Badureliya, Colts & CCC register wins; Nishan Madushka strokes 169

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Five games were worked off on the third day of the SLC Major League Tier ‘A’ tournament 2019/20 today (23rd February 2020), while the encounter between Sinhalese Sports Club and Burgher Recreation Club continued in Dombagoda. Badureliya Sports Club, Colts Cricket Club, and Colombo Cricket Club registered wins in their respective encounters. 

Chilaw Marians Cricket Club vs Badureliya Cricket Club 

Badureliya Cricket Club registered a comprehensive 7-wicket win over Chilaw Marians Cricket Club in their Group B encounter which ended at Marians Cricket Grounds in Katunayake. The right-arm seamer Lahiru Samarakoon was the star of the match as he bagged a match bag of 10 wickets for 129 runs for BRC. 

Saminda, Dinuka, Nuwanidu and Milantha amass tons

Brief Scores

Chilaw Marians Cricket Club – 206 (51.5) Thikshila De Silva 119*, Oshada Fernando 24, Lahiru Samarakoon 5/86, T M Sampath 2/58, Buddika Sanjeewa 2/55 & 185 (60) Rumesh Buddhika 67, Sumith Ghadhigaonkar 56, Lasith Crosspulle 22, Lahiru Samarakoon 5/71, Buddhika Sanjeewa 3/46, Danosh Ranoadith 2/15 

Badureliya Cricket Club – 326 (91.5) Lahiru Milantha 104, Damith Perera 53, Yashoda Lanka 51, Shahid Yousas 48, Alankara Asanka 34*, Asitha Fernando 7/139, Sagal Paresh 2/60 & 68/3 (15.1) T M Sampath 31

Result – Badureliya Cricket Club won by 7 wickets 

Colts Cricket Club vs Moors Sports Club  

Colts Cricket Club defeated Moors Sports Club by 88 runs in their Group A encounter at Moors Grounds in Colombo. The off-spinner Dilruwan Perera starred with the ball picking up a match bag of 9 wickets for 107 runs for the visitors. 

Brief Scores

Colts Cricket Club – 214 (71.3) Heshan Dhanushka 49, Sadeera Samarawickrama 37, Santhush Gunathilaka 34, Priyamal Perera 27, Vishad De Silva 24, Chathura Randunu 4/30 & 254/7d (59) Sadeera Samarawickrama 52, Santhush Gunathilaka 51, Sangeeth Cooray 41, Dhananjaya Lakshan 39, Priyamal Perera 38, Sachithra Serasinghe 2/23, Kavishka Anjula 2/50, Chathura Randunu 2/74 

Moors Sports Club – 264 (97.4) Dinuka Dilshan 118, Adeesha Thilanchana 30, Sachittra Serasinghe 27, Dilruwan Perera 4/76, Prabath Jayasuriya 3/82, Nipun Ransika 2/56 & 116 (44.2) Anuk Fernando 33, Nipun Karunanayake 25, Dilruwn Perera 5/31, Prabath Jayasuriya 3/69 

Result – Colts Cricket Club won by 88 runs 

Colombo Cricket Club vs Negombo Cricket Club  

Colombo Cricket Club managed to defeat Negombo Cricket Club by 88 runs in their Group A encounter today at BRC Grounds in Colombo. The skipper Ashan Priyanjan led from the front shining with both bat and ball for the victorious Colombo Cricket Club. 

Brief Scores

Colombo Cricket Club – 142 (43) Lasith Abeyratne 59, Malinda Pushpakumara 35, Roshen Fernando 3/22, Dilshan Munaweera 2/23, Sahan Appuhami 2/25 & 369 (79.2) Ashan Priyanjan 84, Malindu Maduranga 83, Sonal Dinusha 75*, Pawantha Weerasinghe 31, Pawan Rathnayake 29, Malinda Pushpakumara 28, Lakshitha Rasanjana 5/126, Upul Indrasiri 3/94, Roshen Fernando 2/33 

