Seven matches of the SLC Major Clubs 3-Day Tournament 2023 were played today (11th November) at several venues across the island.
Nondescripts Cricket Club managed to take first innings advantage as Niroshan Dickwella stroked a brilliant century against the Chilaw Marians Cricket Club. Dickwella made 105 runs off 121 balls with 7 fours and 3 sixes.
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Sithara Hapuhinna of Tamil Union Cricket & Athletic Club was the other centurion of the day as he smashed 109 runs off 100 balls (9 fours and 4 sixes) against Air Force Sports Club helping his side take first innings lead.
The veteran left-arm spinner Malinda Pushpakumara of Police Sports Club, who just completed 900 first-class wickets in his last game, was once again amongst the wickets as he took a 7-wicket haul against Sebastianites Cricket & Athletic Club.
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The speedster Asitha Fernando of Colombo Cricket Club and off-spinner Nishan Peiris of Negombo Cricket Club also stole the limelight with the ball, picking up 6-fer and 5-fer respectively.
Brief Scores
Chilaw Marians Cricket Club – 208 (57.1) Lasith Lakshan 67, Pulina Tharanga 33, Raveen Yasas 26, Chamod Sandaru 26, Kavindu Nirmana 25, Yugeesha Dishan 2/26, Chamika Gunasekara 2/42, Raveen Sayer 2/46, Lasith Embuldeniya 2/48 & 149/6 (52.4) Kasun Vidura 65, Lasith Lakshan 32, Vishwa Chathuranga 21, Lasith Embuldeniya 3/55, Yugeesha Dishan 2/37
Nondescripts Cricket Club – 226 (52.1) Niroshan Dickwella 105, Sahan Arachchige 36*, Upul Tharanga 22, Lasith Lakshan 4/60, Chamod Sandaru 3/70, Avindu Theekshana 2/69
Stumps – Day 2
Negombo Cricket Club – 133 (57.4) Dilshan Munaweera 52, Sachithra Perera 4/28, Pasindu Madushan 2/15 & 156/3 (41.1) Dilshan Munaweera 57, Pasindu Thirimadura 39*, Angelo Jayasinghe 31*, Milinda Siriwardena 21
Galle Cricket Club – 169 (78) Buddhika Hasaranga 39, Vishwa Wijerathna 28, Irosh Samarasooriya 22, Maleesha Silva 21, Nishan Peiris 5/42, Upul Indrasiri 3/44
Stumps – Day 2
Nugegoda Sports & Welfare Club – 178 (56.2) Chalana De Silva 43, Kevin Perera 32, Suwath Mendis 25, Rumesh Buddhika 23, Dushan Hemantha 4/50, Mohammed Shiraz 3/31, Duvindu Tillakaratne 2/39 & 124/7 (44) Rumesh Buddhika 29, Kevin Perera 21*, Duvindu Tillakaratne 4/48, Janith De Silva 2/10
Burgher Recreation Club – 178 (53.1) Lakshan Gamage 58, Risira Weerasuriya 37, Abhishek Raman 24, Leo Fransisco 23, Chalana De Silva 4/47, Suwath Mendis 3/28, T M Sampath 3/60
Stumps – Day 2
Kandy Customs Sports Club – 258 (71) Deshan Dias 62*, Sahan Kosala 50, Yohan Suresh 47, Imal Liyanage 32, Asitha Fernando 6/49, Chathuranga De Silva 2/54, Ashan Priyanjan 2/64
Colombo Cricket Club – 84/1 (16) Lasith Croospulle 51*, Minod Banuka 27*
Stumps – Day 2
Air Force Sports Club – 238 (56.3) Abhimanyu Chauhan 86, Roscoe Thattil 63, Geeth Kumara 23, Dilum Sudeera 4/74, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth 3/29, Ravindu Fernando 2/70
Tamil Union Cricket & Athletic Club – 275/7 (55) Sithara Hapuhinna 109, Ravindu Fernando 70*, Lasith Abeyrathna 46, Lasanda Rukmal 3/41, Geeth Kumara 2/46
Stumps – Day 2
Police Sports Club – 181 (40.4) Ashen Bandara 67, Heshan Fernando 45, Dhanuja Induwara 20, Chamikara Edirisinghe 4/61, Isitha Dew Wijesundara 3/20, Dushan Vimukthi 2/45 & 0/0 (2)
Sebastianites Cricket & Athletic Club – 198 (42.3) Tharindu Rathnayake 61, Adeesha Nanayakkara 48, Abishek Liyanarachchi 20, Malinda Pushpakumara 7/88, Nalin Priyadarshana 2/99
Stumps – Day 1
Colts Cricket Club – 131 (33.5) Dhananjaya Lakshan 60, Sheran Fonseka 21, Akila Dananjaya 21, Prabath Jayasuriya 4/33, Lakshitha Manasinghe 3/49
Sinhalese Sports Club – 219/6 (36.5) Manoj Sarathchandra 61*, Avishka Fernando 36, Chamindu Wickramasinghe 32, Shevon Daniel 28, Nipun Dhananjaya 25, Akila Dananjaya 4/74, Dhananjaya Lakshan 2/33
Stumps – Day 2
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