs.
Meanwhile Police SC, Kurunegala YCC and Kandy Customs CC have already taken a first innings lead over Navy SC, Air Force SC and Panadura SC. The matches will be continued today.
Results:
- At Bulathsinhala: Nugegoda S&WC won by 119 runs
Nugegoda S&WC 56 and (92/3 overnight) 307 (Pramud Hettiwatte 84, Asantha Basnayake 52, Matheesha Perera 38, Irosh Samarasooriya 29, Jahangir Mirza 28: Ishan Abeysekera 6/107, Eranga Ratnayake 2/51, Hasitha Nirmal 2/58)
Kalutara TC 160 and 84 (Mohamed Rashan 23: Pasindu Madushan 3/17, Matheesha Perera 3/21, Bait Ali 2/25)
- At Welisara:
Police SC 357 and 61 for 4 (Sujan Mayura 27: Dilanka Auwardt 2/31)
Navy SC (11/2 overnight) 290 (Shavinda Dissanayake 42, W. Mayantha 37, Sandakan Pathirana 37, S Nimalsha 22, Shalith Fernando 21, Dilanka Aiwardt 20, Tharushan Iddamalgoda 16, Tharusha Fernando 78 n.o.: Lahiru Diyantha 4 for 92, Asel Sigera 3 for 48, Nisar Ahmad 2 for 48)
- At Katunayake:
Air Force SC 317 (Suminda Lakshan 99, Madawa Nimesh 87, Ravindu Sembakuttige 67, Risira Weerasuriya 32: Sameera Sandamal 2/8, Vinodh Perera 2/28, Lahiru Jayaratne 2/48, Shivakumar Tyron 2/72)
Kurunegala YCC:335 for 9 (Zain Abbas 120, Malinga Maligaspe 98, Sameera Sandamal 23, Dilshan Kollure 39 n.o.: Ravindu Sembakuttige 3/78)
- At BRC:
Panadura SC 177 and 331 for 9 (Umesh Karunaratne 114, Raju Gayashan 61, Minhaj Jaleel 45, Vishwa Chathuranga 36, Harsha Cooray 28: Sachithra Perera 4/107, Umega Chathuranga 4/109)
Kandy Customs CC (123/4 overnight) 191 (Sasitha Manuranga 27, Hasitha Madushan 27, Sachithra Perera 24, Chanaka Wijesinghe 44 n.o.: Azhar Attari 4/51, Chalana de Silva 4/62, Umesh Karunaratne 2/39)
- At Reid Avenue:
SLPA CC (363/4 overnight) 496 (Saeed Bin Nasiri 121, Yohan de Silva 99, Ramesh Nishantha 72, Hasnain Bokhari 57, Adeesha Nanayakkara 52: Gayan Sirisoma 5/156, Thilan Thushara 2/69))
Bloomfield 221 for 6 (Chamara Silva 25, Dilshan Cooray 24, Sameen Kandanaarchchi 22, Mishen Silva 18, Harsha Vithana 73 n.o., Madushan Ravichandrakumar 34 n.o.: Chanaka Komasaru 4/68)
- At Galle:
Galle CC (264/6 overnight) 314 (Mansur Amjad 80, Jacob Sachin 70, Kavindu Ediriweera 54, Nimesh Perera 31, Jacob Charith Rajapakse 26 n.o.: Saman Kumara 5/82, Ranesh Perera 3/51)
Sebastianites SC 207 for 9 (Thilanka de Silva 60, Sachin Fernando 39, Ranesh Perera 35, Kumar Boresa 25: Ravishka Wijesiri 3/32, Abid Hasan 3/41)