Batsmen make merry in Premier cricket

Batsmen made merry producing 700 runs for the loss of 12 wickets during the first two day's play in their Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) conducted Inter-Club Premier League Tier 'A' tournament match continued at Maitland Place yesterday.

A stubborn 123-run last wicket partnership between Chilaw Marians last pair of Shaminda Eranga (100 n.o) and Arosh Janoda (68) helped the visitors to make a healthy 425 all out.

SSC, despite losing Dimuth Karunaratne for 8 with the total on 12, recovered quickly to make a healthy 225 for 2 at close with Kaushal Silva (114 n.o) and Thilina Kandamby (47 n.o) at the wicket. The match will be continued at 10 a.m. today.

Chilaw Marians: 425 all out (Amal Athulathmudali 53, Harsha Cooray 74, Shaminda Eranga 100 n.o, Arosh Janoda 68, Amil Prasad 4 for 97, Chathupama Gunasinghe 3 for 86).

SSC: 275 for 2 at close (Tharanga Paranavithana 93, Kaushal Silva 114 n.o, Thilina Kandamby 47 n.o.).

Ragama struggling

Ragama CC, set to make a huge 433 to win, were struggling at 39 for 2 on the second day of their Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) conducted Inter-Club Premier League Tier 'A' tournament match continued at Reid Avenue yesterday.

The match will be continued at 10 a.m. today.

Bloomfield: 315 all out and 308 for 7 declared (Dilshan Munaweera 101, Chamara Silva 76, Chinthaka Jayasinghe 42, Daminda Ranaweera 51 n.o, Nilanka Premaratne 2 for 51, Malinga Bandara 2 for 74).

Ragama CC: 191 all out and 39 for 2 at close.

Bold reply by Army

Sri Lanka Army Sports Club, in reply to Sri Lanka Ports Authority SC's first innings total of 274 all out, were 149 for 5 at close on the second day of their Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) conducted Inter-Club Premier League Tier 'B' tournament match continued at Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Sooriyawewa yesterday. The match will be continued at 10 a.m. today.

SLPASC: 274 all out (Shantha Kalavitigoda 86, Ishan Muthaliph 35, Tharindu Mendis 31, Janith Silva 4 for 66, Seekkuge Prasanna 3 for 87).

SL Army SC: 149 for 5 at close (Rishan Kavinga 49, Mohamed Feshal 54, Dinuk Jayasinghe 2 for 34, Anuk de Alwis 2 doe 12).

Dulanjana takes 7 /92

Leg spinner Dulanjana Mendis, who opened bowling for Navy Sports Club, produced a superb spell of 7 for 92 off 36 overs to restrict Panadura SC for 225 for 8 at close on the second day of their Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) conducted Inter-Club Premier League Tier 'B' tournament match continued at Welisara yesterday.

This was in reply to the sailors' first innings total of 326 all out with opener Gayas Christopher making a fine century - 127 with 14 fours off 260 balls. The match will be continued at 10 a.m. today.

Sri Lanka Navy SC: 326 all out (Gayas Christopher 127, Danushka Gurusinghe 41, Ranil Rasanga 38, Nilantha Cooray 6 for 62).

Panadura SC: 225 for 8 at close (Sudesh Umayanga 80, Chamara de Soysa 32, Malith Chathuranga 31, Dulanjana Mendis 7 for 92).

Air Force overall lead of 234

Sri Lanka Air Force SC took an overall lead of 234 runs with four second innings wickets in hand on the second day of their Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) conducted Inter-Club Premier League Tier 'B' tournament match continued at Rifle Green yesterday.

The match will be continued at 10 a.m. today.

Sri Lanka Air Force SC: 282 all out (Rajitha Ratnayake 62, Raju Gayashan 53, Roscoe Thattil 77, Malan madusanka 3 for 85), Gihan Dilruk 3 for 86) and 153 for 6 at close (Rajitha Ratnayake 48, Angelo Emmanuel 27, Eranga Gangoda 5 for 32).

BRC: 201 all out (Eranga Gangoda 76, Andy Solamans 30, Lasanda Rukmal 3 for 28).

CCC fight back

CCC, trailing by 172 runs on the first innings and were forced to follow on, made a strong fight back to score 167 for 2 at close in their second essay on day two of their Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) conducted Inter-Club Premier League Tier 'B' tournament match against Kurunegala Youth CC continued at Maitland Place yesterday.

The match will be continued at 10 a.m. today.

Kurunegala YCC: 303 all out (Udesh Perera 65, Sisira Kumara 45, Hiran Wickremasekera 48, Ranil Dhammika 3 for 64, Dilesh Gunaratne 2 for 49, Sujith Nikethana 2 for 25).

CCC: 131 all out (Madawa Wranapura 49, Sanath de Silva 22, Narada Ratnayake 3 for 27, Anurudda Rajapaksa 3 for 28, Ajith Ekanayake 3 for 17) and 167 for 2 at close (Madawa Warnapura 70, Rasika Priyadharshana 70 n.o).

Chopra scores 169

V. Chopra struck a vibrant 169 as Tamil Union totaled 347 for 3 in reply to NCC's 315 on the second day of their Premier League cricket match played at the NCC grounds.

NCC 315 (Yohan de Silva111, Jehan Mubarak 53, Isuru Udana 5 for 65) Tamil Union 347 for 3 at stumps (V. Chopra 169, Jeevantha Kulatunga 46, K. Vithanage 98) 102 for 4 in reply to Bloomfield's 315 in their Premier League cricket match.

Colts win

At Havelock Park Colts beat Lankan CC by 6 wickets in the Premier League cricket match.

Lankan CC 78 and 196 (D.N. Pathirana 32, C.G. Wijesinghe 70, S. Weerakoon 4 for 73)

Colts 207 (Dilruwan Perera 62 n.o, Saliya Saman 5 for 58, Vimukthi Perera 3 for 46) and 68 for 4 (A.R.S. Silva 26 n.o) At Maggona.

Moors 283 for 7

Moors were 283 for 7 in reply to Badureliya SC's 302 in their Premier League cricket match.

Badureliya SC 302 (T.N. Sampath 53, I.Illeperuma 67, Malinga Bandara 39 n.o, S.H.M. Silva 3 for 72, Dinuk Hettiarachchi 5 for 102)

Moors 283 for 7 (P. Bodhisha 34, D.S. Jayasuriya 51, W.M.B. Perera 82, G.T. de Silva 34 n.o, T.N. Sampath 2 for 78, A.A.S Silva 2 for 83, I. Illeperuma 3 for 59).