ANGELO PERERA SLAMS QUICK-FIRE DOUBLE CENTURY
NCC Skipper Angelo Perera continued his batting form when he slammed a quickfire double century against arch rivals SSC on day two of their SLC Premier Super Eight Cricket Tournament encounter which continued at the P. Sara Oval yesterday.
Angelo who was unbeaten on 152 on day one went on add a further 49 runs before he was dismissed for 201 from 203 balls with 20 boundaries and one six.
Angelo also added 92 for the ninthwicket with Sachintha Peiris as NCC piled up 444 runs in their first innings.
However, SSC opener Sandun Weerakkody made an unbeaten 167 in 198 balls that included 18 boundaries and four sixes as SSC ended the day with 290 for two.
Meanwhile, Colts CC went on to amass 615 runs in their first innings in their match against Tamil Union at the SSC Grounds.
An unbeaten century by Kanishka Amarasinghe helped Saracens SC end day two with a first innings score of 255 for five in reply to Army SC’S 350 runs.
In addition, CCC have already taken a first inning lead over Chilaw Marians CC and the match is set for an early finish. At P Sara Oval
NCC (376/8 overnight): 444 (Angelo Perera 201, Pathum Nissanka 95, Sachintha Peiris 28, Lasith Embuldeniya 26, Mahela Udawatte 23, Hasitha Boyagoda 20, Dhammika Prasad 3/81, Akash Senaratne 2/78)
SSC: 290/2 (Krishan Arachchige 48, Kaushal Silva 26, Sandun Weerakkody 167 n.o, Kavindu Kulasekera 37 n.o, Lasith Embuldeniya 3/91, Tharindu Ratnayake 2/ 99).
At SSC Grounds
Colts CC (414/2 overnight): 615 (Avishka Fernando 223, Sangeeth Cooray 142, Hashan Dumindu 70, Jehan Daniel 61, Nisala Tharaka 38, Priyamal Perera 34, Jeewan Mendis 4/192, Kamindu Mendis 2/53)
Tamil Union: 67/2 (Sithara Gimhan 25 n.o).
At FTZ Katunayake
Army SC (318/7 overnight): 350 (Himasha Liyanage 116, Dilshan de Soysa 101, Sanjika Ridma 56, Sachithra Perera 3/42, Chamikara Edirisinghe 3/81)
Saracens SC: 255/5 (Andy Solomons 62, Navindu Withanage 29, Kanishka Amarasinghe 103 n.o, Nipun Karunanayake 39 n.o, Dushan Vimukthi 3/58).
At Colts Grounds
Chilaw Marians CC: 186 and 227/7 (Yasoda Lanka 89, Harsha Cooray 80, Risith Upamal 30 n.o, Lahiru Madusanka 2/34, Wanindu Hasaranga 2/42)
CCC (123/6 overnight): 206 (Minod Bhanuka 40, Ashan Priyanjan 22, Lahiru Madusanka 51 n.o, Sagar Paresh 5/38, Thikshila de Silva 3/99).