Three Plate Championship games of the SLC Major League Tournament ended today (24), with a few more big scores for the batsmen.
Nipun Karunanayake, Dasun Shanaka stroke tons; Maduka Liyanapathiranage takes 6-fer
The second day’s play of the final round of the plate championship in the SLC Major League Tier ‘A’ Tournament…
Lankan Cricket Club could not meet the mammoth total of 599 runs put by Moors Sports Club even after batting through their 2 innings. Up and coming spinner Praveen Jayawickrama recorded his second fifer in a performance that helped Moors SC to a comfortable victory.
After being shot out for 184 runs in the first innings and conceding 371 runs in reply, Tamil Union Cricket & Athletic Club had to bring out their ‘A’ game to save themselves from a humiliating defeat at the hands of the new kids on the block – Negombo Cricket Club.
That is exactly what opener Yohan Mendis and star player Dhananjaya de Silva did to save the game for Tamil Union. Mendis scored a 211-ball 116 runs, while the 135th Test Cap of Sri Lanka, De Silva showed his class with 167 runs in just 140 deliveries.
The game also marked the exit of the Tamil Union Skipper Tharanga Paranavithana from the First-Class arena.
Off-spinner Lakshitha Rasanjana picked up a fifer to top the bowling, but it was not enough to seal the game.
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Damith Perera single-handedly saved Badureliya Sports Club from a thumping defeat against a power-packed Singhalese Sports Club outfit, who posted a massive 538-run first-innings total.
Perera scored 113 runs in the first innings for Badureliya, while the only other batsman to score over 30 runs was Dunith Jayathunga, who made 67 runs. Perera then followed it up with another fighting 112 runs in the second innings, while it was once again only one other batsman who gave him a hand at the centre. Thilakarathne Sampath scored 72 runs opening the innings for Badureliya SC in the second innings.
Brief Scores
Moors Sports Club vs Lankan Cricket Club
Venue: NCC Grounds, Colombo
Toss: Moors SC
Moors Sports Club – 599/9d (122.4)
Sachithra Serasinghe 151, Nipun Karunanayake 142, Ramesh Mendis 104, Mohammad Shamaz 81, Dunith Wellalage 4/143, Malinga Amarasinghe 2/50
Lankan Cricket Club – 320 (82)
Malinga Amarasinghe 117, Primosh Perera 65, Praveen Jayawickrama 5/83, Kavishka Anjula 2/49
& F/O 176 (55.3)
Risith Upamal 36, Ayana Siriwardena 2/07, Nipun Karunanayake 2/27, Ramesh Mendis 2/29, Kavishka Anjula 2/39, Praveen Jayawickrama 2/69
Moors SC won by an innings & 103 runs
Tamil Union Cricket & Athletic Club vs Negombo Cricket Club
Venue: Colts Grounds, Colombo
Toss: Negombo CC
Tamil Union Cricket & Athletic Club 184 (49.1)
Devin Pathmanathan 40, Roshen Fernando 5/31
& 387/9d (23)
Yohan Mendis 116, Dhananjaya de Silva 167, Lakshitha Rasanjana 5/135
Negombo Cricket Club 371 (105)
Ashen Silva 90, Dilshan Munaweera 85, Madawa Warnapura 84, Pasindu Lakshanka 37, Maduka Liyanapathiranage 6/54, Pramod Madushan 2/78
Match Drawn
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Singhalese Sports Club vs Badureliya Sports Club
Venue: Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa
Toss: Singhalese Sports Club
Singhalese Sports Club 583 (115.1)
Dasun Shanaka 128, Sandun Weerakkody 101, Charith Asalanka 83, Sammu Ashan 75, Nuwanindu Fernando 49, Dhanushka Gunathilaka 47, Alankara Asanka 3/97, Buddika Sanjeewa 3/144
Badureliya Sports Club 280 (78.5)
Damith Perera 113, Dunith Jayathunga 63, Dushan Hemantha 29, Tharindu Rathnayake 4/73, Jeffrey Vandersay 3/75, Kalana Perera 2/36
& F/O 258/4 (64)
Damith Perera 112*, Thilakarathne Sampath 72, Tharindu Rathnayake 3/72
Match Drawn
