Panadura Sports Club, Colombo Cricket Club, Nondescripts Cricket Club and Ace Capital Cricket Club registered outright victories as six matches in the fifth week of the SLC Major Club 3-Day League 2025/26 concluded today (4 January), while the remaining two encounters ended in draws.
Colombo Cricket Club secured a comfortable win over Chilaw Marians CC in their Group A fixture played at the Colts Grounds, Colombo. Speedster Asitha Fernando starred with the ball, finishing with a match haul of eight wickets, claiming four wickets in each innings. CCC’s chase was then powered by a blistering century from Lasith Croospulle, who smashed 128 off just 81 deliveries, including 12 fours and 8 sixes, striking at an impressive rate of 158 to hunt down the target of 196 with ease.
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In Group B action, Nondescripts Cricket Club registered an emphatic innings victory over Badureliya SC at Hambantota. Chamika Karunaratne led the batting effort with a fine century, scoring 121 runs off 186 balls with 4 fours and a six. Left-arm spinner Shakthi Udara played a decisive role with the ball, returning match figures of 8 wickets for 119 runs to seal NCC’s dominant win.
Panadura Sports Club recorded a 58-run victory over Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club in their Group A encounter played at Maggona. The Panadura batting unit laid a solid foundation with half-centuries from Shehan Jayasuriya, Nimesh Vimukthi and Dushan Vimukthi. Mohamed Dilshad then proved instrumental with the ball, picking up seven wickets across the match to guide Panadura SC to a valuable outright win.
Ace Capital Cricket Club also enjoyed success in Group B, defeating BRC by six wickets at the P. Sara Oval Grounds, Colombo. Pawantha Weerasinghe was the standout with the bat, producing a brilliant century to anchor the chase. Roshan Jayatissa made a major impact with the ball, claiming a match haul of eight wickets, while Wanuja Sahan contributed with an all-round performance to cap off a comprehensive win for Ace Capital CC.
There were several other standout individual performances across the week as well. Minod Bhanuka and Sharujan Shanmuganathan of Tamil Union C & AC, along with Gayan Maneeshan and Sameera Sadamal of Kurunegala YCC, produced fine centuries, while Ashen Bandara also reached three figures for Police Sports Club.
With the ball, Mohamed Shiraz (BRC), Adeesha Thilanchana (Badureliya SC), Dilum Sudeera (Police SC) and Ravindu Fernando (Bloomfield C & AC) delivered impressive spells, each claiming five-wicket hauls to make their mark in the fifth week of the tournament.
Brief Scores
Chilaw Marians Cricket Club – 185 (55.2) Tharindu Amarasinghe 47, Kasun Vidura 46, Hiran Jayasundara 28, Asitha Fernando 4/31, Sonal Dinusha 2/33, Nishan Peiris 2/35 & 177 (60) Hiran Jayasundara 54, Tharindu Amarasinghe 27, Kasun Vidura 26*, Asitha Fernando 4/40, Nishan Peiris 3/46, Sonal Dinusha 2/38
Colombo Cricket Club – 167 (47.3) Sonal Dinusha 61, Lasith Croospulle 27, Sahan Kosala 20, Thikshila de Silva 4/68, Melan Hasanka 3/18 & 196/1 (25.5) Lasith Croospulle 128, Nishan Madushka 54
Result – CCC won by 9 wickets
Nondescripts Cricket Club – 387 (109.4) Chamika Karunaratne 121, Vinuka Rubasinghe 77, Sahan Arachchige 76, Lahiru Udara 47, Kavindu Pathiratne 29, Adeesha Thilanchana 5/100, Malinda Pushpakumara 3/79, Buddika Sanjeewa 2/123
