Under 23 division 1 cricket tournament group stage ended on Sunday as all the 6 matches producing outright wins.
Arch-rivals NCC and SSC emerged as the table toppers after 7 weeks of exciting cricket. Army SC and Bloomfield C & AC will be demoted to the division 2 next season after poor performances throughout the season. Colts CC and Colombo CC endured demotion worries after they recorded brilliant outright victories over the last weekend.
Colts vs NCC
Sri Lanka T20 player Akila Dananjaya produced a stunning all-round performance to help his club, Colts CC beat the fancied Nondescript cricket club by 93 runs at Colts grounds.
Akila scored 2 half-centuries and captured a match-bag of 7 wickets to trouble NCC while upcoming off-spinner Tharindu Kaushal scalped a 10 wicket match-bag for NCC and their left handed batsman Sandun Weerakkody smashed a century in a losing cause.
Chief Scores:
Colts (1st inn) – 234 all out 66.4 overs: Akila Dhananjaya 66, Angelo Jayasinghe 62, Lahiru Madusanka 4/41, Tharindu Kaushal 4/75.
NCC (1st inn) – 102 all out 30.1 overs: Pawan Wickramasinghe 30, Hasitha Fernando 4/25, Akila Dhananjaya 4/27.
Colts (2nd inn) – 234 all out 65.1 overs: Akila Dhananjaya 77, Aruna Dharmasena 31, Keshan Wijeratne 53* Tharindu Kaushal 6/80, Lahiru Madusanka 2/32.
NCC (2nd inn) – 273 all out 50.4 overs: Sandun Weerakkody 107, Visal de Silva 58, Lahiru Madusanka 32, Hasitha Fernando 2/47, Shehan Fernando 4/26, Akila Dhananjaya 3/108.
CCC vs Army
Colombo Cricket Club secured their first win of the tournament when they beat SL Army SC by 23 runs in a closely contested match at CCC grounds.
Lakshitha Madushan’s valiant century did not help the Soldiers to get over the line during this crucial relegation match. Sachithra Perera’s leg spinners did the job for CCC in the 2nd innings as he picked up 5 Army wickets.
Chief Scores:
CCC (1st inn) – 300/9 declared in 78 overs: Lasith Abeyratne 58, Viraj Deepal 45, Janindu Isharaka 40, Sachithra Perera 40, Vikum Sanjaya 35, Lakshan Rangika 39*. Yashoda Mendis 4/81.
Army (1st inn) – 174 all out in 46.4 overs: Nalin Perera 50, Dilshan de Soysa 34, Vikum Sanjaya 5/56, Lakshan Rangika 4/66.
CCC (2nd inn) – 146 all out 41.1 overs: Geeshan Wimaladharma 33, Hashan Dumindu 32, Nadeesha de Mel 4/28, Shehan de Silva 4/54, Yashoda Mendis 2/31.
Army (2nd inn) – 249 all out in 80.4 overs: Lakshitha Madushan 104, Adeesha Thilanchana 43, Chathuranga Kumara 4/38, Sachithra Perera 5/67.
Ragama vs Air Force
Ragama CC ended their season on a high note as they crushed the Air Force SC outfit by 211-run margin at Katunayake BOI grounds.
Left-arm spinner Amila Aponso mesmerized the Airmen with a 12-wicket match bag while their middle order batsman Eranga Rathnayake scored a brilliant century.
Chief Scores:
Ragama (1st inn) – 208 all out 57.2 overs: Dhananjaya de Silva 54, Charith Fernando 43, Roscoe Thattil 33, Dushan Vimukthi 7/37, Kasun Rajitha 2/70.
Air Force (1st inn) – 126 all out in 35.5 overs: Pasindu Isira 64, Dhananjaya de Silva 5/30, Amila Aponso 4/45.
Ragama (2nd inn) – 313 all out 83.4 overs: Eranga Ratnayake 100, Shaminda Maduranga 43, Dhananjaya de Silva 38, Prabodha Arthavidu 31, Dushan Vimukthi 4/102, Thuppahi Nadeera 2/49, Udara Ranasinghe 2/51.
