By Srian Obeyesekere

Nugegoda S&WC pulled off an innings and 4 runs win over Panadura SC in their Group A game of the SLC Major League Tournament. The toast of Nugegoda S&WC was Rumesh Buddika who scored a superb unbeaten 126.

Meanwhile, BRC defeated Kandy Customs by 145 runs in a Group A fixture on their home grounds yesterday with Dushan Hemantha claiming a match bag of 7 wickets.

Shehan Fernando and Dinesh Chandimal hit centuries in Army SC’s second innings in their drawn match against SSC in a high scoring affair at the SSC Grounds. Fernando scored 121 off 214 balls inclusive of 10 boundaries and Chandimal 103 off 125 hitting 7 sixes and 5 boundaries.

CHIEF SCORES:

GROUP A:

At BRC: BRC beat Kandy Customs by 145 runs

BRC 242 all out and 284 all out (Dilruwan Perera 85, Abishek Raman 42, 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 157 (Shan Kosala 37, Rashmika Madushanka 22, Imesh Udayanga 24, Buddika Sanjeewa 13, Deshan Dias 12, Malindu Maduranga 11, Mithun Jayawickrama 10, Dushan Hemantha 6/57, Dilruwan Perera 2/37, Duvindu Tillakaratne 2/43) And 224 (Imal Liyanage 89 164 81, Malinda Maduranga 53 55 4 2, Sameen Kandanearachchi 22, Sohan Kosala 20, Rashmika Madushanka 11, Mohamed Shiraz 4/31, Dushan Hemantha 3/62, Dilruwan Perera 2/56)

At Moratuwa: Nugegoda S&WC beat Panadura SC by an innings and 4 runs

Panadura SC 146 all out (Dilshan Abeysinghe 4/17, Chalana de Silva 4/39, Lahiru Gamage 1/20, Suwath Mendis 1/28) And 175 (Raminda Wijesooriya 83, Indika de Saram 26, Nimesh Vimukth 20, Hashen Ramanayake 11, Samarth Seth 11, Chalana de Silva 4/73, Suwath Mendis 3/40)

Nugegoda S&WC 325/9 decl.  (Rumesh Buddika 126 n.o., Ranitha Liyanaarchchi 85, Tillakaratne Sampath 42, Rahul Gunasekera 20: Nimesh Vimukthi 6/101)

AT GICS: Ragama vs Galle CC Drawn

Ragama CC (310/6 o’night) 403 all out (Avishka Tharindu 106, Santhush Gunatileke 78, Shashika Dulshan 61, Samindu Fernando 60: Umega Chathuranga 2/47, Sahan Adeesha 2/78, Pasindu Madushan 2/83) And 85/1 (Nishan Madushka n.o. 35, Janith Liyanage n.o. 31, Saminda Fernando 18, Sachithra Perera 1/44)

Galle CC 369 (Oshada Fernando 93, Irosh Samarasooriya 101, Buddika Hasaranga 70, Vishva Wijeratne 22, Shalith Fernando 16, Pasindu Madushan n.o. 10, Santhush Gunathilaka 4/34, Shashika Dulshan 3/117, Nipun Malinga 1/50)

At SSC: SSC vs Army SC Drawn

Army SC 243 and 341/4 decl. (Shehan Fernando 121, Dinesh Chandimal 103, Ashan Randika 42, Asela Gunaratne n.o. 29, Suminda Lakshan n.o. 22, Kavindu Nadeeshan 2/30, Dasun Shanaka 1/38)

SSC 394 (Avishka Fernando 83, Lakshitha Manasinghe 40, Chamindu Wickramasinghe 37, Shevon Daniel 32, Manoj Sarathchandra 32: Suminda Lakshan 3/74, Shehada Zoysa 2/48, Kaumal Nanayakkara 2/113, Asanka Manoj 2/114)

At Katunayake: Negombo CC Vs CCC Drawn

Negombo CC 274 all out and 217 (Milinda Siriwardana 51, Jatin Saxena 39, Ashen Silva 29, Upul Indrasiri 23, Madawa Warnapura 17, Pasindu Lakshantha 16, Nishan Peiris 12, Chaturanga de Silva 7/62, Lakshan Sandakan 2/46, Sonal Dinusha 1/19)

CCC 207 (Pavan Ratnayake 77n.o., Nimesh Gunasinghe 31, Sonal Dinusha 30: Upulu Indrasiri 5/49, Dhanushka Sandaruwan 2/32, Nishan Peiris 2/107) and 13/1 (Ashan Priyanjan n.o. 10, Minod Bhanuka n.o. 2, Danushka Sandaruwan 1/9)