Tamil Union flattened a miserable Kurunegala YCC by an innings and 88 runs in their Premier League fixture concluded at the P. Sara Oval yesterday.
Tamil Union reached a massive 466 for four in the first innings when Rumesh Buddika smashed an unbeaten 203 and Jeewan Mendis hit a 95 ball 100.
Left arm spinner Mendis then claimed a match bag of eight for 118 to lead Tamil Union to a crushing win.
Tamil Union: 466-4 dec.
Kurunegala YCC: (160-5 o’night) 200 (Sisira Kuamra 45, Upesh Wijesiri 53, Chamikara Edirisinghe 34 n.o. Chanaka Welagedara 4 for 52, Jeewan Mendis 5 for 53) and 178 (Chamikara Edirisinghe 42, Prasad Kellepitha 48 n.o. Chanaka Welegedara 3 for 35, Jeewan Mendis 3 for 65, TN Sampath 2 for 27)
All rounder Dilruwan Perera took Panadura to a comfortable seven wicket win over BRC in their Premier League cricket match played at BRC grounds yesterday. He was in awesome form with the bat and the ball grabbing nine wickets and scoring a masterful half century.
Perera who took three wickets for 42 runs, smashed 98 in the first innings and grabbed six for 91 to seal a comfortable win for the visitors.
BRC: 223 and 12-1 (o’night) 215 (Hashan Gunathillake 61, Roscoe Thattil 47; Dilruwan Perera 6 for 91, Gayan Sirisoma 2 for 41)
Panadura SC: 320 and 123 for 3 (Lasith Fernando 59, Prasanna Jayawardane 41)
Right arm paceman Kasun Madushanka grabbed a best of seven for 35 as SSC recorded a massive 266 runs win over CCC in their Premier League cricket encounter concluded at Maitland Crescent yesterday.
Chasing 370 to win, CCC were shot out for 103 runs in the second innings when Madushanka ran through the batting order with an impressive bowling spell.
SSC: 354-8 dec and 241 for 5 dec (Tharanga Paranavithana 105, Kaushal Silva 69, Maduka Liyanapathiranage 2 for 103, Dinuka Hettiarachchi 2 for 68)
CCC: 226 and 103 (Maduka Liyanapathiranage 24 n.o. Hasantha Fernando 21, Kasun Madushanka 7 for 35)
Opener Shehan Jayasuriya smashed a quick-fire 73 off 50 balls and claimed five for 50 runs to lead Moors to an comfortable nine wicket win over Lankan CC in their Premier League cricket encounter played at Braybrook Place yesterday.
Lankan CC: 190 and 149-9 (o’night), 160 (Yohan Arumanthanthri 24, Manjula de Silva 30, Malinda Pushpakumara 3/37, Shehan Jayasuriya 5/50)
Moors: 232 and 119 for 1 (Shehan Jayasuriya 73 n.o. Janaka Gunaratne 30 n.o.)
Chanaka Komasaru claimed 10 for 97, his second ten wicket haul and Isuru Udana scored his second first class ton as Ports Authority beat Galle CC by an innings and 123 runs in their Premier League encounter concluded at Maitland Crescent yesterday.
Port Authority: (194/4 o/n) 400-7 dec (Gayashan Weerasekara 66, Tharindu Mendis 58, Isuru Udana 103 n.o, Shanuka Dissanayake 32)
Galle CC: 122 and (35/1 o’night) 155 (Chalitha Halambage 33, Anil Rideegammanagedara 29, Chanaka Komasaru 5/55, Shanuka Dissanayake 2/17, Malinda Pushpakumara 2 for 23)
Opener Dilshan Munaweera hit 112 off 78 balls with nine sixes and six boundaries after he took five for 47 to lead Bloomfield to a comfortable 154 runs win over Saracens in their Premier League match against Saracens concluded at Reid Avenue yesterday.
Chathura Randunu took 5 for 46 to shot out Saracens for 123 runs in their second innings chasing 278 to win.
Bloomfield: 314-8 dec and 218-4 (Dilshan Munaweera 112, Primosh Perera 72, Shashirika Pussegolla 2 for 65, Samith Dushantha 2 for 58)
Saracens: 255 (175-6 o/n) (Rajkuma Rathika 63, Rukshan Weerasinghe 29 Samith Dushantha 48, Buddika Mendis 66 Dilshan Munaweera 5 for 47, Upul Indirasiri 2 for 48) and 123 (Mohomad Aslam 36, Chathura Randunu 5 for 46, Upul Indrasiri 3 for 25)
National discard Seekkuge Prasanna hit back to back half centuries (77 and 76) and grabbed eight wickets for 155, including five for 94 in the first innings as Army claimed first innings win over Ragama CC on in their drawn Premier League cricket match concluded at Katunayake yesterday.
