PRIYANJAN STEERS MOORS TO THIRD SUCCESSIVE WIN
Ashan Priyanjan slammed an unbeaten 150 which laid the foundation for Moors to record their third successive outright win in as many matches with a massive 202 run win over Bloomfield in their Under 23 inter-club cricket encounter concluded at Braybrooke Place yesterday.
Ashan’s swashbuckling knock came off just 137 balls which comprised 13 boundaries and seven sixes enabling Moors to resume their second innings on their overnight score of 187 for 4 make a formidable score of 276 for 6 declared. This left Bloomfield a mammoth target of 353 runs for victory. Spinners Shehan Jayasuriya and Maduka Liyanapathirana combined to bundle out Bloomfield for 150 runs.
Moors 273 (Lasith Abeyr- atne 51, Shehan Jayasuriya 34, Imras Rafi 31: Koshan Dhanushka 4 for 81, Ruvindu Shamen 2 for 16, Asantha Singappuli 2 for 31) and (187/4 overnight) 276 for 6 declared (Shehan Jayasuriya 45, Ashan Priyanjan 150 n.o.: Ramith Rambukwella 5 for 93)
Bloomfield 189 (Koshan Dhanushka 59, Nipun Karunanayake 40: Shehan Jayasuriya 4 for 42, Maduka Liyanapathirana 3 for 31) and 158 (Charitha Kumarasinghe 50, Koshan Dhanushka 40: She-
Ashan Priyanjan slammed an unbeaten 150 which laid the foundation for Moors to record their third successive outright win in as many matches with a massive 202 run win over Bloomfield
han Jayasuriya 3 for 39, Maduka Liyanapathirana 3 for 42)
Tamil Union record second win
Tamil Union after conceding a first innings lead to BRC struck back to record an outright win by 33 runs in the Under 23 match concluded at the P. Sara Stadium yesterday.
Chathuranga de Silva and Ramesh Lakshitha’s half tons helped Tamil Union resuming on their overnight score of 127 for 4 make a declaration after making a score of 236 for 6.
BRC chasing a target of 226 runs for victory was unable to make any headway mustering only 192.
Tamil Union 173 (Denuwan Rajakaruna 48, Chathuranga de Silva 18, Sunimal Dissanayake 37 n.o.: Daniel Bartholemeusz 5 for 38, Yasitha Abeykoon 2 for 17, Nalin Priyadarshana 2 for 27) and (127/4 overnight) 236 for 6 declared (Chathuranga de Silva 76, Ramesh Lakshitha 54, Kithruwan Withanage 39, Ashen Silva 32, Denuwan Rajakaruna 20: Nalin Priyadarshana 2 for 47)
BRC 184 (Madushan Ravichandrakumar 59, Yasitha Abeykoon 33, Hasitha Lakshan 22, Pranama Sri Vimukthi 19: Chathuranga de Silva 4 for 42, Ashen Silva 2 for 21) and 192 (Madushan Ravichandrakumar 46, Pranama Sri Vimukthi 38, Yasitha Abeykoon 27, Nipun Pavithra 24: Mateesha Perera 3 for 35, Madusan- ka Ekanayake 2 for 23, Ashen Silva 2 for 45)
First innings win for Ragama
Ragama CC had to be satisfied with a first innings win over Navy in their Under 23 match concluded at Welisara yesterday.
Ragama CC 213 and (231/4 overnight) 335 for 9 declared (Rumesh Buddika 82, Shivanga Ranasuriya 68, Lahiru Milantha 63, Kaushalya Gajasinghe 52: Dulanjana Mendis 4 for 110, Chanaka Ruwansiri 2 for 70)
Navy 151 (Chanaka Ruwansiri 24, Dilan Chandima 20, Dulanjana Mendis 19, Yoshan Kumara 49 n.o.: Lahiru Jayaratne 6 for 63, Kaushalya Gajasinghe 4 for 38) and 219 for 6 (Yoshan Kumara 42, Lahiru Silva 29, Duleeka Tissakuttige 66 n.o., Dulanjana Mendis 23 n.o.: Kaushalya Gajasinghe 2 for 43)