By Srian Obeyesekere
Nishan Madushka cracked 174 off 146 balls inclusive of 14 boundaries and 6 sixes and Dhananjaya de Silva 59 off 53 with 6 boundaries and a six as CCC trounced Bloomfield C&AC by 134 runs in a Sri Lanka Cricket Major Clubs Limited Overs Tournament match at their home grounds yesterday.
In all tournament matches that sides took first lease by mutual consent, CCC amassed 340 for 7 wickets in 50 overs and dismissed Bloomfield C&AC for 206. Meanwhile, NCC defeated Badureliya SC by 106 runs having run up 328 for 9 off 50 overs at their home grounds with Ahan Wickramasinghye scoring 114 off 90 balls inclusive of 14 boundaries and 2 sixes with Chamika Karunaratne falling on a cameo 95 off 46 balls smashing 8 sixes and 7 boundaries.
A notable feature in this game was Badureliya SC’s Seekuge Prasanna striking 112 off 75 smashing 10 sixes and 5 to the ropes in a valiant lost cause.
Results of all matches:
CCC beat Bloomfield C&AC by 134 runs
CCC 340/7 50 Overs
Nishan Madushka 174, Dhananjaya de Silva 59, Pavan Sandesh 44, Lshiru Madushanka 4/59, Dulaj Samudha 2/75)
Bloomfield C&AC 206 46.2 Overs
Mineth Premaratne 51, Nipun Ksrunanayake 51, Lahiru Madushanka 29, Tharinda Guruge 22, Dulaj Samuditha 21, Vishwa Fernando 3/25, Chamindu Wijesinghe 2/37
NCC beat Badureliya SC by 106 runs
NCC 328/9 50 Overs
Ahan Wickramasinghe 114, Chamika Karunaratne 95, Vinuka Rubasinghe 36, Sahan Arachchige 22, Ashian Daniel 14, Manasa Madubashana 3/80.
Badureliya SC 222 47.8 Overs
Seekuge Prasanna 112, Yenula Dewthusa 48, Dilshan de Soysa 27, Lasith Embuldeniya 3/28, Sahan Arachchige 2/23, Dushmantha Chameera 2/34)
At Panadura Esplanade Panadura SC beat Chilaw Marians CC by 7 wkts
Chilaw Marians CC 172, 40.2 Overs
Thanuka Dabare 42 , Ravindu Ravindu Rathnayake 37, Harsha Cooray 29, Senitha Halambage 4/32, Nimesh Vimukthi 3/38, Mohamed Dilshad 2/19
Panadura SC 176/3 34.2 Overs
Sinitha Halambage 44, Kanchana de Livera 40, Oshada Fernando 35, Vimath Dinasara 35, Irushka Thimira 1/30)
Kurunegela YCC beat Nugegoda SWC by 42 runs
Kurunegela YCC 173 44.4 Overs
Gayana Weerasinghe 53, Amesh Tennakoon 34, Vathila Udara 24, Kavikay Dilshan 3/44, Tillekaratne Sampath 2/18, Miyuru Heshan 2/23
Nugegoda SWC 131 38.3 Overs
Kevin Perera 49, Akram Muthalib 20, Dasis Manchanayake 20, Dinuka Tennekoon 3/26, Vathila Udara 3/30, Gayana Weerasinghe 2/17
At BRC Grounds Moors SC beat BRC by 3 wkts.
BRC 126 31.2 Overs
Gajitha Kotuwegoda 63, Yasiru Rodrigo 25, Dininu Abeywickramasinghe 20, Ramesh Mendis 4/31, Hivin Kenula 3/18
Moors SC 130/7 24.4 Overs
Janishka Perera 31, Sadeera Samarawickrama 24, Ravishan de Silva 21, Ramesh Mendis 14, Lasith Abeyratne n.o. 11, Hivin Kenula n.o. 8, Shashika Dulshan 4/41, Movin Subasinghe 3/13
At Police Park Grounds Police SC beat Ace Capital CC by 6 wkts.
Ace Capital CC 216/6 50 Overs
Raveen de Silva 74, Himasha Liyanage 73, Dunal Hemananda 14, Chanuka Pramod 2/25, Dilum Sudeera 2/28
Police SC 212/4 45.1 Overs
Jason Fernando 45, Ashen Bandara n.o. 32, Priyamal Perera n.o. 22, Nadeera Balasooriya 22, Anuka Wijewardene 3/53