Army: 401 and 202 for 8 (Seekuge Prasanna 76, janith silva 39 not out; Kaushalya Weeraratne 3 for 22, Dananjaya de Silva 3 for 61)
Ragama CC: 281 ( 236-4 o/n) (Udara Jayasundara 50, Michael Vandort 38, Dananjaya de Silva 71, Seekkuge Prasanna 5 for 94, Roshan Jayatissa 3-70) and 101 for 5 (Milinda Siriwardane 31 not out, Seekkuge Prasanna 3 for 61)
Chilaw Marians posted a first innings win over Navy in their Premier League match concluded at Welisara yesterday.
Chasing 311 to win, Navy lost seven wickets for 233 runs at stumps on the final day.
Chilaw Marians: 354 and 174 for 8 (Geeth Kumara 44, Vidura Adikari 36; Sattambi Chamikara 4 for 50, Wimesh Wickramasinghe 2 for 34)
Navy: 218 (171-9 o/n) (Gayas Christopher 55, Anura Wegodapola 63, Sattambi Chamikara 22; Prabath Jayasuriya 5 for 72, Geeth Kumara 5 for 52) and 233 for 7 (Dileeka Thissakuttige 41, Buddika Hasaranga 51, Yohan Kumara 68 not out; Sanjaya Fernando 3 for 28, Geeth Kumara 2 for 49, Prabath Jayasuriya 2 for 59)
Chilaw Marians posted a first innings win over Navy in their Premier League match concluded at Welisara yesterday.
Chasing 311 to win, Navy lost seven wickets for 233 runs at stumps on the final day.
Chilaw Marians: 354 and 174 for 8 (Geeth Kumara 44, Vidura Adikari 36; Sattambi Chamikara 4 for 50, Wimesh Wickramasinghe 2 for 34)
Navy: 218 (171-9 o/n) (Gayas Christopher 55, Anura Wegodapola 63, Sattambi Chamikara 22; Prabath Jayasuriya 5 for 72, Geeth Kumara 5 for 52) and 233 for 7 (Dileeka Thissakuttige 41, Buddika Hasaranga 51, Yohan Kumara 68 not out; Sanjaya Fernando 3 for 28, Geeth Kumara 2 for 49, Prabath Jayasuriya 2 for 59)
Baduraliya held star studded NCC to a tame draw in their Premier League cricket encounter concluded at Maitland Place yesterday.
Upul Tharanga hit a classy 120 not out with 15 boundaries and two sixes as NCC offered a target of 293 to win.
NCC: 275 and 212 for 3 (Upul Tharanga 120 not out, Lahiru Madushanka 35 not out)
Badureliya: 195 (176-8 0/n) (Malinga Malgaspe 35, Pabasara Waduge 36, Saman Jeewantha 44, Farveez Maharoof 5 for 46, Chaminda Vidanapathirana 2 for 47) and 178 for 7 (Nadeera Nonis 60, Hans Fernando 33; Sohan Boralessa 3 for 61)
| Group A | |||||||||
| Teams | M | WO | LO | FW | FL | FT | MT | NR | POINTS |
| Panadura Sports Club | 6 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 87.590 |
| Moors Sports Club | 6 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 86.775 |
| Colts Cricket Club | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 77.720 |
| Bloomfield C & AC | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 76.915 |
| Army Sports Slub | 6 | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | 70.460 |
| Ragama Cricket Club | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 56.090 |
| Air Force Sports Club | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | 35.650 | |
| Burgher Recreation Club | 6 | – | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 28.090 |
| Lankan Cricket Club | 6 | – | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 27.155 |
| Saracens Sports Club | 6 | – | 4 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 19.310 |
| Group B | |||||||||
| Teams | M | WO | LO | FW | FL | FT | MT | NR | POINTS |
| Tamil Union C & AC | 6 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 100.000 |
| Singhalese Sports Club | 6 | 5 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 97.510 |
| Nondescripts Cricket Club | 6 | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 83.060 |
| Colombo Cricket Club | 6 | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 59.470 |
| Sri Lanka Ports Authority CC | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 57.660 |
| Badureliya Cricket Club | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | 43.250 |
| Galle Cricket Club | 6 | 2 | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 42.980 |
| Chilaw Marians Cricket Club | 6 | – | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 37.640 |
| Navy Sports Club | 6 | – | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 29.750 |
| Kurunegala YCC | 6 | – | 5 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 17.930 |
