Harsha, Shashin put BRC on top
Unbeaten knocks by Harsha Vithana who cracked 80 inclusive of four boundaries and three sixes and Shashin Dilranga 79 with seven boundaries and a six against Panadura SC in the Premier Emerging League cricket tournament played at the BRC ground.
The pair associating in an unbroken partnership of 136 runs for the fifth wicket guided BRC taking first lease of the wicket to make a score of 233 for 3 when play stopped for tea.
Sameera Sandamal and Rusiru Rajapakse shone for Kalutara TC as they cracked unbeaten half tons to help Kalutara TC make steady progress against Galle CC in the match played at the Galle Stadium.
The duo’s knock helped Kalutara TC taking first lease of the wicket to make 187 for 3 in the second session of play on day one.
An unbeaten half ton by Supeshala Jayatilleke saw Moors SC batting first make 179 for 4 against Ragama CC while Dilhan Cooray’s unbeaten knock of 84 helped Badureliya CC make steady progress against SLPA CC at Bandaragama. (Sameera Sandamal 80 n.o., Rusiru Rajapakse 70 n.o.)
At Braybrooke Place
(Romesh Kasun 38, Irosh Samarasooriya 33, Primosh Perera 17, Supeshala Jayatilleke 64 n.o., Shanuka Dulaj 22 n.o.: Sachintha Peiris 2 for 48)
At Bandaragama
(Hashan Wanasekera 30, Shiran Ratnayake 27, Maduranga Soyza 21, Dilhan Cooray 84 n.o., Thilan Gunaratne 20 n.o.)