Badureliya Sports Club – 147 (51.1) Rumesh Buddika 27, Alankara Asanka 20, Shakthi Udara 4/58, Lahiru Kumara 3/31, Kavindu Pathiratne 2/21 & 166 (53.3) (f/o) Raveen Yasas 46, Adeesha Thilanchana 31, Vinura Dulsara 21, Shakthi Udara 4/61, Ashian Daniel 3/32, Kavindu Pathiratne 3/35
Result – NCC won by an innings & 74 runs
Panadura Sports Club – 285 (79.4) Shehan Jayasuriya 69, Nimesh Vimukthi 52, Dushan Vimukthi 40, Vishva Chathuranga 33, Asanka Manoj 24, Kanchana de Livera 21, Duvindu Tillakaratne 2/27, Ravindu Fernando 2/63, Jeffrey Vandersay 2/74, Dulaj Samuditha 2/79 & 126 (38) Dushan Vimukthi 56*, Shehan Jayasuriya 23, Ravindu Fernando 5/39, Lahiru Madushanka 2/20
Bloomfield Cricket & Athletic Club – 186 (50.5) Asitha Wanninayake 64, Mineth Premaratne 50, Ravindu Fernando 23, Asanka Manoj 4/41, Mohamed Dilshad 4/61, Nimesh Vimukthi 2/39 & 167 (48.4) Ravindu Fernando 69*, Asitha Wanninayake 29, Tharindu Harshana 21, Dushan Vimukthi 3/17, Mohamed Dilshad 3/51, Nimesh Vimukthi 2/45
Result – Panadura SC won by 58 runs
Burgher Recreation Club – 233 (71.1) Raminda Wijesooriya 80, Heshan Dhanushka 37, Promod Maduwantha 23, Yasiru Rodrigo 21, Saminda Fernando 20, Wanuja Sahan 4/39, Roshan Jayatissa 3/69, Isitha Wijesundara 2/52 & 194 (60.5) Roshen Silva 49, Risith Upamal 37*, Heshan Dhanushka 29, Promod Maduwantha 25, Raminda Wijesooriya 24, Roshan Jayatissa 5/54, Wanuja Sahan 3/50, Isitha Wijesundara 2/54
Ace Capital Cricket Club – 142 (40.2) Wanuja Sahan 58, Kavindu Amantha 32, Mohamed Shiraz 5/32, Shashika Dulshan 2/15, Yasiru Rodrigo 2/31 & 286/4 (65.1) Pawantha Weerasinghe 121, Kavindu Kulasekara 59*, Ranesh Silva 49, Kavindu Amantha 35, Mohamed Shiraz 2/72
Result – Ace Capital CC won by 6 wickets
Police Sports Club – 347 (92) Ashen Bandara 103, Vishad Randika 91, Dhanuja Induwara 60, Nalin Priyadarshana 24, Chathuranga Kumara 24, Priyamal Perera 23, Madhuka Liyanapathiranage 4/47, Nipun Malinga 3/73 & 184/4d (42) Dulash Udayanga 58*, Vishad Randika 33*, Avishka Tharindu 33, Dhanuja Induwara 33, Ashen Bandara 25, Tillakaratne Sampath 2/59
Nugegoda Sports & Welfare Club – 228 (75) Kevin Perera 37, Nipun Malinga 36, Akram Muthalib 34, Anuk Fernando 28, Tillakaratne Sampath 28, Lohan de Zoysa 20, Dilum Sudeera 5/66, Nipun Premaratne 3/53 & 113/6 (38) Madhuka Liyanapathiranage 28, Avishka Perera 27, Dilum Sudeera 4/58, Nalin Priyadarshana 2/28
Result – Match Drawn
Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club – 404 (109.3) Gayan Maneeshan 160, Sameera Sadamal 106, Chamod Sandaru 32, Manoj Sarathchandra 29, Lakshan Edirisinghe 27, Chamikara Edirisinghe 21, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth 4/101, Theesan Vithushan 2/67, Lahiru Samarakoon 2/73, Kavindu Dilhara 2/90 & 72/5 (11) Lakshan Edirisinghe 42, Theesan Vithushan 2/20, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth 2/39
Tamil Union Cricket & Athletic Club – 167 (46) Lahiru Samarakoon 33, Sachitha Jayatilake 33, Minod Bhanuka 23, Thulina Dilshan 20, Kasun Ekanayake 4/57, Chamikara Edirisinghe 2/23, Chamod Sandaru 2/51 & 358/6d (91.5) (f/o) Minod Bhanuka 173, Sharujan Shanmuganathan 122*, Vihas Thewmika 37, Chamikara Edirisinghe 2/46, Chamod Sandaru 2/90
Result – Match Drawn
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