Tons by Dilshan Munaweera, Deshan Dias and Lahiru Madusanka helped Bloomfield, resuming on their overnight score of 253 for 5, to amass 477 for 9 declared on day two against SLPA CC in the Premier Plate Championship encounter played at Panagoda. The foundation for the massive score was laid by Dilshan who made a quick-fire [...]

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Dilshan, Deshan, Lahiru tons, Bloomfield amass 477 at Panagoda

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Tons by Dilshan Munaweera, Deshan Dias and Lahiru Madusanka helped Bloomfield, resuming on their overnight score of 253 for 5, to amass 477 for 9 declared on day two against SLPA CC in the Premier Plate Championship encounter played at Panagoda.
The foundation for the massive score was laid by Dilshan who made a quick-fire 114 in 98 balls that included 12 boundaries and five sixes and Primosh Perera who put on an opening wicket stand of 97 runs.

This was followed by another valuable 231 runs partnership for the fourth wicket between Deshan Dias who hit 108 with nine boundaries and a six and Lahiru Madusanka who made a top score of 130 inclusive of 19 boundaries and a six.
Badureliya SC has already taken a first inning lead over Chilaw Marians when play stopped on the second day in the match played at the FTZ ground in Katunayake.

Badureliya SC in reply to Chilaw Marians score of 242 at one stage was struggling on 85 for 4 before a fifth wicket stand of 138 runs between Nadeera Nawela and Hasantha Fernando helped them to make 385.

An all-round performance by Ravindra Palleguruge supported by half tons from Manjula de Zoysa and Janith Silva enabled Army SC to take the upper hand against Saracens SC at Reid Avenue. Army SC after making a score of 272 bundled out their opponents for a low score of 113

At Panagoda:
Bloomfield (253/5 overnight) 477 for 9 declared (Lahiru Madusanka 130, Dilshan Munaweera 114, Deshan Dias 108, Aloka Amarasiri 26, Primosh Perera 20, Dilhan Cooray 18: Chaminda Bandara 3 for 118, Madusanka Ekanayake 2 for 50)
SLPA CC 165 for 5 (Gihan Rupasinghe 27, Prashan Wickramasinghe 25, Ashan Priyanjan 24, Wanindu Hasaranga 66 n.o., Ranesh Perera 19 n.o.: Dilshan Munaweera 2 for 29, Upul Indrasiri 2 for 38)

At FTZ Katunayake:
Chilaw Marians 242 (Saliya Saman 82, Thikshila de Silva 65, Bhanuka Rajapakse 30, Rukshan Fernando 19, Nimesh Perera 16: Kasun Rajitha 7 for 86, Imran Ali 2 for 65) and 15 for no loss

Badureliya SC (125/4 overnight) 385 (Nadeera Nawela 119, Samin Kandanearachchi 88, Hasantha Fernando 70, Imesh Udayanga 17, Imran Ali 15, Kasun Rajitha 22 n.o.: Maduka Liyanapathiranage 5 for 113, Saliya Saman 3 for 73)

At Reid Avenue:
Army SC 272 (Ravindra Palleguruge 65, Manjula de Zoysa 51, Seekkuge Prasanna 21, Shalika Karunanayake 17, Janith Silva 68 n.o.: Buddika Sanjeewa 4 for 92, Alankara Asanka 2 for 31, Ranil Dhammika 2 for 42, Sachithra Perera 2 for 81)
Saracens SC (13/1 overnight) 113 (Mohamed Aslam 32, Ishan Nilaksha 29: Ravindra Palleguruge 5 for 14, Seekkuge Prasanna 2 for 36) and 104 for 2 (Ishan Nilaksha 33, Sangeeth Cooray 21, Kanishka Amarasinghe 30 n.o.)
- MSA

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