An unbeaten 93 in 114 balls inclusive of 14 boundaries by Dhanushka Mitipolaarachchi saw Kandy YCC come out on top on the first day of their Under 23 inter-club encounter against SSC at Royal College ground in Reid Avenue.
Heavy rain put a stoppage with play being called off at 4.00 p.m. with Kandy YCC reaching a bold 222 for 3. Mitipolaarachchi was supported by the Kasun duo - Alwis and Ekanayake with whom he was at the wicket having added 86 runs for the fourth wicket.
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Kandy batsman Dhanushka Mitipolaarachchi in action
yesterday (Pic Ranjith Perera) |
Kandy YCC 222 for 3 in 65 overs (Kasun Alwis 43, Maduka Weerasekera 31, Dhanushka Mitipolaarachchi 93 n.o., Kasun Ekanayake 30 n.o.: Sanjaya Fernando 2 for 72) vs SSC
Seeduwa/Raddoluwa CC 214, Marians 25/1
The opening day’s play of the Under 23 match between Seeduwa/Raddoluwa CC and Chilaw Marians at BRC ground was also called off at 4.40 p.m. Seeduwa/Raddoluwa CC taking first lease of the wicket made 214 and Chilaw Marians facing eight overs managed to score 25 for 1.
Seeduwa/Raddoluwa CC 214 in 66 overs (Shehan Perera 37, Charith Gayan 25, Indika Massalage 33, Lakshitha de Silva 24, Buddi Samarawickrama 23, Shanuka Ratnayake 30 n.o.: Malinda Pushpakumara 7 for 85)
Chilaw Marians 25 for 1 in 8.1 overs (Lahiru Weragala 20 n.o.)
BRC fight back
BRC fought back after being bundled out for a paltry 105 to have the home side Tamil Union struggling on 116 for 7 at the end of the first day’s play at the P. Sara Stadium. Earlier Tamil Union right arm pacies Madawa Perera and Suranga Lakmal did the damage sharing ten wickets between them.
BRC 105 in 34 overs (Supun Devinda 24, Amira Rabel 17, Prabuddha Peerra 16: Madawa Perera 5 for 23, Suranga Lakmal 5 for 39)
Tamil Union 116 for 7 in 25.3 overs (Ashan Priyanjana 39, Gayashan Weerasekera 27: Andy Solomons 2 for 27, Nuwan Perera 2 for 35)
Chaminda and Upul shock NCC
Kurunegala YCC pacies Chaminda Pathirana and Upul Bandara sent shock waves to the strong NCC batting line up to have them struggling on 36 for 6 on day one at the NCC ground when play came to halt at 4.45 p.m.. This was after Wimanga Perera who made an unbeaten 76 helped the visitors make 164.
Kurunegala YCC 164 in 57.4 overs (Upul Bandara 23, Thilina Herath 23, Sanjeewa Bulathwala 21, Wimanga Perera 76 n.o.: Roshan Laksiri 2 for 35)
NCC 36 for 6 in 15.2 overs (Chaminda Pathirana 3 for 13, Upul Bandara 2 for 20)
Late start at Moratuwa SC
The match between Moratuwa SC and Bloomfield got off to a late start at the De Zoysa Soysa Stadium in Moratuwa. The match which began at 11.30 a.m. was again called off at 4.30 p.m. with Bloomfield on 70 for 5 after bowling out the home team for 121.
Moratuwa SC 121 in 49.1 overs (Sanka Peiris 49, Tharanga de Silva 20, Milindu Fernando 21: Amal Atapattu 2 for 19, Nipuna Karunanayake 2 for 22, Anoj Katepearachchi 2 for 26, Dilshan Munaweera 2 for 34)
Bloomfield 70 for 5 in 11.2 overs (Dilshan Munaweera 39; Yoshan Kumara 3 for 37)
Under 23 Division Two Semi Final
Suranga and Nipuna put
Navy SC in box seat
Suranga Perera and Nipuna Ranasinghe cracked half tons to put Navy SC in the box seat against Kalutara TCC in their Under 23 Division Two three day semi final encounter which began at the Colts ground yesterday.
Suranga slammed 82 inclusive of 11 boundaries while Nipuna cracked 63 with four boundaries and six sixes helping Navy SC to end on a formidable 314 for 6 before rain stopped play.
Navy SC 314 for 6 in 75 overs (Suranga Perera 82, Nipuna Ranasinghe 63, Gayas Christopher 34, Vindika Chandrasiri 32, Dilan Chandima 23, Chanaka Ruwansiri 32 n.o.: Gnanaratne Fernando 3 for 62) vs Kalutara TCC |
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