Malinda spins CCC to innings win over Colts CC
Left-arm spinner Malinda Pushpakumara ended with a matchbag of 13 wickets which paved the way for CCC to record an innings and 19-run win over Colts CC in their SLC Premier Tier ‘A’ Cricket Tournament encounter which concluded at the Colts Grounds yesterday.
Colts CC batting the second time were skittle out for 123 runs with Malinda Pushpakumara claiming five for 53.
Meanwhile, Army SC despite bowling out Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) CC for 133 runs had to be satisfied with a first innings win in their match which concluded at Panagoda.
At Colts (CCC won by innings and 19 runs)
Colts CC: 225 and (17/2 overnight) 123 (Sangeeth Cooray 37, Kavishka Anjula 21, Malinda Pushpakumara 5/53, Ashan Priyanjan 3/17) CCC: 361. At Panagoda (1st innings win for Army SC)
Army SC: 462/9 declared
SLPA CC (120/8 overnight): 133 (Primosh Perera 28, Prashan Wickramasinghe 26, Dushan Vimukthi 4/18, Janith Silva 4/34, Seekkuge Prasanna 2/41) and 279/4 (Primosh Perera 93, Ramesh Nimantha 76, Yohan de Silva 27, Adeesha Nanayakkara 63 n.o, Dushan Viumukthi 3/59).
At P. Sara Oval (1st innings win for NCC)
NCC: 296 and (84/0 overnight) 221/3 declared (Chathuranga de Silva 56, Lahiru Udara 53, Mahela Udawatte 39, Upul Tharanga 59 n.o)
Tamil Union: 184 and 219/4 (Lahiru Milantha 76, Sithara Gimhan 54, Manoj Sarathchandra 33, Kithuruwan Vithanage 26 n.o, Saranga Rajaguru 2/64).
At SSC Grounds (1st innings win for SSC)
Saracens SC: 293 and 169/6 (Ashen Bandara 48, Navindu Nirmal 29, Milinda Siriwardana 24, Kanishka Amarasinghe 22, Tharindu Ratnayake 2/46, Akash Senaratne 2/50)
SSC (302/5 overnight): 419/7 declared (Kaushal Silva 127, Kavindu Kulasekera 86, Krishan Arachchige 38, Sachithra Serasinghe 35, Chamara
Kapugedera 81 n.o, Chamikara Edirisinghe 3/119).
At Katunayake (1st innings win for Chilaw Marians CC)
Chilaw Marians CC: 281 and (159/4 overnight) 377 (Thikshila de Silva 85, Nimesh Vimukthi 74, Harsha Cooray 37, Yasoda Lanka 34, Pulina Tharanga 32, Raiphi Gomes 50 n.o, Amila Aponso 8/148, A. Fernando 2/9)
Ragama CC: 246 and 172/4 (Sanjaya Chathuranga 99, Saminda Fernando 22, Supeshala Jayatileke 29 n.o, Nimesh Vimukthi 2/44). At BRC Grounds (1st innings win for Negombo CC)
BRC: 221 and (63/0 overnight) 250/3 declared (Deshan Dias 119, Lasith Lakshan 61, T. N. Sampath 36, Rumesh Buddika 32 n.o, Sahan Adeesha 2/52) Negombo CC: 258 and 142/2 (Lasith Croospulle 85, Shehan Dilasri 39, Hashen Ramanayake 2/33).