Panadura SC dominate Colts
Panadura SC the Group A leaders of the Premier league cricket tournament maintained their dominance when they came out on top against Colts at the end of the second day's play at the Panadura Esplanade.
Panadura SC resuming on their overnight score of 18 for no loss went on to surpass the score of 277 made by their opponents by making 319 which came on the back of half tons made by skipper Chamara Silva and Prasanna Jayawardena.
Moors SC too continued their domination against Bloomfield thanks to a knock of 195 made by Shehan Jayasuriya at Braybrooke Place. Moors SC resuming their second innings at ten for no loss went on to make a formidable 372. The opening day's play saw Moors SC being restricted to 231. Moors struck back to bundle out Bloomfield for 100 runs!
Half tons by Denuwan Rajakaruna, ThilanThuhara and Rumesh Buddika helped Tamil Union gain a first inning lead over NCC at the NCC ground.
Army managed to record a close first inning lead over BRC in a high scoring match at the BRC ground while Sri Lanka Ports Authority resuming on their overnight score of 351 for 9 added a further 24 runs before declaring with their score at 375 for 9 and then bowled out Navy SC to 197 at the Colts ground. At Panadura
Colts 277 (Nisal Randika 60, Roshen Silva 51, Shihan Kamileen 46, Malinda Warnapura 25, Sajeewa Weerakoon 22, Kamran Khan 15 n.o.: Gayan Sirisoma 3 for 63, Chathura Peiris 3 for 86, Dilruwan Perera 2 for 81) and 72 for 3 (Shihan Kamileen 25: Dikruwan Perera 2 for 29)
Panadura SC (18/0 overnight) 319 (Chamara Silva 65, Prasanna Jayawardena 57, Sudesh Umayanga 47, Ranga Cooray 45, Lasith Fernando 15, Malith Chathuranga 24 n.o.: Sajeewa Weerakoon 6 for 136, Kamran Khan 3 for 66) At Braybrooke Place
Moors SC 231 (Dilhara Lokuhettige 85, Chathuranga de Silva 76, Shehan Jayasuriya 19, Isham Ghouse 16: Suraj Ranjiv 3 for 52, Imran Khan 3 for 59, Chathura Randunu 2 for 27, Tharanga Lakshitha 2 for 42) and (10/0 overnight) 372 (Shehan Jayasuriya 195, Chathuranga de Silva 66, Imraz Rafi 18, Indika de Saram 17, Malinda Pushpakumara 16, Hasitha Wickramasinghe 17 n.o.: Suraj Randiv 5 for 160, Dilshan Munaweera 3 for 43, Upul Indrasiri 2 for 52)
Bloomfield 100 (Madawa Warnapura 40, Dilshan Munaweera 17: Malinda Pushpakumara 5 for 55, Shehan Jayasuriya 3 for 63) and 137 for 1 (Sanjaya Gangodawila 16, Dilshan Munaweera 96 n.o., Daminda Ranaweera 17 n.o.) At NCC
NCC 280 (Jehan Mubarak 73, Chamara Kapugedera 71, Lahiru Madusanka 58, Niroshan Dickwella 32, Tharindu Kaushal 31: Suranga Lakmal 6 for 68, Sachithra Serasinghe 3 for 67)
Tamil Union (80/3 overnight) 314 (Denuwan Rajakaruna 71, Thilan Thushara 62, Rumesh Buddika 61, Kithruwan Vithanage 43, Ashen Silva 18, Sachithra Serasinghe 18: Tharindu Kaushal 4 for 125, Ramith Rambukwella 3 for 32, Kosala Kulasekera 2 for 29) At BRC
