Army stuns Bloomfield on day two

Chris DHAMBARAGE

CRICKET: Opening bowler Seekuge Prasanna snapped up four wickets for 82 to give Sri Lanka Army SC a shock first innings victory over Bloomfield on the second day of their SLC Premier League cricket tournament Tier A match continued at Reid Avenue yesterday.

Army SC: 251 and 102 for 4 (T. Masmulla 2, M. de Zoysa 33, S. Randiv 4 for 45).

Bloomfield: 216 (S. Randiv 112, K. Gangodawila 27, S. Prasanna 4 for 82, A. Karunatilleke 3 for 54, R. Palleguruge 2 for 25).

Chilaw Marians 403/7

All rounder Milinda Siriwardena hit a superb 149 runs as Chilaw Marians SC built up a huge first innings lead over the CCC on the second day of their SLC Premier League cricket tournament Tier A match continued at Maitland Crescent yesterday.

CCC: 167 and 40 for 2.

Chilaw Marians SC: 403 for 7 decl (M. Siriwardena 149, N. Perera 37, H. Cooray 25, G. Wijekoon 35, J. Gunaratne 88, C. Vidanapathirana 3 for 80, S. Boralessa 2 for 83).

Chandimal helps NCC

Former Sri Lanka youth captain Dinesh Chandimal hit a fighting half century to help table leaders NCC take a close first innings lead over Colts CC on the second day of their SLC Premier League cricket tournament Tier A match continued at Havelock Park yesterday.

Colts CC: 170 and 203 for 8 (D. Perera 61, R. Silva 31, G. Bandara 24, T. Perera 24 n.o, K. Kulasekera 2 for 57, C. Komasaru 2 for 17).

NCC: 200 (U. Tharanga 34, F. Maharoof 41, D. Chandimal 50, C. Wijesinghe 22, A. Ganegama 27, C. Vaas 2 for 57, R. Perera 2 for 50, I. Amerasinghe 3 for 38).

Hans, Thilina steer SSC

Centuries from Hans Fernando and Thilina Kandamby helped SSC pile up a massive 466 for 7 in their first innings on the second day of their SLC Premier League cricket tournament Tier A match continued at Maitland Place yesterday.

SSC: 466 for 7 decl (T. Paranavithana 78, H. Fernando 103, K. Silva 75, T. Kandamby 102, K. Lokuarachchi 23, S. Karunanayake 53 n.o.).

Moors SC: 135 (N. Nawala 40, D. Hunukumbura 28, H. Fernando 23, K. Lokuarachchi 4 for 15, S. Senanayake 3 for 66) and 64 for 2.

Ragama on winning path

Spinner Dinesh Darshanapriya captured four wickets for 69 to put Ragama CC on course to a first innings victory over Tamil Union on the second day of their SLC Premier League cricket tournament Tier A match continued at the NCC grounds in Maitland Place yesterday.

Ragama CC: 361.

Tamil Union: 308 for 8 (S. Fernando 62, A. Priyanjan 66, J. Mendis 77, G. de Silva 66, D. Darshanapriya 4 for 69).

Baduraliya take 1st innings lead

Middle order batsman Ranesh Perera slammed a magnificent 123 runs to help Baduraliya CC pull off a first innings victory over Saracens SC on the second day of their SLC Premier League cricket tournament Tier A match continued at Panadura yesterday.

Saracens SC: 200 and 96 for 3.

Baduraliya CC: 366 (S. Silva 48, R. Perera 123, E. Gangoda 5 for 126, S. Palihakkara 3 for 103).