CCC in command against NCC
CCC were in a strong position at the end of the second day of their SLC Premier Super Eight Cricket Tournament match against NCC which continued at the Colts Grounds yesterday.
Meanwhile, SSC have already taken a first innings lead over the defending champions Chilaw Marians CC in their match played at the P. Sara Oval.
Saracens SC put up a sterling performance in their match against Tamil Union at the NCC Grounds.
Saracens SC ended the day with a formidable 264 for four in reply to Tamil Unions’s first innings score of 330.
At Colts Grounds NCC (367/6 overnight): 411 (Mahela Udawatte 162, Pathum Nissanka 119, Lahiru Udara 35, Chathuranga de Silva 25, Wanindu Hasaranga 4/63, Ashan Priyanjan 2/52, Lahiru Madusanka 2/52)
CCC: 322/3 (Ron Chandragupta 118, Minod Bhanuka 104, Madawa Warnapura 20, Ashan Priyanjan 49 n.o).
At P. Sara Oval
SSC (341/7 overnight): 374 (Sachithra Senanayake 89, Sammu Ashan 79, Akash Senaratne 56, Nipun Dhananjaya 46, Dasun Shanaka 34, Sagar Paresh 4/138, Pulina Tharanga 3/58)
Chilaw Marians CC: 274 (Thilshika de Silva 72, Pulina Tharanga 51, Nimesh Vimukthi 40, Risith Upamal 29, Irosh Fernando 30 n.o, Sachithra Senanayake 6/73).
At NCC Grounds Tamil Union (287/6 overnight): 330 (Manoj Sarathchandra 68, Sithara Gimhan 52, Tharanga Paranavithana 50, Kamindu Mendis 41, Ramith Rambukwella 40, Sachithra Serasinghe 34, Saliya Saman 3/40, Kanishka Amarasinghe 3/74)
Saracens SC: 264/4 (Andy Solomons 77, Ashen Bandara 88 n.o, Pramod Maduwantha 75 n.o). At Katunayake
Colts CC (353/4 overnight): 574/9 declared (Dhananjaya Lakshan 141, Priyamal Perera 127, Vishad Randika 106, Avishka Fernando 75, Nisala Tharaka 55, Jehan Daniel 29, Asela Gunaratne 2/40, Nuwan Liyanapathirana 2/67, Buddhika Madusanka 2/91, Dhanushka Bandara 2/124)
Army SC: 41/2.