SSC in innings win

By Chris DHAMBARAGE

CRICKET: The defending champions SSC produced a magnificent performance to beat Baduraliya CC outright by an innings and 177 runs with more than a day to spare in their SLC Premier League Tier A tournament match continued at Maitland Place yesterday.

A total of 19 wickets fell on a dramatic second days play as Baduraliya CC were bowled out for 161 and 98 runs in their two innings respectively with Sachithra Senanayake and Kaushal Lokuarachchi causing the damage.

SSC: 436 for 9 decl.

Baduraliya CC: 161 (U. Fernando 30, R. Priyadarshana 35, D. Arnolda 20, S. Senanayake 3 for 20, M. Lakmal 2 for 46, C. Gunasinghe 2 for 34) and 98 (R. Priyadarshana 26, S. Senanayake 4 for 37, K. Lokuarachchi 4 for 30, N. Zoysa 2 for 27).

Colts heading for outright win

Penetrative bowling from Nuwan Kulaskera and Sajeewa Weerakoon put Colts CC well on course to an easy outright victory over Sri Lanka Army SC on the second day of their SLC Premier League Tier A tournament match continued at Havelock Park yesterday.

Army SC trailing by 51 runs on the first innings slumped to 120 for 9 in their second innings with Kulasekera and Weerakoon capturing three wickets each. This was after Rajiv Weerasinghe and Thisara Perera had compiled fighting half centuries to give Colts CC first innings points.

Army SC: 175 and 120 for 9 (S. Prasanna 35, R. Mendis 29, N. Kulasekera 3 for 9, S. Weerakoon 3 for 41, D. Perera 2 for 15).

Colts CC: 226 (A. Mathews 30, R. Weerasinghe 60, J. Kulatunga 28, T. Perera 52, N. Ratnayake 3 for 67, S. Prasanna 3 for 71).

Gayan puts Chilaw Marians on top

Dynamic all rounder Gayan Wijekoon hammered a splendid 110 to put Chilaw Marians SC in a strong position on the second day of their SLC Premier League Tier A tournament match against Moors SC continued at Braybrooke Place yesterday.

Chilaw Marians SC: 389 (G. Wijekoon 110, C. Welagedera 4 for 107, N. Ranjith 2 for 44).

Moors SC: 282 for 7 (D. Hunukumbira 52, N. Mazahir 53, N. Nawala 43, A. Fernando 38, W. Fernando 27, A. Rideegammanagedera 35 n.o., D. Hettiarachchi 3 for 83, R. Silva 2 for 40).

Three superb half centuries

Three superb half centuries from opener D. K. Ranaweera (75), Charith Sylvester (55) and N. Perera (50) helped CCC take first innings points over Tamil Union on the second day of their SLC Premier League Tier A tournament match continued at Maitland Crescent yesterday.

Tamil Union: 309 and 2 for no loss.

CCC: 351 (D. K. Ranaweera 75, C. Sylvester 55, N. Perera 50, J. Mubarak 25, B. Perera 29, G. Chandrakumara 36, M. Pushpakumara 3 for 87, S. Chaturanga 3 for 57, M. Surappulige 2 for 55, S. Serasinghe 2 for 44).

Yohan - an elegant 111

Yohan de Silva struck an elegant 111 not out to give Bloomfield a first innings lead of 102 runs over NCC on the second day of their SLC Premier League Tier A tournament match continued at Maitland Place yesterday.

NCC: 257 (T. Lakshitha 6 for 48).

Bloomfield: 359 for 7 (Y. de Silva 111 n.o, C. Silva 60, S. Kalavitigoda 41, S. Mendis 39, T. Masmulla 26, S. Jayantha 28, C. Komasaru 3 for 103, A. Ganegama 2 for 64, T. Kottahewa 2 for 60).

Splendid 104 by Lahiru

Former Peterite captain Lahiru Peiris hit a splendid 104 with eleven boundaries and Chanaka Atukorale captured seven wickets for 21 to give Sebastianites SC first innings points over Sri Lanka Police SC on the second day of their SLC Premier League Tier B tournament match continued at the Police Park yesterday.

Sebastianites SC: 372 (L. Peiris 104, C. Atukorale 59 n.o, D. Perera 37, M. Priyadarshana for 82, M. Jayawardena 2 for 94, A. Mendis 4 for 94).

Police SC: 57 (D. Perera 3 for 19, C. Atukorale 7 for 21) and 65 for 3 (P. Kumara 19 n.o. R. Nirnal 26, C. Atukorale 2 for 17).

Moratuwa in command

Sudeera de Soysa snapped up four wickets for 54 to put Moratuwa SC on course to an outright victory over BRC on the second day of their SLC Premier League Tier B tournament match continued at Havelock Park yesterday.

Moratuwa SC: 299.

BRC: 127 (P. Darwood 34, G. Perera 30, S. Perera 6 for 59, S. de Soysa 3 for 39) and 197 for 7 (G. Perera 74, M. Fernando 73, S. de Soysa 4 for 54).