Chilaw Marians begin campaign on winning note
Chilaw Marians CC began their campaign for the Tier ‘A’ title on a winning note with a convincing nine-wicket win over Tamil Union in their SLC Premier League Inter-club match which concluded at the P. Sara Oval in Colombo yesterday.
Tamil Union went on to compile 298 runs in their second innings with Manoj Sarathchandra making a top score of 158.
Chilaw Marians CC, left with a simple target of 115 runs raced to victory with ease thanks to an unbeaten half century by Sumit Ghadigaonkar.
Meanwhile, the defending champions CCC recorded a comfortable 145-run win over BRC in their match which ended at the BRC Grounds.
In the other matches NCC, Colts CC and Negombo CC secured first innings wins in high scoring matches played at the NCC Grounds, Colts Grounds and SSC Grounds.
RESULTS:
At P Sara Oval (Chilaw Marians CC won by nine wickets)
Tamil Union: 162 and (45/3 overnight) 298 (Manoj Sarathchandra 158, Kithuruwan Vithanage 30, Asitha Fernando 4/92)
Chilaw Marians CC: 346 and 116/1 (Sumit Ghadigaonkar 55 n.o, Oshada Fernando 30 n.o).
At BRC Grounds (CCC won by 145 runs)
CCC: 416 and (144/1 overnight): 267/6 declared (Pawantha Weerasinghe 82, Ron Chandragupta 77, Ashan Priyanjan 45, Duvindu Tilekeratne 4/93)
BRC: 277 and 261 (Bhanuka Rajapaksa 85, Shanuka Dulaj 68, Deshan Dias 33, Ashan Priyanjan 5/42).
At NCC Grounds (1st innings win for NCC)
NCC: 511/9 declared and 147/0 (Mahela Udawatte 74 n.o, Lahiru Udara 68 n.o)
Lankan CC (249/4 overnight): 394 (Geeth Kumara 70, Primosh Perera 66, Sawan Kanakanage 54, Chanaka Ruwansiri 51, Kasun Abeyratne 36, Risth Upamal 59 n.o, Chathuranga de Silva 4/82).
At Colts Grounds (1st innings win for Colts CC)
Army SC: 270 and 268 (Dinesh Chandimal 89, Janith Silva 37, Himasha Liyanage 33, Dilruwan Perera 3/62, Prabath Jayasuriya 3/100)
Colts CC (312/9 overnight): 336 (Vishad Randika 132, Avishka Fernando 41, Dhananjaya Lakshan 30, Malka Madusanka 3/83).
At SSC Grounds (1st innings win for Negombo CC)
Negombo CC: 428 and 126/3 (Dilshan
Munaweera 49)
SSC (239/6 overnight): 409 (Dasun Shanaka 130, Sandun Weerakkody 114, Kavindu Kulasekera 57, Akash Senaratne 35, Upul Indrasiri 5/110, Roshen Fernando 4/114).
At Maggona
Badureliya CC (215/2 overnight): 505/9 declared (Bravish Shetty 157, Lahiru Milantha 95, Salinda Ushan 54, T. N. Sampath 48, Shahid Yousuf 41, Shiran Fernando 5/97)
Ragama CC: 28/2.