Six matches in the second week of the SLC Major Club 3-Day League 2025/26 concluded today (14th December), with Nugegoda Sports & Welfare Club registering the only outright result of the round. The remaining five encounters ended in draws but produced several notable individual performances across venues.
Nugegoda Sports & Welfare Club secured a convincing victory over Chilaw Marians Cricket Club, led by an impressive all-round display from 43-year-old veteran Tillakaratne Sampath. Sampath made valuable contributions with the bat, scoring an aggregate of 93 runs across the two innings, and complemented his effort with the ball by claiming a match haul of five wickets to guide his side to victory.
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Despite the absence of outright results in the other fixtures, there were several outstanding batting performances. Nishan Madushka produced the most eye-catching effort, scoring a superb 183 off 340 deliveries with 13 boundaries for Colombo Cricket Club in their match against Bloomfield Cricket & Athletic Club.
Heshan Dhanushka of Burgher Recreation Club, Wanuja Sahan of Ace Capital Cricket Club, Sachitha Jayatilake of Tamil Union Cricket & Athletic Club and Kavin Bandara of Nondescripts Cricket Club also reached three figures, adding further weight to the strong batting displays during the round.
The bowlers too made their presence felt in the drawn matches. Kavishka Anjula was the standout performer with the ball, picking up a match bag of 10 wickets for Colts Cricket Club, including five-wicket hauls in both innings against Police Sports Club.
Wanuja Sahan also impressed with a match haul of nine wickets for Ace Capital Cricket Club, while Tharindu Rathnayake of Tamil Union Cricket & Athletic Club and Chamikara Edirisinghe of Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club claimed six wickets apiece. Shiran Fernando of Moors Sports Club also featured prominently among the wicket-takers with a five-wicket haul.
Brief Scores
Chilaw Marians Cricket Club – 203 (61.1) Kasun Vidura 52, Nimsara Atharagalla 33*, Thanuka Dabare 23, Sakuna Liyanage 21, Lohan de Zoysa 3/43, Madhuka Liyanapathiranage 2/35, Tillakaratne Sampath 2/45 & 211 (61.1) Thanuka Dabare 51, Sakuna Liyanage 44, Kasun Vidura 28, Nimsara Atharagalla 22, Lasith Lakshan 20, Madhuka Liyanapathiranage 3/51, Tillakaratne Sampath 3/66, Abdul Hakam 2/31, Anuk Fernando 2/35
Nugegoda Sports & Welfare Club – 321 (110.2) Tillakaratne Sampath 64, Pathum Kumara 57, Akram Muthalib 54, Madhuka Liyanapathiranage 31, Kevin Perera 24, Anuk Fernando 23, Pulindu Perera 20, Kalhara Senarathne 3/62, Nimsara Atharagalla 2/42 & 96/1 (30.2) Lohan de Zoysa 51*, Tillakaratne Sampath 29*
Result – Nugegoda S & WC won by 9 wickets
Colombo Cricket Club – 404/9d (120.4) Nishan Madushka 183, Chamindu Wijesinghe 72, Dhananjaya de Silva 40, Nishan Peiris 34, Sonal Dinusha 20, Lahiru Madushanka 3/40, Janith Liyanage 3/63, Nisala Abeyratne 2/72 & 57/2d (20) Nishan Madushka 26*, Janith Liyanage 2/14
Bloomfield Cricket & Athletic Club – 202 (72) Lahiru Madushanka 92, Ravindu Fernando 37, Vishwa Fernando 4/47, Chamindu Wijesinghe 2/15, Nishan Peiris 2/48
Result – Match Drawn
Police Sports Club – 317 (79.1) Dulash Udayanga 94, Ashen Bandara 79, Dhanuja Induwara 51, Priyamal Perera 28, Dilum Sudeera 23, Kavishka Anjula 5/70, Akila Dananjaya 3/85 & 179 (61.2) Chathuranga Kumara 48, Kusal Perera 28, Kavishka Anjula 5/45, Akila Dananjaya 3/63
Colts Cricket Club – 274 (96.3) Dunith Wellalage 99, Dinesh Chandimal 61, Kavishka Anjula 26, Sheran Fonseka 23, Nipun Premaratne 4/52, Dilum Sudeera 2/63, Nalin Priyadarshana 2/83 & 15/0 (4)
Result – Match Drawn
Nondescripts Cricket Club – 333 (94.2) Vinuka Rubasinghe 76, Lahiru Udara 70, Chamika Karunaratne 52, Kamil Mishara 37, Ashian Daniel 35*, Wanuja Sahan 5/88, Roshan Jayatissa 3/98 & 206/9d (51) Kavin Bandara 102, Vinuka Rubasinghe 32, Chamika Gunasekara 20*, Wanuja Sahan 4/77, Isitha Wijesundara 3/42
Ace Capital Cricket Club – 288 (65.5) Wanuja Sahan 120, Ranesh Silva 33, Roshan Jayatissa 30, Danal Hemananda 29, Chamika Karunaratne 4/69, Ashian Daniel 2/43, Lasith Embuldeniya 2/72 & 181/2 (29) Pawantha Weerasinghe 94, Pawan Pathiraja 66
Result – Match Drawn
Moors Sports Club – 393 (131.3) Pasindu Sooriyabandara 91, Sohan de Livera 60, Sithara Gimhan 47, Ramesh Mendis 43, Sadeera Samarawickrama 40, Janishka Perera 39, Tharindu Ratnayake 6/117, Kavindu Dilhara 2/47
Tamil Union Cricket & Athletic Club – 350 (91.2) Sachitha Jayatilake 102, Lahiru Samarakoon 73, Minod Bhanuka 66, Sharujan Shanmuganathan 60, Shiran Fernando 5/51, Praveen Jayawickrama 3/83
Result – Match Drawn
Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club – 289 (90.5) Manoj Sarathchandra 53, Chamikara Edirisinghe 45, Sameera Sadamal 37, Dinushka Malan 34*, Lakshan Edirisinghe 22, Dilhara Polgampala 22, Mohamed Shiraz 4/74, Shashika Dulshan 4/77 & 196/7 (60) Lakshan Edirisinghe 73*, Gayan Maneeshan 35, Madawa Warnapura 24, Murvin Abinash 2/42, Mohamed Shiraz 2/62, Shashika Dulshan 2/64
Burgher Recreation Club – 322 (99.1) Heshan Dhanushka 114, Hashan Dumindu 66, Saminda Fernando 47, Raminda Wijesooriya 35, Promod Maduwantha 21, Chamikara Edirisinghe 6/91, Randeera Ranasinghe 2/44
Result – Match Drawn
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