Ports Authority in innings win over CCC

By Sajeewa Jayakody

Sri Lanka Ports Authority trounced Colombo Cricket Club by an innings and three runs at Maitland Crescent yesterday.

CCC who were bundled out for 103 in the first innings fared a little better to make 116 in their second essay but could not prevent the visitors from winning the match by an innings.

Spinner Malinda Pushpakumara was SLPACC's hero capturing a match-bag of nine for 77.

Colombo CC: 103 all out in 31.5 overs (Chamara Silva 35, Malinda Pushpakumara 5-37, Chaminda Bandara 3-43, Madushanka Ekanayake 2-21) and 116 all out in 36.4 overs (Prasanna Jayawardene 31, Lakshan Sandaken 20, Madushanka Ekanayake 5-39, Malinda Pushpakumara 4-40)

SL Ports Authority CC: 222 all out in 70.2 overs (Ashan Priyanjan 72, Sachithra Serasinghe 40, Dhananjaya de Silva 30, Lakshan Sandaken 5-80, Dilesh Gunaratne 2-32, Maduka Liyanapathiranage 2-39)

Udara makes 171

Ragama CC captain Udara Jayasundara made 171 runs to give them a first innings lead of 32 runs in their match against Bloomfield continued at Reid Avenue yesterday.

Bloomfield C & AC: 293 all out in 78.1 overs (Madhawa Warnapura 71, Primosh Perera 42, Nadeera Nawala 30, Lahiru Madushanka 30, Suraj Randiv 24, Dilshan Munaweera 23, Amila Aponso 3-75, Malinga Bandara 2-39, Nilanka Premaratne 2-60)

Ragama CC: 325-2 in 99 overs (Udara Jayasundara 171, Janith Liyanage 64, Heshan Wanniarachchi 60 n.o)

SSC in the lead

Two good knocks by Tharanga Paranavithana (118 not out) and Thilina Kandamby (99 not out) helped SSC to take a first innings lead of 24 runs in their match against Sri Lanka Army SC at FTZ Sports Complex, Katunayake yesterday.

Sri Lanka Army SC: 299 all out in 95.4 overs (Adeesha Thilanchana 64, Sanjika Ridma 62 n.o, Shalika Karunanayake 57, Charith Jayampathi 3-54, Kasun Madushanka 2-82, Jeffrey Vandersay 2-83)

Sinhalese SC: 323-3 in 82 overs (Tharanga Paranavithana 118 n.o, Thilina Kandamby 99 n.o, Dhanushka Gunatilleke 50, Wishva Wijeratne 46, Seekkuge Prasanna 2-55).

Colts on top

Colts Cricket Club were heading for an outright win in their match against Air Force at Katunayake yesterday.

The Airmen batting a second time, with a first innings deficit of 175 runs, were not too happily placed in their second innings and were 183 for 7, a lead of mere eight runs with only three wickets in hands.

SL Air Force SC: 190 all out in 58.5 overs (Sajith Kelumpriya 44, Angelo Emmanuel 37, Akila Dhananjaya 3-36, Dilruwan Perera 3-45) and 183-7 in 47 overs (Sanjeewa Bulathwala 49, Akila Ishanka 42 n.o, Sajith Kelumpriya 30, Akila Dhananjaya 3-65, Dilruwan Perera 2-35)

Colts CC: 365 all out in 71.2 overs (Harsha Vithana 88, Angelo Jayasinghe 80, Kusal Perera 48, Dilruwan Perera 30, Anuk Fernando 30, Shohan Rangika 4-85, Akila Isanka 3-70, Achira Eranga 2-65

Double century by Dickwella

A double century by Niroshan Dickwella and centuries by Upul Tharanga and Jehan Mubarak, put NCC in a commanding position in their match against Badureliya SC at NCC grounds yesterday.

Badureliya SC: 179 all out in 42.2 overs (Gihan Rupasinghe 56, Suresh Niroshan 31, Tharindu Kaushal 5-66, Dushmantha Chameera 2-48) and 24-0 in 6 overs (Amal Athulathmudali 11 n.o, Imesh Udayanga 9 n.o)

Nondescripts CC: 630-6 dec in 126.2 overs (Niroshan Dickwella 209, Upul Tharanga 135, Jehan Mubarak 124, Pavan Wickramasinghe 70, Farveez Maharoof 33, Milinda Siriwardene 4-93)

Moors in the lead

Moors gained a first innings lead of 46 runs over Saracens in their match which continued at Katunayake yesterday.

Saracens SC: 243 all out in 82.2 overs (Gamindu Amarasinghe 72, Damith Priyadharshana 66, Sajeewa Salgado 33, Dilhara Lokuhettige 5-44, Janaka Gunaratne 2-29) and 4-0 in 2 overs (Damith Priyadharshana 0 n.o, Nisal Randika 0 n.o)

Moors SC: 289 all out in 91.3 overs (Kaushalya Gajasinghe 105 n.o, Oshadha Fernando 54, Janaka Gunaratne 44, Prabhath Jayasuriya 4-77, Rajith Priyan 2-47, Upul Indrasiri 2-86)