PREMIER TIER B
Army record second successive win
Army recorded their second successive outright win in the Premier Tier ‘B’ cricket tournament when they defeated BRC by six wickets at Panagoda yesterday. Army set a target of 154 runs achieved the win in the 33rd over.
BRC 136 (Suwanji Madanayake 21, Delon Udugamasuriya 20, Chanaka Withanage 18, Thamara Abeyratne r td 18, Safraz Farook 29 n.o.: Janith Silva 6 for 50, Roshan Jayatissa 2 for 14) and (258/8 overnight) 263 for 9 declared (Vindika Chandrasiri 47, Nimesh Perera jnr 42, Eranga Gangoda 40, Andy Solomons 27, Chanaka Withanage 18, Safraz Farook 18 n.o.: Ravindra Palliyaguruge 5 for 59, Roshan Jayatissa 3 for 69)
Army 246 (Sulan Jayawardena 67, Asela Gunaratne 44, Mohamed Feshal 40, Chandima Prasad 39, Manjula de Zoysa 16, Roshan Jayatissa 16: Andy Solomons 3 for 31, Suwanji Madanayake 3 for 58, Safraz Farook 2 for 45) and 154 for 4 (Sulan Jayawardena 49, Manjula de Zoysa 28, Asela Gunaratne 43 n.o., Chandima Prasad 16 n.o.: Marlan Madusanka 2 for 40)
CCC outclass Saracens
CCC outclassed Saracens SC by nine wickets in the match concluded at the CCC ground yesterday. An opening stand of 98 between skipper Saman Jayantha and Madawa Warnapura helped them reach the target of 144 runs in only 25.3 overs.
Saracens SC 169 (Kanishka Amarasinghe 49, Nuwan Kavinda 30, Dilan Sandagirigoda 18, Lahiru Sri Lakmal 15: Vikum Sanjaya 4 for 57, Nuwan Perera 3 for 33, Ranil Dhammika 3 for 34) and (159/8 overnight) 241 (Amila Sandaruwan 52, Lahiru Sri Lakmal 34, Nuwan Kavinda 25, Dilan Sandagirigoda 16, Kanishka Marasinghe 15, Mohamed Aslam 81 n.o.: Ranil Dhammika 5 for 45, Luke Wells 2 for 32)
CCC 267 (Sanath de Silva 78, Madawa Warnapura 38, Ranil Dhammika 34, Vikum Sanjaya 34, Rasika Priyadharshana 26: Lahiru Sri Lakmal 3 for 38, Sandun Ratnatunga 2 for 21, Amila Mendis 2 for 69) and 144 for 1 (Saman Jayantha 73, Madawa Warnapura 45 n.o., Luke Wells 25 n.o.)
Dulanjana steers Navy
Spinner Dulanjana Mendis with a match bag of 12 for 132 steered Navy to a 77 run win over Kurunegala YCC in the match concluded at Welisara yesterday.
Navy 188 (Dilan Chandima 37, Sujeewa Liyanage 36, Asitha Weerasuriya 23, Dhanushka Gurusinghe 18, Gayas Christopher 15, Madawa Perera 27 n.o.: Ajith Ekanayake 6 for 53, Anuruddha Rajapakse 2 for 42) and 199 (Chanaka Ruwansiri 51, Ranil Rasanga 42, Gayas Christopher 23, Sujeewa Liyanage 21, Dhanushka Gurusinghe 18, Asitha Weerasuriya 18: Chamikara Edirisinghe 4 for 52, Ajith Ekanayake 4 for 59)
Kurunegala YCC 185 (Hiran Wickremasekera 49, Anuruddha Rajapakse 48, Lanka de Silva 29, Mahesh Kodamullage 19, Udesh Perera 16: Dulanjana Mendis 6 for 70, Dilan Chandima 2 for 50) and 125 (Udesh Perera 43, Anuruddha Rajapakse 28: Dulanjana Mendis 6 for 62, Chanaka Ruwansiri 2 for 25, Buddika de Alwis 2 for 28)
Air Force stuns SLPA
Air Force after conceding a first innings lead to Sri Lanka Por ts Authority struck back to record a three wicket win in the match concluded at Rifle Green yesterday.
Air Force chasing 254 runs was struggling at 171 for 7 before Raju Gayashan and Chamila Gamage with an unbroken 85 run for the seventh wicket helped them achieve victory.
Sri Lanka Ports Authority 379 (Shanuka Dissanayake 131, Dinusha Fernando 95, Hashan Goonetileke 42, Shantha Kalavitigoda 42, Dilshan Wimaladharma 19, Tharaka Gunaratne 15: Akila Isanka 5 for 127, Buddika Sandaruwan 3 for 85) and 148 (Shantha Kalavitigoda 44, Dilshan Wimaladharma 23, Dinusha Fernando 21, Hashan Goonetileke 16: Buddika Sandaruwan 5 for 62, Akila Isanka 5 for 69)
Air Force (268/9 overnight) 274 (Angelo Emmanuel 70, T. Nadeera 49, Supun Navaratne 35, Ajith Kumara 31, Raju Gayashan 16, Chamila Gamage 15, Akila Isanka 26 n.o.: Chanaka Komasaru 4 for 54, Shanuka Dissanayake 2 for 45, Dilshan Wimaladharma 2 for 62) and 256 for 7 (Angelo Emmanuel 52, Supun Navaratne 38, Rajitha Ratnayake 31, T. Nadeera 15, Raju Gayashan 54 n.o., Chamila Gamage 24 n.o.: Hashan Goonetileke 2 for 17, Shanuka Dissanayake 2 for 72)
-MSA