Croospulle slams career-best 157

Lasith Croospulle slammed a career-best 157 as Negombo CC made a formidable 312 for three in their first innings at the end of the first day’s play in their SLC Premier Plate Championship Cricket Tournament encounter against Ragama CC played at the FTZ Grounds in Katunayake yesterday.

Lasith’s knock came off 205 balls and comprised 20 boundaries and three sixes and he was also associated in two century partnerships for the second-wicket with Ashen Silva and for the thirdwicket with Prasansana Jayamanne. At Katunayake Negombo CC: 312/3 (Lasith Croospulle 157, Ashen Silva 46, Prasansana Jayamanne 63 n.o, Angelo Jayasinghe 21 n.o) vs Ragama CC.

At Colts Grounds Badureliya CC: 338/7 (Salinda Ushan 103, Tatenda Taibu 45, Sachith Pathirana 23, Denuwan Rajakaruna 88 n.o, Kosala Kulasekera 29 n.o, Imesh Udayanga 4/106, Chanaka Komasaru 2/110) vs SLPA CC.

At Reid Avenue

Moors SC: 321 (Chamara Silva 81, Pabasara Waduge 68, Anuk Fernando 53, Lahiru Attanayake 45, Charitha Kumarasinghe 21, Duvindu Tilekeratne 3/41, T. M. Sampath 3/93, Mohamed Shiraz 2/85)

BRC: 47/1 (Deshan Dias 21 n.o).