Nine matches of the SLC Major Clubs 3-Day Tournament 2023 were played today (18th November) at several venues across the island.
Bloomfield Cricket & Athletic Club registered a convincing win over Air Force Sports Club in a low-scoring encounter which ended today at Katunayake. Adeesha Thilanchana’s fighting half-century and Asitha Wanninayake’s 5-wicket haul were the highlights of Bloomfield’s victory.
National capped batters Kusal Mendis and Sadeera Samarawickrama, who returned to play domestic Cricket after completing national duties for Sri Lanka in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, lit up the show with brilliant centuries.
Mendis stroked 136 runs off 136 balls with 11 fours and 5 sixes, while Samarawickrama hit 112 runs off 167 balls with 4 fours and a six. Meanwhile, Rumesh Buddhika also stood out with the bat, scoring an excellent century for Nugegoda Sports & Welfare Club. He amassed an unbeaten 120 runs off 288 balls with 2 fours and 4 sixes.
Roshan Jayatissa of Ace Capital Cricket Club who picked up 7 wickets for 79 runs in his 21-over spell against Police Sports Club, was the standout performer with the ball of the day.
Brief Scores
Air Force Sports Club – 140 (45.1) Geeth Kumara 53, Abhimanyu Chauhan 28, Sahan Nanayakkara 3/22, Jeffrey Vandersay 3/45, Hasnain Bokhari 2/4 & 94 (29.4) Kaveesha Abishek 20, Asitha Wanninayake 5/36, Hasnain Bokhari 4/31
Bloomfield Cricket & Athletic Club – 195 (76.2) Adeesha Thilanchana 55, Nipun Karunanayake 41, Hasitha Boyagoda 35, Movin Subasinghe 4/44, Chathura Randunu 4/46, Lasanda Rukmal 2/61 & 44/2 (9.3) Yohan de Silva 29*
Result – Bloomfield C & AC won by 8 wickets
Panadura Sports Club – 146 (58.4) Roshan Wijenayake 27, Ramindu Wijesooriya 23, Samarth Seth 21, Sukitha Manoj 20, Dilshan Abeysinghe 4/17, Chalana de Silva 4/39
Nugegoda Sports & Welfare Club – 306/7 (108) Rumesh Buddhika 120*, Ranitha Liyanarachchi 81*, TM Sampath 42, Rahul Gunasekara 20, Nimesh Vimukthi 6/101
Stumps – Day 2
Burgher Recreation Club – 242 (63.2) Dulash Udayanga 71, Risira Weerasuriya 49, Janith de Silva 28, Dushan Hemantha 27, Abhishek Raman 21, Gayan Sirisoma 5/53, Imesh Udayanga 4/78 & 284 (65) Dilruwan Perera 85, Abhishek Raman 40, Risira Weerasuriya 39, Lakshan Gamage 32, Dushan Hemantha 29, Janith de Silva 22, Mithun Jayawickrama 4/65, Buddika Sanjeewa 2/44, Imesh Udayanga 2/57, Yohan Suresh 2/59
Kandy Customs Sports Club – 157 (29.1) Sahan Kosala 37, Imesh Udayanga 24, Rashmika Madusanka 22, Dushan Hemantha 6/53, Dilruwan Perera 2/37, Duvindu Tillakaratne 2/43 & 76/0 (15) Malindu Maduranga 50*, Imal Liyanage 20*
Stumps – Day 2
Army Sports Club – 243 (56.3) Asela Gunaratne 105, Lakshan Edirisinghe 67, Pathum Kumara 30, Lakshitha Manasinghe 3/28, Dasun Shanaka 3/48, Nisala Tharaka 2/55, Prabath Jayasuriya 2/89 & 107/1 (23) Shehan Fernando 46*, Ashan Randika 42
Sinhalese Sports Club – 394 (77) Kusal Mendis 136, Avishka Fernando 83, Lakshitha Manasinghe 40, Chamindu Wickramasinghe 37, Shevon Daniel 32, Manoj Sarathchandra 32, Suminda Lakshan 3/74, Shehada Zoysa 2/48, Asanka Manoj 2/114, Kaumal Nanayakkara 2/113
Stumps – Day 2
Ace Capital Cricket Club – 118 (40.5) Ravindu Rathnayake 28, Malinda Pushpakumara 4/24, Danal Hemananda 3/33 & 109/3 (31.1) Pawantha Weerasinghe 38*, Thanuka Dabare 31, Sithara Gimhan 27*, Nalinda Priyadarshana 2/32
Police Sports Club – 204 (52) Gitansh Khera 51*, Dhanuja Induwara 47, Chathuranga Kumara 34, Ashen Bandara 29, Roshan Jayatissa 7/79, Wanuja Sahan 2/82
Stumps – Day 2
Tamil Union Cricket & Athletic Club – 301/9d (76.5) Sadeera Samarawickrama 112, Ravindu Fernando 96, Dhananjaya de Silva 45, Lasith Abeyrathne 21, Chamikara Edirisinghe 5/93, Dushan Vimukthi 2/71, Tharindu Rathnayake 2/88
Sebastianites Cricket & Athletic Club – 87/5 (41) Dhananjaya de Silva 2/20, Dilum Sudeera 2/33
Stumps – Day 2
Negombo Cricket Club – 274 (83.2) Milinda Siriwardene 127, Madawa Warnapura 57, Upul Indrasiri 24, Ashen Silva 20, Ashan Priyanjan 3/68, Chathuranga de Silva 2/33, Asitha Fernando 2/86 & 63/2 (25) Ashen Silva 29
Colombo Cricket Club – 207 (62.3) Pavan Rathnayake 77*, Nimesh Gunasinghe 31, Sonal Dinusha 30, Upul Indrasiri 5/49, Danushka Sandaruwan 2/32, Nishan Peiris 2/107
Stumps – Day 2
Moors Sports Club – 400 (112.4) Pasindu Sooriyabandara 83, Kavindu Kulasekara 74, Janishka Perera 71, Sohan de Livera 68, Mohammed Shamaaz 36, Dinuka Dilshan 30, Lasith Embuldeniya 5/129, Ashian Daniel 2/95
Nondescripts Cricket Club – 190 (35.5) Niroshan Dickwella 75, Lasith Embuldeniya 32, Vinuka Rubasinghe 21*, Ahan Wickramasinghe 20, Praveen Jayawickrama 4/24, Milan Rathnayake 3/20, Ramesh Mendis 3/62 & 16/1 (5) (f/o)
Stumps – Day 2
Ragama Cricket Club – 403 (88.5) Avishka Tharindu 106, Santhush Gunathilake 78, Janith Liyanage 78, Shashika Dulshan 61, Saminda Fernando 60, Umega Chathuranga 2/47, Sahan Adeesha 2/78, Pasindu Madushan 2/83
Galle Cricket Club – 251/1 (66) Oshada Fernando 93, Irosh Samarasooriya 83*, Buddika Hasaranga 54*
Stumps – Day 2
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