Rambukwella match-bag of 12 for 123 helps Tamil Union win by innings
by Sajeewa Jayakody
Ramith Rambukwella's stunning figures of eight wickets in the second
innings helped Tamil Union to beat unbeaten Moors Sports Club by an
innings and 45 runs in their Premier League Super Eight match, which
ended with a day to spare at NCC grounds yesterday.
Off spinner Rambukwella, who captured four wickets in the Moors'
first innings, claimed 8-102 as Moors were dismissed for 261 in their
second innings. Rambukwella, who crossed over from NCC this season,
scored 53 runs in Tamil Union's mammoth first innings total of 521,
which was also bolstered by Rumesh Buddhika's unbeaten 239 on day two.
Super Eight At NCC
Moors: 215 all out in 49.3 overs (Oshada Fernando 79,
Chaturanga de Silva 50, Ramith Rambukwella 4-21, Nisala Tharaka 2-43,
Madushanka Ekanayake 2-49) and 261 all out in 58.3 overs (Shehan
Jayasuriya 72, Chaturanga de Silva 69, Oshadha Fernando 57, Suresh
Niroshan 31 n.o, Ramith Rambukwella 8-102, Tillakaratne Sampath 2-41).
Tamil Union: 521 all out in 119.5 (Rumesh Buddhika 239 n.o,
Kithuruwan Vithanage 68, Denuwan Rajakaruna 58, Ramith Rambukwella 53,
Pabasara Waduge 39, Irosh Samarasooriya 3-92, Malinda Pushpakumara 2-79,
Janaka Gunaratne 2-71)
At P Sara Oval
CCC: 250 all out in 58.1 overs (Chamara Silva 101, Chaturanga
Kumara 33, Dhammika Prasad 3-69, Kasun Madushanka 2-30, Dasun Shanaka
2-33) and 280-7 in 70.4 overs (Sameen Kandanearachchi 100, Prasanna
Jayawardene 36, Maduka Liyanapathiranage 34, Dhammika Prasad 2-36,
Tharanga Paranavithana 2-39, Jeffrey Vandersay 2-111).
SSC: 385 all out 133.1 overs (Tharanga Paranavithana 88,
Kaushal Silva 63,Thilina Kandamby 58, Upul Jayasena 53 n.o, Dimuth
Karunaratne 39, Kaushalya Lokuarachchi 38, Dilesh Gunaratne 3-60, Maduka
Liyanapathiranage 3-73, Lakshan Rangika 2-116).
At Bloomfield Priyanjan 124
Ports Authority: 204 all out in 76 overs (Ashan Priyanjan 54,
Prashan Wickramasinghe 31, Dushmantha Chameera 5-69, Tharindu Kaushal
2-36, Sohan Boralessa 2-52) and 57-1 in 24 overs (Mahela Udawatte 39 n.o)
and 339 all out in 91 overs (Ashan Priyanjan 124, Gayan Maneeshan 53,
Mahela Udawatte 39, Dushmantha Chameera 4-52, Tharindu Kaushal 3-156,
Angelo Perera 2-26).
NCC: 265 all out in 78 overs (Angelo Perera 97, Tharindu
Kaushal 43 n.o, Sachithra Serasinghe 3-57, Chanaka Komasaru 3-57,
Chaminda Bandara 2-38) and 41-3 in 16 overs (Mubarak 12 n.o, Angelo
Perera 10 n.o, Sachithra Serasinghe 2-10).
At Moors grounds, Braybrooke Place
Manjula de Zoysa 204 Ragama CC: 290 all out in 98 overs (Udara
Jayasundara 93, Lahiru Milantha 43, Malinga Bandara 37, Sameera de Zoysa
34, Nuwan Liyanapathirana 5-75, Ravindra Palliyaguruge 4-65).
Army: 508-9 in 170 overs (Manjula de Zoysa 204, Lakshan
Edirisinghe 71, Mohammed Feshal 65, Asela Gunaratne 45, Alankara Silva
5-110, Malinga Bandara 2-116).
Plate Championship At Katunayake Dilruwan excels for Colts
Bloomfield: 364 all out in 110.1 overs (Madawa Warnapura 57,
Suminda Mendis 52, Suraj Randiv 48, Dilshan Munaweera 38, Primosh Perera
38, Adeesha Nanayakkara 35, Nuwan Pradeep 27 n.o, Dilruwan Perera 4-109,
Akila Dhananjaya 3-74).
Colts: 238-5 in 67 overs (Angelo Jayasinghe 61 n.o, Dilruwan
Perera 41 n.o, Bhanuka Rajapaksa 40, Aruna Dharmasena 38, Harsha Vithana
33, Suraj Randiv 2-67).
At BRC grounds Sahan, Andy and Kanchana make centuries
Chilaw Marians: 467 all out in 101.5 overs (Sahan Wijeratne
156, Kanchana Gunawardene 115, Geeth Kumara 58, Vidura Adikari 39,
Thilan Thushara 3-43, Chamath Goonesinghe 3-125).
Badureliya SC: 346-7 in 73 overs (Andy Solomons 110, Deshan
Dias 74, Saman Jayantha 52, Umesh Karunaratne 3-62, Upul Indrasiri
3-136).
At Panagoda
Air Force: 213 all out in 55.4 overs (Akila Isanka 69, Gayan
Sirisoma 5-71, Mohomed Dilshad 2-31, Koshan Dhanushka 2-74) and 175-6 in
51 overs (Yasodha Lanka 41, Achira Eranga 38 n.o, Gayan Sirisoma 3-79).
Panadura SC: 250 all out in 65.1 overs (Rukshan Weerasinghe
72, Malith Chaturanga 58, Dinuk Wickramanayake 50, Akila Isanka 3-48, T
Nadeera 2-19, Achira Eranga 2-27, Tharang Ravin 2-36). |
