Kaushalya, Sanitha, Kosala guide Moors SC
Premier League Super Eight
Kaushalya Gajasinghe along with Sanitha de Mel and Kosala Kulasekera shared eight wickets between them helping Moors SC record a massive 221 run win over defending champions in the Premier League Super Eight encounter which ended at R. Premadasa Stadium yesterday.
Moors SC resuming the second innings from their overnight score of 288 for 8 added a further 52 runs and declared with their score on 340 for 8.
NCC left to a massive target of 442 runs for victory was no where near as they found the bowling trio too hot to handle and succumbed to a score of just 220 runs.
Moors SC 296 (Chathuranga de Silva 107, Kosala Kulasekera 53, T.N. Sampath 29, Janaka Gunaratne 29, Denuwan Rajakaruna 25, Oshada Fernando 22: Chaminda Vidanapathirana 5 for 65, Sohan Boralessa 2 for 68) and (288/8 overnight) 340 for 8 declared (Oshada Fernando 119, Harsha Cooray 55, T.N. Sampath 34, Chathuranga de Silva 32, Dilhara Lokuhettige 44 n.o., Sanitha de Mel 15 n.o.: Chaminda Vidanapathirana 3 for 54, Sandun Weerakkody 2 for 11)
NCC 195 (Jehan Mubarak 62, Sohan Boralessa 24, Sandun Weerakkody 22, Hashan Vimarshana 19 n.o.: Dilhara Lokuhettige 3 for 31, Janaka Gunaratne 3 for 41, Sanitha de Mel 2 for 49) and 220 (Lahiru Udara 46, Pawan Wickramasinhje 36, Sandun Weerakkody 26, Sohan Boralessa 25, Jehan Mubarak 21: Kaushalya Gajasinghe 4 for 38, Sanitha de Mel 2 for 38, Kosala Kulasekera 2 for 40)
FIRST INNINGS WIN FOR ARMY SC
Army SC had to be satisfied with a first innings win over Badureliya SC in the Premier League Super Eight match concluded at the NCC ground yesterday.
The highlight of the match was a career best knock of 185 by Milinda Siriwardena in Badureliya SC’s innings. Milinda’s knock which came off 210 balls comprised 20 boundaries and two sixes.
Army SC 415 (Asela Gunaratne 122, Shalika Karunanayake 85, Lakshitha Madushan 46, Dilan Soysa 45, Manjula de Zoysa 39, Amila Jayasinghe 38, Ravindra Palleguruge 19: Mohamed Dilshad 4 for 93, Imesh Udayanga 2 for 44, Gayan Sirisoma 2 for 67) and 277 for 7 declared (Lakshitha Madushan 86, Asela Gunaratne 53, Manjula de Zoysa 38, Amila Jayasinghe 27, Dilan Soysa 16, Sanjika Ridma 25 n.o.: Mohamed Dilshad 4 for 54, Gayan Sirisoma 2 for 50)
Badureliya SC 239 (Milinda Siriwardena 66, Andy Solomons 57, Charitha Buddika 38, Lassana Perera 33, Supeshala Jayatileke 19: Nuwan Liyanapathirana 5 for 94, Roshan Jayatissa 3 for 79) and 394 for 5 (Imesh Udayanga 59, Gihan Rupasinghe 51rtd, Lassana Perera 16, Milinda Siriwardena 185 n.o., Andy Solomons 51 n.o.: Adeesha Thilanchana 2 for 89, Roshan Jayatissa 2 for 108)