Ton-up Lasith guides Negombo CC

Lasith Croospulle hit a fine century to help Negombo CC record a first innings win over Panadura SC in their SLC Major Emerging League Cricket Tournament encounter which concluded at the Panadura Esplanade yesterday.

Negombo CC in reply to Panadura SC’S first innings score of 245 runs went on to make 275 runs with Croospulle stroking 119.

Pandaura SC: 245 and 218/5 (Mohamed Hilmi 38, Vishwa Chathuranga 23, Nishen Silva 21, Nuwanidu Fernando 102 n.o, Charana Nanayakkara 26 n.o, Dimon Fernando 2/33, Sandakan Pathirana 2/35)

Negombo CC (89/4 overnight): 275 (Lasith Croospulle 119, Shehan Jayasuriya 32, Sandakan Pathirana 65 n.o, Amitha Kaushalya 5/55, Savindu Peiris 3/51,Tharusha Fernando 2/81).