Army SC (318/6 overnight) 350 (Asela Gunaratne 98, Rishan Kavinga 81, Manjula de Zoysa 71, Dilan Soysa 37, Ajantha Mendis 32: Marlan Madusanka 3 for 62, Nimesh Perera 2 for 28, Hasitha Wickramasinghe 2 for 70) and 16 for no loss
BRC 328 (Nimesh Perera 52, Gihan Dilruk 39, Dilshan Vitharana 25, Andy Solomons 19, Rosco Thattil 142 n.o.: Ajantha Mendis 4 for 91, Nuwan Liyanapathirana 2 for 33, Seekkuge Prasanna 2 for 94) At Colts
SLPA (351/9 overnight) 375 for 9 declared (Muthumudalige Pushpakumara 119, Gayan Manishan 89, Isuru Udana 33, Yohan de Silva 30, Gayashan Weerasekera 24: Dulanjana Mendis 6 for 129, Sattambi Chamika 2 for 112) and 227 for 5 (Gayan Manishan 65, Yohan de Silva 56, Isuru Udana 29, Ashan Priyanjan 20, Gayashan Weerasekera 20 n.o.: Lakmal Keerthiratne 3 for 15)
Navy SC 197 (Chanaka Ruwansiri 68, Buddi Hasaranga 38, Anura Wekadapola 18: Chaminda Bandara 4 for 66, Isuru Udana 2 for 56) At Reid Avenue
Saracens SC 302 (Rukshan Weerasinghe 51, Amila Sandaruwan 47, Achintha Rajapakse 46, Surien Silva 40, Prabodha Arthavidu 77 n.o.: Malinga Bandara 4 for 70, Madura Lakmal 3 for 76) and 121 for 9 (Achintha Rajapakse 23, Rukshan Weerasinghe 17, Lahiru Sri Lakmal 27 n.o.: Milinda Siriwardena 4 for 37, Madura Lakmal 2 for 44)
Ragama CC (91/3 overnight) 279 (Sameera de Zoysa 107, Udara Jayasundara 44, Kaushalya Weeraratne 39, Ian Daniel 17, Michael Vandort 16, Shalika Karunanayake 15: Shashrika Pussegolla 4 for 55, Lahiru Sri Lakmal 2 for 22, Denuwan Fernando 2 for 57) At Maggona
Badureliya CC (268/7 overnight) 324 (Mapa Bandara 80, Gayan de Silva 77, Alankara Asanka 40, Saliya Saman 31, Roshan Laksiri 19, Sahan Wijeratne 16, Alankara Asanka 40 n.o.: Dilesh Gunaratne 5 for 81, Dinuka Hettiarachchi 3 for 122)
CCC 356 for 5 (Amal Athulathmudali 87, Roy Silva 54, Gihan Rupasinghe 49, Hasantha Fernando 39, Gayan Wijekoon 80 n.o., Malith Gunatileke 23 n.o.: Saliya Saman 2 for 61, Alankara Asanka 2 for 109) At R. Premadasa Stadium
Chilaw Marians 227 (Geeth Kumara 63, Upul Fernando 49, Umesh Karunaratne 25, Asela Jayasinghe 17, Sohail Ahmed 15: Jeewantha Kulatunga 3 for 32, Prasad Kellepotha 3 for 65, Tyrone Gamage 2 for 33) and 129 (Geeth Kumara 42: Tyrone Gamage 5 for 24, Chamikara Edirisinghe 2 for 11, Mahesh Kodamullage 2 for 48)
Kurunegala YCC (32/2 overnight) 195 (Sandun Dias 51, Jeewabtha Kulatunga 47, Tyrone Gamage 18, Manoj Sarathchandra 17, Sampath Perera 20 n.o.: Prabath Jayasuriya 5 for 50, DInesh Daminda 2 for 17, Umesh Karunaratne 2 for 70) and 58 for no loss (Jeewantha Kulatunga 29 n.o., Thilina Masmulla 24 n.o.) At FTZ Katunayake
Lankan CC 228 (DeshanDias 50, Shivanga Ranasuriya 46, Dilhan Cooray 37, Manjula de Silva 24, Tharaka Waduge 18, Rajeewa Weerasinghe 32 n.o.: T. Nadeera 4 for 24, Lasanda Rukmal 4 for 64, Akila Isanka 2 for 54) and 20 for no loss
Air Force SC (4/0 overnight) 321 (Yasoda Lanka 113, Raju Gayashan 94, T. Nadeera 37, Sajith Kelumpriya 33, Achira Eranga 23: Rajeewa Weerasinghe 7 for 99, Lassana Dias 2 for 81)