Nuwanidu steers SSC to second outright win
Nuwanidu Fernando
A swashbuckling knock of 187 off just 122 balls, inclusive of 14 boundaries and 13 towering sixes, by Nuwanidu Fernando paved the way for SSC to outclass Galle CC by an innings and 188 runs, with a day to spare, in the SLC Major Club Tier ‘B’ Cricket Tournament encounter concluded at Reid Avenue yesterday.
On the second day, SSC, replying to Galle CC’s modest total of 118, resumed from their overnight score of 308-7 and went on to amass a mammoth 424 for the loss of nine wickets before declaring. The innings was underpinned by two vital partnerships, with Nuwanidu at the centre of both. He added 107 runs for the seventh wicket with Milinda Siriwardena and followed it up with a further 110-run stand for the eighth wicket alongside Kavindu Nadeeshan, effectively batting Galle CC out of the contest.
Faced with the daunting task of erasing a massive deficit of 306 runs, Galle CC folded cheaply in their second innings. They succumbed to the guile of spinner Prabath Jayasuriya, who snapped up five wickets, as the visitors were bundled out for another paltry total of 123. SSC duly coasted to their second successive victory.
In the other matches played, Leo CC, Army SC, Navy SC and Negombo CC all ended the second day in strong positions. Those encounters will continue today.
| Brief Scores | |
Galle CC 118 all out (28.5) (Supun Kavinda 54, Rajith Priyan 27; Pramod Madushan 5/32, Prabath Jayasuriya 4/48) and 123 all out (37.3) (Hansamana de Silva 36, Rajith Priyan 21, Kaveesha Rajapakse 20; Prabath Jayasuriya 5/53, Kavindu Nadeeshan 3/9) SSC (308-7 o’night) 424 for 9 (62.2) decl (Nuwanidu Fernando 187, Avishka Fernando 68, Milinda Siriwardena 39, Krishan Sanjula 32, Kavindu Nadeeshan 32, Shevon Daniel 29; Rajeewa Weerasinghe 4/132, Hansamana de Silva 2/41)
Moratuwa SC 131 all out (34.1) (Rashmika Mevan 72; Mangala Pradeep 4/40, Malshan Gunasinghe 3/18, Senash Fernando 3/34) and 52 for no loss (17.1) at stumps (Pubudu Bandara 34n.o., Abishek Liyanaarachchi 17n.o.) Leo CC (156-1 o’night) 360 all out (115.4) (Hirun Sigera 94, Ashen Mendis 79, Akeel Inham 78, Nethma Karunaratne 32; Navin Kavikara 4/106, Methusan Thilina 2/45, Imesh Udayanga 2/56)
Army SC (321-7 o’night) 379 all out (99.2) (Chrishen Aponso 122, Pathum Dilshan 61, Janith de Silva 50n.o., Shehada Zoysa 45, Manushka Samith 23; Umega Chathuranga 5/123, Yashoda Mendis 4/54) Kandy Customs 197 for 5 (55) at stumps (Malindu Maduranga 50, Avindu Theekshana 46n.o., Premesh Madubashana 36, Ashan Randika 33; Shehada Zoysa 3/65, Seekkuge Prasanna 2/53)
Navy SC 301 all out (70.1) (Tevindu Dickwella 113, Waruna Mayantha 92, Ishan Abeysekera 34, Poorna Charuka 21; Yasith Rupasinghe 4/54, Sudara Dhakshina 3/32) and 209 all out (60.1) at stumps (Sumalka Fernando 60, Ishan Abeysekera 33, Thevindu Dickwella 27, Poorna Charuka 26; Sudara Dhakshina 4/30, Yesith Rupasinghe 3/50, Chanaka Devinda 2/62) Malay CC (72-4 o’night) 227 all out (42.2) (Woshitha Amarasinghe 87, Thimira Malshan 77; Dilanka Auwardt 5/159, Ishan Abeysekera 3/35)
Negombo CC (209-5 o’night) 386 all out (130) (Angelo Jayasinghe 133, Dimuth Sandaruwan 85, Pasindu Thirimadura 37, Umesh Lakshan 37, Dhanushka Sandaruwan 30n.o., Pulina Tharanga 25; Hashan Sandeepa 4/113, Manelker de Silva 2/44, Medunaka Wijeyatileke 2/48, Hashan Sandeepa 2/61) Sebastianites 106 for 9 (42) at stumps (Rusiru Vilochana 20; Sandeepa Perera 7/29, Dhanushka Sandaruwan 2/32)
Ragama CC 187 all out (68) (Kavindu Ranasinghe 65, Ranmith Jayasena 38, Hasith Perera 34; Tharush Damindu 4/45, Dhanosh de Silva 3/38, Kavindu Ediriweera 2/64) United Southern (23-1 o’night) 193 for 5 (51.4) at stumps (Nipuna Gamage 90n.o., Adithya Siriwardena 24, Denuwan Rajakaruna 23; Vikum Sanjaya 2/45) |