Table-leaders Colts CC were locking down the barrel after conceding huge first innings lead of 214 runs as former Sri Lanka left-arm pacer Nuwan Zoysa produced a sterling all-round performance to put title holders SSC in the driving seat as bad light brought an early end to day two of their Premier League Tier A Tournament match continued at Maitland Place, today. Lanky left-arm pace bowler Nuwan Zoysa was in devastating form with the ball as he returned impressive figures of (9-3-22-5) to help bowl out Colts CC for a modest first innings total of 164 in reply to SSC total of 378 all out.
Zoysa who claimed the first five wicket to fall in the Colts CC first innings received fine support from right-arm leg-spinner Kaushal Lokuaarachchi who captured (3 for 30) to give the upper hand of the match to the home side.
Zoysa and Lokuaarachchi thus shared eight wickets for 52 runs as only Sri Lanka ll-rounder Chaminda Vaas top scored with 31 for the Havelock Park Club on what proved to be a solid track for batting.
Earlier SSC resuming from their overnight score of 240 for 5 rode on a belligerent knock of 67 from Zoysa before being bowled out for 378.
SSC 240 for 5 wkts cont., 378 all out (Navin Perera 96, Dimuth Karunaratne 55, Nuwan Zoysa 67, Madura Lakmal 24, Chamidna Vaas 2 for 56, Dilruwan Perera 5 for 120).
Colts CC 164 all out (Chamidna Vaas 31, Jeewantha Kulathunga 28, Thisara Perera 26, Rashan Peiris 24, Nuwan Zoysa 5 for 22, Kaushal Lokuaarachchi 3 for 30).