Angelo Perera ‘ton’ props NCC
After an inauspicious start on day one of the Premier League cricket tournament encounters where all the matches were called off early due to bad weather; the second day’s proceedings saw some fine batting performances.
Taking use of the sunlight, there were three centuries scored yesterday. The ‘tons’ came off the bats of Angelo Perera ( NCC) along with Sachithra Serasinghe ( Tamil Union) and Ashen Bandara ( Saracens) for their respective sides to take the upper hand when play stopped for tea.
NCC skipper Angelo Perera cracked a 154 ball knock of 123 that included seven boundaries and three sixes to help his side who was struggling on 86 for 5 to end with a score of 272 runs against Ragama CC in the match played at the NCC ground.
Angelo in the process was involved in two fruitful partnerships. First was of 64 runs for the sixth wicket with Chamika Karunaratne and the other of 69 runs for the seventh wicket with Sachintha Peiris.
Ragama CC in reply was on 101 for 4 when play stopped for tea. For Ragama CC, south- paw Lahiru Thirimanne celebrated his recall to the New Zealand tour squad with a polished knock of 53.
Tamil Union’s Serasinghe on the other hand was unbeaten on 110 was associated in two partnerships. One was of 97 runs for the third wicket with Lahiru Milantha fol- lowed by an unbeaten 148 runs for the fourth wicket with Kithruwan Vithanage. Tamil Union recovered from their overnight score of 31 for 2, to go into the tea break on day two in a strong position of 242 for 3 at Katunayake.
This was in reply to the score of 210 scored by defending champions Chilaw Marians which came on the back of a half ton by made by skipper Harsha Cooray.
Bandara made 106 with nine boundaries. He along with Saliya Saman put on a valuable 129 runs for the sixth wicket to help Saracens SC; resuming from their overnight score of 170 for 5 end their innings with a formidable score of 316 against Colts CC at the Colts ground.
Half tons by Chamara Silva and Irosh Samarasooriya saw Moors
SC from their overnight of 144 for 4 going on to make 320 runs against SLPA CC in the match played at P. Sara Stadium.
BRC was on 144 for 4 in reply to Badureliya CC’s 258 while CCC were 192 for 6 after having restricted SSC for a score of 229 runs on day one in the matches played at Maggona and SSC ground.