Colts certain of winning title

by Chris DHAMBARAGE

CRICKET: Colts CC made certain of heading the points table and winning the title while collecting vital first innings points over Baduraliya CC on the second day of their SLC Premier League Tier A tournament match continued at Havelock Park yesterday.

Colts CC: 426 and 22 for no loss.

Baduraliya CC: 347 (D. Vitharana 48, U. Fernando 31, T. Sampath 47, N. Nonis 73, D. Arnolda 62, N. Bandaratilleke 28, P. Jayaprakash 25, C. Vaas 2 for 36, R. Weerasinghe 2 for 91, S. Weerakoon 3 for 101, R. Silva 2 for 22).

Indika 141 not out

Skipper Indika de Saram hammered an unbeaten 141 with half a dozen of sixes and eight boundaries as Ragama CC after conceding first innings points came back strongly to reach 244 for 5 in their second innings on day two of their SLC Premier League Tier A tournament match continued at Maitland Place yesterday.

Ragama CC: 155 and 244 for 5 (I. Daniel 62, I. de Saram 141 n.o, T. Kottahewa 2 for 37).

NCC: 158 (U. Chandana 33, D. Mapa 31, K. Weeraratne 4 for 41, D. Gamage 2 for 36, D. Daminda 3 for 61).

Easy for Bloomfield

Bloomfield who are vying for the runners up position completed the tournament with an easy innings and 130 run outright victory over Sri Lanka Army SC with more than a day to spare in their SLC Premier League Tier A match concluded at Panagoda yesterday.

Bloomfield: 161 and 226 (S. Jayantha 69, M. Ketapearachchi 44, T. Gunaratne 31, C. Jayasinghe 21, S. Prasanna 8 for 59, V. Weerakoon 2 for 79).

Army SC: 102 and 155 (N. Kaluarachchi 41, D. Wijewardena 35, S. Dissanayake 3 for 13, S. Mohamed 3 for 44, T. Lakshitha 3 for 43).