Chathuranga, Mahela guide NCC to massive win
Chathuranga de Silva and Mahela Udawatte guided NCC to a massive 258run win over Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) CC in their SLC Premier Tier ‘A’ Cricket Tournament encounter which concluded at the NCC Grounds in Maitland Place yesterday.
Chathuranga made a quick-fire century in 109 balls that included 11 boundaries and two sixes while Mahela scored 93 in 141 balls with nine boundaries and a six.
At NCC Grounds (NCC won by 258 runs) NCC: 218 and (229/3 overnight) 365/5 declared (Chathuranga de Silva 100, Mahela Udawatte 93, Lahiru Udara 64, Nimesh Gunasinghe 50 n.o, Malinga Amarasinghe 43 n.o)
SLPA CC: 230 and 95 (Sachintha Peiris 5/49, Dilesh Gunaratne 3/27).
At Maggona (Saracens SC won by eight wickets)
Negombo CC: 216 and 138 (Ashen Silva 35, Hareen Weerasinghe 5/39, Chamikara Edirisinghe 3/41)
Saracens SC (228/7 overnight): 302 (Nipun Karunanayake 74,Ashen Bandara 64, Chamikara Edirisinghe 54, Milinda Siriwardana 41, Upul Indrasiri 5/76, Shehan Jayasuriya 3/108) and 58/2.
At BRC Grounds (1st innings win for Colts CC)
Colts CC: 391 and 194/5 (Sangeeth Cooray 95,Hashan Dumindu 33, Vishad Randika 50 n.o)
BRC (208/7 overnight): 354 (Raminda Wijesooriya 104, Rumesh Buddika 62, Hashen Ramanayake 47, Vikum Sanjaya 48 n.o, akila Dhananjaya 4/104).
At Braybrooke Place (1st innings win for Tamil Union)
Moors SC: 326 and 329/6 (Chamara Silva 105, Pabasara Waduge 64, Ramesh Mendis 65,Ayana Siriwardena 31,Lahiru Attanayake 52 n.o)
Tamil Union (336/6 overnight): 361 (Sacihthra Serasinghe 160,Tharanga Paranavithana 57, Sithara Gimhan 30, Damitha Silva 49 n.o, Ramesh Mendis 5/124). At Moratuwa (1st innings win for CCC) CCC: 378 and (34/0 overnight) 357/9 declared (Lasith Abeyratne 73, Lahiru Madusanka 61, Minod Bhanuka 57, Madawa Warnapura 55, Wanindu Hasaranga 43, Tatenda Taibu 3/24)
Badureliya CC: 248 and 63/5.
At Panagoda (1st innings win for Army SC) Army SC: 284 and 281/7 (Himasha Liyanage 88, Lakshitha Madushan 80, Sanjika Ridma 40, Dushan Vimukthi 31)
Ragama CC (173/5 overnight): 226 (Supeshala Jayatileke 57, Dineth Thimodya 44, Saminda Fernando 43, Sameera de Zoysa 33, Janith Silva 4/44, Lakshitha Madusanka 3/60).