Maduranga’s 155 put Kalutara TC on top
A fine knock of 155 by Maduranga Zoysa inclusive of 14 boundaries and five sixes enabled Kalutara TC to take a comfortable first inning lead over Police SC in their Emerging Trophy cricket encounter played at the Police Park. Police SC taking first lease of the wicket was bowled out for 227 and Kalutara TC in their turn made a mammoth score of 391.
Sebastianites CC dominated proceedings against Panadura SC to take a first innings lead in the match played at De Zoysa Stadium in Moratuwa. Kurunegala YCC has already taken a first innings lead over BRC in the match played at the Welagedara Stadium in Kurunegala while a match bag of 9 for 95 by Suwanji Madanayake has put in line for Lankan CC to record an outright win against Navy SC in the match played at Braybrooke Place.
At Police Park
Police SC 227 (Hasitha de Silva 39, Manjula Jayawardena 36: Vilkum Sanjaya 5 for 86, Romesh Jayasekera 3 for 33) and 87 for 2 (Tharindu Dilshan 38, Buddi Samarawickrama 22 n.o.)
Kalutara TC 391 (Maduranga Zoysa 155, Rumesh Rangana 72, Nishamal Fernando 38, Tharindu Nawamini 30, Romesh Jayasekera 24: Anushka Ramanayake 4 for 79, Gayantha Wijetileke 3 for 87, Mangala Kumara 2 for 77)
At Moratuwa
Panadura SC 240 (Chamika Sansaka 94, Chanaka Withanage 29, Sasindu Madusanka 23: Hashan Goonetilleke 3 for 29, Dhanusha Indunil 3 for 53, Dakshina Liyanage 2 for 28, Dunil Abeydeera 2 for 56) and 53 for no loss (Chanaka Withanage 33 n.o., Chamika Sansaka 19 n.o.)
Sebastianites CC 310 (Nimesh Perera 66, Pubudu Ranaweera 64, Ashen Fernando 58, Dinesh Panditharatne 39, Sasitha Gunasekera 29, Madawa Fonseka 29, Dhanusha Indunil 22: Mohan Fonseka 4 for 88, Sasindu Madusanka 2 for 30, Amil Prasad 2 for 59)
At Kurunegala
BRC 174 (Chandima Prasad 48, Bhagya Palihawadana 47, Rajitha Wickramarachchi 16: Duminda Dassanayake 6 for 20, Mohamed Shiraz 3 for 58) and 357 for 1 (Bhagya Palihawadana 121, Deshan Dias 170 n.o., Rajitha Ratnayake 58 n.o.)
Kurunegala YCC 272 (Dharshana Mahawatte 123, Rajitha Ratnayake 33, Kalpa Bandaranayake 31, Hashan Prabath 34 n.o.: Indika de Saram 4 for 10, Venuka Ashan 2 for 37, Shanaka Shaninda 2 for 39)
At Braybrooke Place
Navy SC 140 (Madura Madusanka 26, Ashan Ranasinghe 24: Suwanji Madanayake 5 for 38, Chanura Fernando 3 for 40, Asela Aluthge 2 for 20) and 214 (Lahiru Jayakody 45, Buddika Hasaranga 30, Madura Madusanka 20, Dinusha Malan 49 n.o.: Suwanji Madanayake 4 for 57, Pramud Hettuwatte 3 for 45m Chanura Fernando 3 for 52)
Lankan CC 158 (Sachin Jayasuriya 32, Thushara Madanayake 29, Shantha Kalavitigoda 25, Pramud Hettiwatte 24: Madura Madusanka 3 for 3, Dinusha Malan 3 for 30) and 96 – MSA