Negombo Cricket Club – 141 (35.5) Pasindu Lakshanka 43, Ashan Priyanjan 6/24, Malinda Pushpakumara 4/58 & 282 (63.2) Dilshan Munaweera 77, Lakshitha Rasanjana 72, Roscoe Thattil 45, Angelo Jayasinghe 40, Ashan Priyanjan 4/101, Malinda Pushpakumara 5/102

Result – Colombo Cricket Club won by 88 runs 

Tamil Union Cricket Club vs Ragama Cricket Club   

The Group B encounter between Tamil Union Cricket and Ragama Cricket Club ended in a draw at NCC Grounds in Colombo. The right-handed stroke maker Nishan Madushka was the star of the day as he made a brilliant 169 runs for Ragama Cricket Club. 

Thikshila De Silva and Manoj Sarathchandra stroke tons

Brief Scores

Tamil Union Cricket Club – 421 (101.2) Manoj Sarathchandra 113, Ranmith Jayasena 89, Kithruwan Vithanage 77, Tharanga Paranavitana 35, Maduka Liyanapathiranage 38, Amila Aponso 3/103, Ishan Jayaratne 2/72, Kalhara Senarathne 2/102 & 60/1 (11) Manoj Sarathchandra 41*

Ragama Cricket Club – 527 (145.2) Nishan Madushka 169, Saminda Fernando 135, Roshen Silva 51, Supeshala Jayathilake 44, Udara Jayasundera 43, Amila Aponso 32, Dineth Thamodya 20, Pramod Madushan 3/108, Vimukthi Perera 3/113, Maduka Liyanapathiranage 2/146 

Result – Match Drawn 

Lankan Cricket Club vs Saracens Sports Club   

The Group B encounter between Lankan Cricket Club and Saracens Sports Club ended in a draw at Maggona. Saracens Sports Club managed to take honors in the drawn encounter thanks to the performances of Saliya Saman (96*), Navindu Nirmal (81) and Milinda Siriwardana (69). 

Brief Scores

Lankan Cricket Club – 229 (73) Malinga Amarasinghe 76, Kasun Abeyrathne 33, Geeth Kumara 27, Damitha Silva 27, Sawan Kankanange 25, Chamikara Edirisinghe 4/61, Mohomed Dilshad 3/65, Saliya Saman 2/42 & 233/3 (70) Chanaka Ruwansiri 67* Primosh Perera 64, Damitha Silva 40, Geeth Kumara 37*, Promod Maduwantha 2/61 

Saracens Sports Club – 427 (112) Saliya Saman 96*, Navindu Nirmal 81, Milinda Siriwardana 69, Sithara Gimhan 31, Isitha Wijesundera 30, Pramod Maduwantha 28, Harsha Rajapaksha 27, Chamikara Edirisinghe 20, Chanaka Ruwansiri 3/63, Geeth Kumara 3/58, Udith Madushan 2/96 

Result – Match Drawn 

Sinhalese Sports Club vs Burgher Recreation Club  

The Group A encounter between Sinhalese Sports Club and Burgher Recreation Club continued as day two at SLAOC International Cricket Stadium in Dombagoda. After being 237 for 4 overnight, SSC batsmen added only 68 runs for the remaining 6 wickets as they finished their first innings today posting only 305 runs on the board. 

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In reply, BRC batsmen posted 261 for 5 at the close of play on day two. Lasith Lakshan (75) and Bhanuka Rajapaksa (56) starred with the bat scoring half-centuries. 

Brief Scores

Sinhalese Sports Club – 305 (91.1) Nuwanidu Fernando 109, Krishan Sanjula 92, Sammu Ashan 32, Duvindu Tillakaratne 3/87, Malindu Shehan 2/62, Tharindu Kaushal 2/56

Burgher Recreation Club – 261/5 (62) Lasith Lakshan 75, Bhanuka Rajapaksa 56, Deshan Dias 48*, Raminda Wijesooriya 29*, Akash Senaratne 2/40 

Stumps – Day 2