Kanishka, Umesh, Ranil steer Saracens SC

Premier Plate Championship

A knock of 102 by Kanishka Amarasinghe and half tons by Umesh Karunaratne and Ranil Dhammika helped Saracens SC taking first lease of the wicket make a formidable score of 374 against Badureliya SC on day one in the Premier Plate Championship encounter played at Panagoda.

Saracens SC 374 (Kanishka Amarasinghe 102, Umesh Karunaratne 77, Ranil Dhammika 52, Dushan Hemantha 29, Geeth Kumara 26, Suresh Niroshan 22, Harsha Cooray 18: Kasun Rajitha 4 for 116, Lassana Perera 2 for 34, Hasantha Fernando 2 for 42) vs Badureliya SC CHILAW MARIANS 346,

BLOOMFIELD 63/0

Chilaw Marians batting first thanks to a knock of 115 by Nimesh Perera and a half ton by Shasheen Fernando made a massive 346 against Bloomfield who ended day one on 63 for no loss in the Premier Plate Championship match played at the FTZ ground in Katunayake.

Chilaw Marians 346 (Nimesh Perera 115, Shasheen Fernando 76, Dinuka Hettiarachchi 20 n.o.: Upul Indrasiri 4 for 75,Vishwa Fernando 2 for 41, Lahiru Madusanka 2 for 72)

Bloomfield 63 for no loss (Primosh Perera 34 n.o., Madawa Warnapura 23 n.o.)

CHAMINDA TAKES NINE

An impressive bowling figures of 9 for 68 by left arm pacie Chaminda Bandara was the highlight of the first day’s play of the Premier Plate Championship match between Army SC and SLPA CC played at the CCC ground. Army SC batting first made 202 and SLPA CC in their turn were struggling on 77 for 4.

Army SC 202 (Sulan Jayawardena 62, Dushan Vimukthi 55, Ravindra Palleguruge 18,Asela Gunaratne 16: Chaminda Bandara 9 for 68)

SLPA CC 77 for 4 (Prashan Wickramasinghe 23, Ranesh Perera 15,Ashan Priyanjan 18 n.o.: Seekkuge Prasanna 3 for 29)