SLC MAJOR LEAGUE
By Srian Obeyesekere
NCC took box seat honours on the second day of the SLC Major League cruising to the finals of the mega tournament amassing 504 from an overnight 410 for 4 as skipper Sahan Arachchige added a further 16 to yesterday’s 151 off 246 balls with 9 boundaries and 2 sixes in his bowlers Asel Sigera 5 for 47 and Lahiru Kumara 3 for 21 chiefly running through Kurunegela YCC for 182 in just 37.4 overs at the Weagedera Stadium, Kurunegela.
NCC had scored 45 for 2 wickets at stumps.
Tamil Union C&AC routed Nugegoda SWC by an innings and 126 runs with a day to spare in bundling out their opponents for 179 following on with Tharindu Rathnayake claiming 5 for 68 for a match haul of 7 wickets having run up 395 with Sandun Weerakkody, who top scored with 128 off 88 balls retiring hurt, failing to add to his overnight score.
Moors SC too enjoyed a stroll in the park innings and 15-run win over Kandy Customs CC at Police Park yesterday with Malsha Tharupathi picking up 4 for 25 and skipper Ramesh Mendis, the Sri Lanka ODI cap starring in an all-round show claiming 4 for 72 in bundling out Kandy Customs for 162 in the second essay for a match haul of 7 for 105 to go with a fine 81-ball 54 inclusive of 4 boundaries and a six in a total of 331 highlighted by opening batsman Janishka Pereeera’s 101 at Police Park Grounds.
NCC took box seat honours on the second day of the SLC Major League cruising to the finals of the mega tournament amassing 504 from an overnight 410 for 4 as skipper Sahan Arachchige added a further 16 to yesterday’s 151 off 246 balls with 9 boundaries and 2 sixes in his bowlers Asel Sigera 5 for 47 and Lahiru Kumara 3 for 21 chiefly running through Kurunegela YCC for 182 in just 37.4 overs at the Weagedera Stadium, Kurunegela.
NCC had scored 45 for 2 wickets at stumps.
Meanwhile, BRC were 218 for 8 wickets in reply to CCCs massive 478 at the CCC grounds.
The game was dominated thus far by CCCs Anjala Bandara who struck a brilliant 190 off 143 balls hitting 21 boundaries.
Chief Scores:
NCC vs Kurunegela YCC
NCC 410/4 O/N, 504 all out (121.5 Overs)
(Sahan Arachchige 167, Kamil Mishara 151, Kavin Bandara 73, Ahan Wickramasinghe 34, Niroshan Dickwella 22, Chamika Karunaratne n.o. 20, Asel Sigera 18, Ashian Daniel 10, Kavika Dilshan 4/108, Randeera Ranasinghe 2/50, Lahiru Jayaratne 1/86, Aravinda Premaratne 1/119) & 45/2 (10 Overs)
(Lahiru Udara 17, Niroshan Dickwella 16, Kamil Mishara n.o. 4, Ahan Wickramasinghe n.o. 7, Lahiru Jayaratne 2/16)
Kurunegela YCC 182 (37.4 Overs)
(Dhanushka Dharmasiri 44, Rashmika Madushanka 36, Gayan Maneeshan 33, Randeera Ranasinghe 11, Asel Sigera 5/47, Lahiru Kumara 3/21, Ashian Daniel 1/38)
Tamil Union beat Union Nugegoda SWC by an innings and 126 runs
Nugegoda SWC 90 (33,1 Overs)
(Lahiru Samarakoon 4/30, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth 3/23, Tharindu Rathnayake 2/24) & F/O 179
(Tharindu Rathnyake 5/68, Lahiru Samarakoon 1/10, Navod Paranavithana 1/16, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth 1/36, Asanka Manoj 1/45)
Tamil Union 323/6 O/N, 395 (73.4 Overs)
(Sandu Weerakkody 128, Sineth Jayawardena 47, Lahiru Samarakoon 41, Navod Paranavithana 38, Tharindu Rathnayake 34, Thulina Dilshan 28, Tillakaratne Sampath 3/141, Sandun Madushanka 1/43, Madhuka Liyanapthiranage 3/100)
Moors SC beat Kandy Customs CC by an innings and 15 runs
Kandy Customs 154 (37.1 Overs)
(Sahan Kosala 70, Yohan Maddege 16, Usman Ishak 14, Imesh Udayanga 12, Milan Rathnayake 3/34, Ramesh Mendis 3/33, Chanuka Dilshan 2/41, Janishka Perera 1/6, Thilan Prashan 1/34) & 162
(Sahan Kosala 41, Yohan Maddege 24, Sachithra Perera 20, Roscoe Thattil 18, Malsha Tharupathi 4/25, Ramesh Mendis 4/72, Milan Rathnayake /19, Chanuka Dilshan 1/30)
Moors SC 270/5 O/N, 331 (79 Overs)
(Janishka Pere0ra 101, Sohan de Livera 77, Ramesh Mendis 54, Milan Rathnayake 27, Ravishan de Silva 15, Akila Dilshan 3/33, Yohan Maddege 2/11, Usman Ishak 1/27, Kaumal Nanayakkara 2/76)
CCC vs BRC
CCC 478 (98.2 Overs)
(Anjala Bandara 190, Dhananjaya de Silva 83, Pawan Sandesh 62, Inuka Karannagoda 55, Lasith Croospulle 51, Lakshan Sandakan 11, Keshan Wijerathne 4/103, Chamika Heenatigala 3/62, Malinda Pushpakumara 2/160, Movin Subasingha 1/101).
BRC 218/8 (75 Overs)
(Sachira Weliwatta 65, Chamika Heenitigala 62, Diniru Abeywickramasinghe 36; Vishwa Fernando 3/38, Chamindu Wijessingha 2/39)
Meanwhile, BRC were 218 for 8 wickets in reply to CCCs massive 478 at the CCC grounds.
The game was dominated thus far by CCCs Anjala Bandara who struck a brilliant 190 off 143 balls hitting 21 boundaries.