Air Force (2nd inn) – 184 all out in 58.2 overs: Udara Ranasinghe 43, Kavindu Perera 50, Amila Aponso 8/65.
Moors vs SL Ports
Shehan Jayasooriya captured a 10-wicket match bag and Oshada Fernando scored twin half-centuries as Moors inflicted a massive 251-run loss to SL Ports Authority CC at Braybrooke place.
Chief Scores:
Moors(1st inn) – 284 all out in 55.4 overs: Oshada Fernando 65, Chalana de Silva 57, Shehan Jayasooriya 35, Prasansana Jayamanne 31, Aravinda Premaratne 5/100, Tissa Bandara 3/56, Anuk de Alwis 2/81.
Moors (2nd inn) – 311 all out 78.1 overs: Ruvinda Shamen 54, Oshada Fernando 52, Prasansana Jayamanne 41, Thikshila de Silva 34, Chalana de Silva 78, Anuk de Alwis 5/114, Sanjaya Chathuranga 2/25.
SL Ports (1st inn) – 143 all out in 52 overs: Aravinda Premaratne 54, Shehan Jayasooriya 4/56, Kaushalya Gajasinghe 3/36, Chalana de Silva 2/25.
SL Ports (2nd inn) – 201 all out in 58.3 overs: Prashan Wickramasighe 91, Shehan Jayasooriya 6/91.
SSC vs Tamil Union
Sinhalease Sports Club continued their dominant run in the current under 23 tournament as they recorded a massive 174-run win over the defending champions, Tamil Union C & AC at P. Sara Oval grounds.
Nuwan Thushara wrecked through the Tamil Union batting lineup twice as he managed to get 7 wickets in the match while Vishwa Wijerathne, Sanka Ramesh and Ramesh Mendis excelled for SSC with half-centuries.
Chief Scores:
SSC (1st inn) – 197 all out 76.3 overs: Vishwa Wijeratne 76, Shashen Fernando 26, Mateesha Perera 4/51, Pramod Liyanagamage 3/36, Ishara Prashan 2/32.
Tamil Union (1st inn) – 71 all out in 23 overs: Manoj Sarathchandra 15, Nuwan Thushara 4/28, Chamika Karunaratne 2/15, Dasun Shanaka 2/15.
SSC (2nd inn) – 251 all out 70.5 overs: Ramesh Mendis 61, Sanka Ramesh 52, Dasun Shanaka 40, Mateesha Perera 4/69, Minhaj Jaleel 3/24.
Tamil Union (2nd inn) – 203 all out in 55.3 overs: Pabasara Waduge 58, Isuru Buddhika 44, Pramod Liyanagamage 38*, Nuwan Thushara 3/64, Ramesh Mendis 3/12.
Bloomfield vs Navy
Bloomfield ended their miserable season with another defeat as Navy SC sprung another 5 wicket win over the boys from Bloomfield at Welisara.
Chief Scores:
Bloomfield (1st inn) – 225 all out in 56.3 overs: Himasha Liyanage 49, Koshan Jayawickrema 36, Kalhara Peiris 4/41, Ishan Abeysekera 4/74.
Navy (1st inn) – 339 all out in 88.3 overs: Madura Madusanka 83, Ashan Ranasinghe 56, Sameera Chathuranga 43, Akash Senaratne 41, Ishan Abeysekera 69*, Kalindu Lakshan 4/80, Koshan Jayawickrema 2/76, Asantha Singapulli 2/86
Bloomfield (2nd inn) – 223 all out in 48.3 overs: (Damith Priyadharshana 41, Charitha Kumarasinghe 36, Gihan Nimsara 78, Yohan Soyza 5/73, Ishan Abeysekera 2/56.
Navy (2nd inn) – 111/5 in 19.3 overs: Sameera Sandamal 43, Koshan Jayawickrama 3/40.
