PROMOD SENDS CHILAW MARIANS ON A LEATHER HUNT
Promod Maduwantha sent the Chilaw Marians CC on a leather hunt as he made a career-best 217 to help Saracens Sports Club to make a mammoth 512 runs in their first innings on day two of their SLC Premier Super Eight Cricket Tournament encounter which continued at the SSC Grounds in Maitland Place yesterday.
Promod’s marathon innings which came off 367 deliveries included 27 boundaries and he also added 156 runs for the fifth-wicket along with Nipun Karunanayake.
Chilaw Marians CC in their turn ended the day on 58 for one.
Meanwhile, an unbeaten 132 by Sachthra Serasinghe enabled Tamil Union to end the day with 314 for five in reply to SSC’S first innings score of 321 runs.
Colts CC who were struggling at 201 for seven, recovered through an 83-run stand for the ninth-wicket between Nishan Madushka and Akila Dhananjaya, to make 298 and to take a first innings lead over NCC at CCC Grounds.
An unbeaten century by Skipper Ashan Priyanjan helped CCC end day two in a strong position at 235 for four after bowling out Army SC for 295 runs at the P. Sara Oval.
At SSC Grounds Saracens SC (258/3 overnight): 512 (Promod Maduwantha 217, Kanishka Amarasinghe 109, Nipun Karunanayake 80, Hareen Weerasinghe 29, Navindu Withanage 23, Nimesh Vimukthi 4/92, Sagar Paresh 4/129, Chathuranga Kumara 2/84)
Chilaw Marians CC: 58/1 (Yasoda Lanka 34 n.o, Oshada Fernando 21 n.o). At NCC Grounds
SSC: 321
Tamil Union (2/0 overnight): 314/5 (Lahiru Milantha 56, Tharanga Paranavithana 47, Yohan Mendis 37, Sachithra Serasinghe 132 n.o, Kasun Madusanka 2/41).
At CCC Grounds
NCC: 251 and 70/1 (Hasitha Boyagoda 34 n.o)
Colts CC (56/4 overnight): 298 (Jehan Daniel 67, Priyamal Perera 51, Akila Dhananjaya 37, Nisala Tharaka 27, Nishan Madushka 67 n.o, Sachintha Peiris 4/87, Lasith Embuldeniya 3/101).
At P. Sara Oval
Army SC (227/7 overnight): 295 (Laskhan Edirisinghe 61, Himasha Liyanage 44, Dilshan de Soysa 40, Nuwan Liyanapathirana 33, Sanjika Ridma 27, Yasoda Mendis 26, Kasun de Silva 20, Malinda Pushpakumara 6/107, Lahiru Madusanka 2/32)
CCC: 235/4 (Sonal Dinsuha 40, Madawa Warnapura 32, Ashan Priyanjan 104 n.o., Wanindu Hasaranga 32 n.o, Dushan Vimukthi 3/66).