Malinda excels for Saracens

CRICKET: Malinda Pushpakumara captured five wickets for 49 to help Saracens SC dismiss the Sri Lanka Schools under 20 team for a modest 120 runs in their first innings on the opening day of their SLC under 23 division one tournament match played at the R. Premadasa Stadium yesterday.

Schools under 20: 120 (U. Peiris 45, M. Fernando 25, M. Pushpakumara 5 for 49).

Saracens SC: 133 for 5 (G. Alwis 36, P. Edirisinghe 25, S. Fernando 3 for 41).

NCC well placed

NCC were well placed at 48 for 1 in reply to Police SC›s first innings total of 182 runs on the opening day of their SLC under 23 division one tournament match which commenced at Maitland Place yesterday.

Police SC: 182 (R. Kumara 64, G. Prasanna 25 A. Dahanayake 2 for 2, N. Fernando 2 for 33).

NCC: 48 for 1 (R. Mendis 28 n.o.).

Army shot out for 156

Shameera Weerasinghe and Ishan Hewage captured four wickets each as Moors SC dismissed Sri Lanka Army SC for 156 runs in their first innings on the opening day of their SLC under 23 division one tournament match which began at Braybrooke Place yesterday.

Army SC: 156 (A. Gunaratne 29, D. Jayawardena 38, I. Hewage 4 for 37, S. Weerasinghe 4 for 35).

Moors SC: 23 for 1.

Chilaw Marians - 229

Two good half centuries from Amal Athulathmudali (89) and Malith Gunatilleke (60) helped Chilaw Marians SC reach 229 runs in their first innings on the opening day of their SLC under 23 division one tournament match against Sri Lanka Air Force SC played at Havelock Park yesterday.

Chilaw Marians SC: 229 (A. Athulathmudali 89, M. Udawatte 21, M. Gunatilleke 60 n.o., A. Eranga 4 for 39, A. Iroshan 3 for 60).

Air Force SC: 45 for 2 (I. Massalage 26 n.o., N. Nanayakkara 2 for 18).