By Srian Obeyesekere

SSC displayed the trait of coming from behind and smashing oppositions for the third consecutive week after being led on the first innings in rebounding from a 101 pitfall hammering Leo CC by 9 wickets yesterday in a Sri Lanka Cricket Major Club Tier ‘B’ 3-day Cricket tournament match at Katunayake yesterday. T

SSC thus reigned in with a stunning eighth win from nine outings.

SSCs bowlers struck back decimating Leo CC for 90 runs in chasing down 150 runs anchored by Ranuk Jayauriya unbeaten on 53.

Chief scores all matches:

  At Katunayake: SSC beat Leo CC by 9 wickets
Leo CC 160 all out (49.2) and (28-2 o’night) 90 all out (30.4) (Prabath Jayasuriya 4/34, Gishan Balasooriya 3/32, Kasun Rajitha 2/38)

SSC 101 all out (25.1) and 150 for 1 (23.4) at close (Ranuk Jayasuriya 53n.o., Avishka Fernando 50, Nipun Dhananjaya 42n.o.)

  At Welisara: Navy SC trail United Southern by 275 runs
United Southern (376-6 o’night) 476 for 9 (103.4) decl (Adithya Siriwardena 143, Adeesha Nanayakkara 114, Pesandu Sanjan 90, Nirmal Perera 62n.o.; Ishan Abeysekera 3/88, Gihan de Zoysa 3/115)

Navy SC 201 for 9 (67.5) at stumps (Sumalka Fernndo 53, Lakshan Rodrigo 40, Thevindu Diclwella 29; Himal Ravihansa 5/52)

  At Dombagoda: Negombo CC trail Kandy Customs by 252 runs
Kandy Customs (213-5 o’night) 328 all out (97.1) (Ashen Randika 52, Lakshan Gamage 52, Malindu Maduranga 40, Dilan Jayalath 38, Mithun Jayawickrama 36, Sudeera Weeraratne 33, Yashoda Mendis 26; Warun Imeshan 5/88, Dhanushka Sandaruwan 3/84)

Negombo CC 76 for 3 (34) at stumps (Keshan Wanniarachchi 33, Thathsara Eshan 29; Nirmala Ratnayake 2/20)

  At Moratuwa: Moratuwa SC trail Army SC by 163 runs
Army SC (355-9 o’night) 365 all out (88) (Pathum Dilshan 105, Tharindu Dilanka 99, Shehada Zoysa 44, Chrishen Aponsu 41, Ratnarajah Thenurathan 25; Rashmika Mevan 3/18)

Moratuwa SC 158 all out (64) and 44 for 0 (20) at stumps (Abishek Liyanaarachchi 34n.o.)

  At Braybrooke Place: Galle CC lead Ragama CC by 74 runs
Galle CC (297-8 o’night) 302 all out (83.5) (Supun Kavinda 80, Ramesh Nimantha 48, Kaveesha Rajapakse 33, Chathura Randunu 31, Amith Eranda 27; Upul Indrasiri 3/80) and 31 for 1 (13) at stumps

Ragama CC 259 all out (70.4) (Kemira Wijenayake 84, Sahil Dias 52, Manisha Rupasinghe 27, Maleesha Silva 27, Koshan Jayawickrama 26; Rajeewa Weerasinghe 6/94)

  At Anuradhapura: Malay CC lead Sebastianites by 48 runs
Sebastianites 211 all out (56.4) (Umayanga Suwaris 91, Tharusha Fernando 33; Ushan Manohara 5/58)

Malay CC (77-1 o’night) 259 all out (83.3) (Yesith Rupasinghe 56, Niman Umesh 54, Woshitha Amarasinghe 34, Pulasthi Athtapaththu 33, Sachin Godamanna 31; Hashen Sandeepa 4/70, Manelker de Silva 3/22)