Akeel, Sachitha put Kalutara TC on top

Akeel Inham cracked a career-best 165 while Sachitha Jayatileke scored 140 to put Kalutara TC on top on the second day of their SLC Premier Tier ‘B’ Inter-club Cricket Tournament encounter against Bloomfield which continued at Reid Avenue yesterday.

Akeel’s knock came off 285 balls and comprised 21 boundaries and two sixes while Sachitha’s knock came in 157 balls and included 10 boundaries and 10 sixes.

Akeel was also involved in a 198-run stand for the sixth-wicket with Sachitha as Kalutara TC went on to make 406 for nine declared in their first innings.

Meanwhile, Kurunegala YCC helped by half centuries from Lahiru Jayaratne, Dhanushka Dharmasiri and Anuruddha Rajapakse took a first innings lead over fancied Galle CC in their match which continued at Kurunegala.

At Reid Avenue

Kalutara TC (342/7 overnight): 406/9 declared (Akeel Inham 165, Sachitha Jayatileke 140, Ranmith Jayasena 21, Lakshan Jayasinghe 31 n.o, Asantha Singappuli 3/119, Aravinda Premaratne 2/47, Dileepa Jayalath 2/92)

Bloomfield: 186/8 (Aravinda Premaratne 39, Sanoj Dharshika 76 n.o, Pasindu Madushan 5/63). At Kurunegala Kurunegala YCC (326/8 overnight): 343 (Lahiru Jayaratne 78, Dhanushka Dharmasiri 61, Anuruddha Rajapakse 54, Dulaj Ranatunga 36, Damith Perera 28, Randeera Ranasinghe 20, Sanjeewan Priyadharshana 22 n.o, Akalanka Ganegama 4/80, Sudeera Tilekeratne 3/100, Rajith Priyan 2/64) and 49/1 (Rasanjana Jayaratne 22 n.o)

Galle CC: 290 (Sudeera Tilekeratne 54, Hasnain Borkhan 48, Ashan Madusanka 29, Samin Kandanarachchi 27, Nisal Randika 25, Lakshan Rodrigo 23, Rajeewa Weerasinghe 46 n.o, Thusith de Soysa 4/67, Rasanjana Jayaratne 3/67, Randeera Ranasinghe 2/34).

At Police Park Panadura SC (278/8 overnight): 294 (Asantha Basnayake 106, Thimira Jayasinghe 65, Nipun Lakshan 63, Manjula Jayawardena 4/59, Dinuka Hettiarachchi 4/88, Gayantha Wijetileke 2/63)

Police SC: 267 (Mahesh Priyadharshana 113, Gitansh Khera 65, Manjula Jayawardena 21, Sameendra Madushan 3/59, Amitha Kaushalya 3/84, Kaumal Nanayakkara 3/94).

At Welisara Lankan CC: 218 and 265/5 (Lahiru Dilshan 139, Lakshitha Munasinghe 37, Shifran Muthaliph 68 n.o, H. Dilshan 2/72, Savindu Peiris 2/81)

Navy SC (104/6 overnight): 212 (Shevon Fonseka 75, Supun Leelaratne 53, Dilan Chandima 22, Lakshitha Munasinghe 4/44, Ayantha de Silva 2/53).