Lahiru slams double ton as NCC amass 409/5
Lahiru Udara produced a scintillating double century for NCC against Moors SC on day two of their Major Club 3-day encounter in Moratuwa yesterday. Udara’s blistering knock of 206 off 214 balls featured 21 boundaries and five sixes.
He set the tone with an authoritative 154-run opening stand with Niroshan Dickwella before adding 85 runs for the third wicket with Kamil Mishara, who made 19. Udara further strengthened NCC’s position with a crucial 110-run partnership with Sahan Arachchige for the fourth wicket, propelling them to a commanding 409 for 5 in response to Moors SC’s first-innings total of 256.
Meanwhile, Shevon Daniel and Charith Asalanka’s centuries put SSC in a dominant position against Tamil Union at the SSC ground. SSC finished the day strongly at 432 for 4, comfortably surpassing Tamil Union’s total of 320. The matches continue today.
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Moors SC (243/9 o’night) 256 all out (93) (Pasindu Sooriyabandara 106n.o., Janishka Perera 52, Milan Ratnayake 31, Yasith Rupasinghe 29; Ashian Daniel 4/61, Chamika Karunaratne 2/28, Sachindu Colombage 2/44) NCC 409 for 5 (79) at stumps (Lahiru Udara 206, Niroshan Dickwella 69, Sahan Arachchihe 62n.o.; Rohan Sanjaya 2/66, Chanuka Dilshan 2/88)
Tamil Union 320 all out (84.2) (Thulina Dilshan 66, Risth Upamal 60, Tharindu Ratnayake 50, Kalana Perera 46, Tharindu Harshana 29, Sineth Jayawardena 24; Charith Asalanka 6/112) SSC 432 for 4 (90) at stumps (Shevon Daniel 142, Krishan Charith Asalanka 102n.o., Nuwanidu Fernando 75n.o., Sanjula 48, Avishka Fernando 39; Tharindu Ratnayake 2/161)
Bloomfield 308 all out (83.2) and 144 for 4 (40.3) at stumps (Ron Chandragupta 74, Asitha Wanninayake 49) Ace Capital (14/0 o’night) 162 all out (50.5) (Sammu Ashan 79, Wanuja Sahan 26; Sahan Nanayakkara 4/33, Lahiru Madusanka 3/39)
CCC 262 all out (65.3) and 273 for 6 (63) at sumps (Nishan Madushka 112, Minod Bhanuka 89, Pavan Ratnayake 35, Anjala Bandara 21; Sameera Sandamal 2/57, Kavika Dilshan 2/101) Kurunegala Youth (111/1 o’night) 193 all out (48.1) (Gayan Maneeshan 76, Gayana Weerasinghe 50, Rashmika Madusank 27n.o.; Inuka Karannagoda 6/68, Chamindu wijesinghe 2/26, Wanindu Hasaranga 2/45)
Colts 246 all out (64.5) and 142 for 6 (48) at stumps (Sangeeth Cooray 50, Yohan Mendis 42, Ravindu Rasantha 29; Nalin Priyadhrshana 4/57) Police SC (59/2 o’night) 184 all out (59.4) (Priyamal Perera 49, Vishad Randika 43, Avishka Tharindu 33; Muditha Lakshan 6/47, Kavishka Anjula 3/28)
Negombo CC 240 all out (76.4) and 231 for 4 (57) at stumps (Angelo Jayasinghe 73n.o., Himasha Liyanage 57, Promod Maduwantha 28n.o., Umesh Lakshan 26; Dushan Hemantha 2/49) Panadura SC (31/1 o’night) 136 all out (Oshada Fernando 51, Rumesh Buddika 35n.o.; Upul Indrasiri 7/40, Shehan Fernando 2/50)
Chilaw Marians 131 all out (48.1) and 164 for 7 (55) at stumps (Supun Waduge 46n.o., Raveen Yasas 42, Suminda Lakshan 23n.o.; Kavindu Amantha 2/26, Chalana de Silva 2/33, Chanaka Komasaru 2/42) Badureliya SC (126/5 o’night) 259 all out (71) (Chanaka Ruwansiri 84, Ranesh Silva 56, Dunith Jayatunga 38; Duvindu Tilekeratne 4/107, Dushan Vimukthi 3/59)
Nugegoda S&WC (308/5 o’night) 365 all out (106) (Avishka Perera 109, Roshan Wijenayake 103, Akram Muthalib 64, T.M. Sampath 33, Rahul Gunasekera 22; Sachithra Perera 4/71, Imesh Udayanga 4/80, Sahan Adeesha 2/81) Kandy Customs 253 for 8 (85.4) at stumps (Shehan Fernando 57, Mithum Jayawickrama 44, Sahan Kosala 29, Imesh Udayanga 27, Roscoe Thattil 23, Avindu Theekshana 22n.o., Imal Liyanage 21; T.M. Sampath 5/85, Chamikara Edirisinghe 2/58) |