Sri Lanka discard and right arm spinner Akila Dananjaya’s five wicket haul paved the way for Colts Cricket Club to coast to an innings and 31 runs win over Chilaw Marians at P. Sara Oval yesterday to get off to a winning start in the Major Club Tier ‘A’ three-day tournament.
The final day’s play had Colts in reply to Chilaw Marians’ score of 232 resuming from their overnight score of 329 for 8 going on to make 341 runs.
Chilaw Marians batting the second time and needing to erase a deficit of 109 runs lost their way in the early stages of the innings as the bowling trio of Uditha Madushan Sanoj Dharshika and Dananjaya sent them reeling to 63 for 7 before Dananjaya cleaned off the tail-end batting to bundle them out for just 78 runs.
Dananjaya in the process ended with a match bag of eight wickets.
Unbeaten knocks from Priyamal Perera and Dulash Udayanga helped Police SC to record a comfortable eight wicket win over Panadura SC in the match played at the Surrey Village ground in Maggona.
Police SC chasing 258 raced to the target with ease to help them begin their campaign on a winning note.
In the other matches CCC along with Tamil Union and Ace Capital CC recorded first innings win against Nugegoda S&WC, Badureliya SC and Kurunegala YCC while the match between Moors SC and BRC ended in a no-decision.
Results:
At P Sara Stadium – Colts win
Chilaw Marians 232 and 78 (Sammu Ashan 21, Udayawansha Parakrama 16: Akila Dananjaya 5/27, Sanoj Dharshika 2/16, Uditha Madushan 2/22)
Colts (329/8 overnight) 341 (Dinesh Chandimal 152, Shalin de Mel 76, Dunith Wellalage 28, Sheran Fonseka 27, Akila Dananjaya 25: Kaumal Nanayakkara 3/62, Kalhara Senaratne 3/64, Melan Hansaka 3/94)
At Maggona – Police SC win
Panadura SC 196 and (194/8 overnight) 216 (Kanchana de Livera 55, Irosh Samarasooriya 48, Oshada Fernando 47, Vishwa Chathuranga 34, Shalith Fernando 23: Dilum Sudeera 6/92, Nalin Priyadharshana 3/46)
Police SC 155 and 258 for 2 (Dhanuja Induwara 48, Priyamal Perera 116 n.o., Dulash Udayanga 88 n.o.)
At R Premadasa Stadium – First innings for CCC
CCC 452 for 9 declared
Nugegoda S&WC (141/5 overnight) 238 (Lohan de Zoysa 51, Kevin Perera 41, Sachindu Colombage 28, Avishka Perera 23,, Anuk Fernando 15, Maduka Liyanapathiranage 29 n.o.: Nishan Peiris 7/67) and 200 for 3 (T.M. Sampath 34, Pulindu Perera 129 n.o., Pathum Kumara 30 n.o.)
At CCC – First innings for Tamil Union
Tamil Union 347 and 97 for 9 declared (Sachitha Jayatilleke 38, Minod Bhanuka 16: Malinda Pushpakumara 4/38, Alankara Asanka 3/23)
Badureliya SC (68/2 overnight) 205 (Keshara Nuwantha 46, Roshan Wijenayake 38, Dilshan de Zoysa 28, Rumesh Buddika 24, Raveen Yasas 17, Alankara Asanka 25 n.o.: Vijayakanth Viyaskanth 4/45, Kavindu Dilhara 3/43) and 56 for 2 (Sandun Weerakkody 25, Roshan Wijenayake 22 n.o.: Tharindu Ratnayake 2/24)
At Galle – First innings for Ace Capital
Ace Capital 406 for 9 declared and 91 for 7 (Isitha Wjesundara 37 n.o., Pawan Pathiraja 32 n.o.: Chamikara Edirisinghe 4/41, Aravinda Premaratne 2/30)
Kurunegala YCC (70/4 overnight) 298 (Randeera Ranasinghe 54, Manoj Sarathchandra 47, Gayan Maneeshan 39, Lakshan Edirisinghe 24, Sameera Sandamal 19, Dinushka Malan 16, Lahiru Jayaratne 57 n.o.: Roshan Jayatissa 3/45, Isitha Wijesundara 3/72, Wanuja Sahan 2/88)
At Colts –
Moors SC 336 for 8 declared
BRC (26/1 overnight) 211 for 3 (Hashan Dumindu 34, Heshan Dhanushka 17, Roshen Silva 100 n.o., Pramod Maduwantha 52 n.o.: Shiran Fernando 2/41)