Colts defeat Chilaw Marians
Premier Plate Championship
Colts defeated Chilaw Marians by 86 runs in the Premier League Plate encounter concluded at Braybrooke Place yesterday. Chilaw Marians in pursuit of 316 runs resuming on their overnight score of 51 for 1 was able to muster a score of only 229 with Sachith Pathirana and Shehan Jayasuriya who together shared six wickets doing the damage.
Colts 301 (Shehan Jayasuriya 92, Bhanuka Rajapakse 40, Shehan Fernando 38, Ishan Jayaratne 37, Roshen Silva 34, Angelo Jayasinghe 21, Sadeera Samarawickrama 17: Lahiru Gamage 7 for 58, Saliya Saman 2 for 95) and 174 (Roshen Silva 47, Sachith Pathirana 37, Ishan Jayaratne 25, Bhanuka Rajapakse 24, Sadeera Samarawickrama 15: Gayan de Silva 3 for 38, Lahiru Gamage 3 for 44, Chalana de Silva 2 for 14)
Chilaw Marians 160 (Vidura Adikari 60, Kanchana Gunawardena 25, Chalana de Silva 20: Shehan Jayasuriya 5 for 42, Ishan Jayaratne 4 for 59) and (51/1 overnight) 229 (Rukshan Fernando 64, Lahiru Gamage 38, Upul Fernando 37, Vidura Adikari 25, Kanchana Gunawardena 21, Chalana de Silva 15: Sachith Pathirana 3 for 37, Shehan Jayasuriya 3 for 91)
FIRST INNINGS WIN FOR RAGAMACC
Ragama CC recorded a first innings win over SSC in a high scoring match of the Premier League Plate match concluded at Reid Avenue yesterday. SSC openers Minod Bhanuka and Kaushal cracked tons with the pair putting on a massive 226 runs which in the end proved to be in vain.
Ragama CC 487 (Udara Jayasundara 127, Lahiru Milantha 77, Nilushan Nonis 76, Chanaka Wijesinghe 27, Chathura Peiris 26, Sameera de Zoysa 19, Eranga Ratnayake 15, Akshu Fernando 79 n.o.: Sanka Ramesh 4 for 109, Binura Fernando 3 for 77)
SSC (134/0 overnight) 403 (Minod Bhanuka 128, Kaushal Silva 104, Dasun Shanaka 47, Thilina Kandamby 36, Binura Fernando 34, Ramesh Mendis 18, Sanka Ramesh 16: Sahan Nanayakkara 4 for 148, Eranga Ratnayake 2 for 42, Nuwan Karunaratne 2 for 47)
SARACENS SC ON FIRST INNINGS
The Premier League Plate match between Saracens SC and Air Force SC played at the FTZ ground in Katunayake ended in a first innings win for Saracens SC.
Saracens SC 353 (Kanishka Amarasinghe 97, Umesh Karunaratne 63, Chanaka Ruwansiri 43, Buddika Sanjeewa 43, Geeth Kumara 24, Ishan Nilaksha 20, Amila Perera 32 n.o.: Akila Isanka 4 for 100, Angelo Emmanuel 2 for 47, Sahan Jayawardena 2 for 52) and 389 for 9 (Umesh Karunaratne 73, Dushan Heamantha 42, Upul Indrasiri 22, Geeth Kumara 200 n.o.: Udara Ranasinghe 2 for 38, Sahan Jayawardena 2 for 48, Akila Isanka 2 for 90)
Air Force SC (260/8 overnight) 284 (Ranga Dissanayake 61, T. Nadeera 55, Buddika Sandaruwan 41, Pasindu Lakshanka 30, Akila Isanka 23, Udara Ranasinghe 17, Lahiru Sri Lakmal 15: Umesh Karunaratne 5 for 116, Amila Perera 2 for 25)