By Srian Obeyesekere
Asitha Fernando the paceman has superb bowling figures of match bag 8 for 71 as Lasith Croospulle lashed 128 off 81 balls packed with 12 boundaries and a six, his second in the SLC Major League 3-Day Tournament, as he put on 184 for the first wicket together with Nishan Madushka unbeaten on 54 as CCC reared back from a first innings blot to cantering to a 9 wicket win over Chilaw Marians CC having conceded an 18 runs lead in the first exchanges as quick Asitha Fernando did the rest by a 4 for 40 decimation of the Marians for 177 for a match bag of 8 for 71 yesterday at Colts Grounds.
Meanwhile, leggie Shakthi Udara claimed a match bag of 8 wickets in NCCs innings and 74 runs win over Baduraliya SC on a brilliant
121 by Chamika Karunaratne
at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota. NCC totaled 387 and bundled out Baduraliya SC for 147 and 166 with 22-year-old Shakthi Udara starring with a 8 wicket match bag.
Meanwhile, 20 year old Soharujan Sharnmuganathan struck 122 inclusive of 22 fours and skipper Minod Bhanuka hit 173 in 202 balls with 22 fours and a six in a 285 fourth wicket stand to drawing their match versus Kurunegela YCC following a first innings blemish made to follow on.
Chief scores all matches:
- At Colts grounds: CCC won by 9 wickets over Chilaw Marians CC: Chilaw Marians 185 (Tharindu Amarasinghe 47, Kasun Vidura 46, Hiran Jayasundara 28; Asitha Fernando 4/31, Sonal Dinusha 2/33, Nishan Peiris 2/35) and 177 (Thanuka Dabare 10,Hiran Jayasundara 54, Tharindu Amarasinghe 27, Sammu Ashan 13,Kasun Vidura 26*, Thikshila de Silva 10, Chalana de Silva 11, Nimsara Atharagalla 12, Nishan Peiris 3/46, Asitha Fernando 4/40, Sonal Dinusha 2/38)
CCC 167 all out (Sonal Dinusha 61, Lasith Croospulle 27, Sahan Kosala 20, Anjala Bandara 15, Chamindu Wijesinghe 14,Thikshila de Silva 4/68, Melan Hansaka 3/18) and 196 for 1 wicket (Nishan Madushka 54, Lasith Croosepulle 128)
- At NCC grounds (match drawn) Kurunegala YCC 404 (Gayan Maneeshan 160, Sameera Sandamal 106, Chamod Sandaru 32, Manoj Sarathchandra 29, Lakshan Edirisinghe 27, Chamikara Edirisinghe 21; Vijayakanth Viyaskanth 4/101, Theesan Vithushan 2/67, Lahiru Samarakoon 2/83, Kavindu Dilhara 2/90) and (target 122) 72 for 5 wickets at close (Lakshan Edirisinghe 42,Gayana Weerasinghe 12*, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth 2/39, Theesan Vithushan 2/20)
Tamil Union 167 (Sachitha Jayatilleke 33, Lahiru Samarakoon 33, Minod Bhanuka 23, Thulina Dilshan 20; Kasun Ekanayake 4/57, Chamikara Edirisinghe 2/23, Chamod Sandaru 2/51) and 358 for 6 wickets declared (Navod Paranavithana 10, Vihas Thewmika 37, Sharujan Sharnmuganathan 122*, Minod Bhanuka 173, Chamod Sandaru 2/90, Chamikara Edirisinghe 2/46)
- At Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium Hambantota: NCC won by innings and 74 runs over Baduraliya SC: NCC 387 all out (Chamika Karunaratne 121, Vinuka Rubasinghe 77, Sahan Arachchige 76, Lahiru Udara 42, Kavindu Pathiratne 29; Adeesha Thilanchana 5/105, Malinda Pushpakumara 3/74, Buddhika Sanjeewa 2/123)
Badureliya SC 147 (Dilshan de Soyza 18, Raveen Yasas 15, Rumesh Buddika 27,Rosco Thattil 16, Vinura Dulsara 14, Adeesha Thilanchana 12, Alankara Asanka 20, Lahiru Kumara 3/31, Kavindu Pathiratne 2/21, Shakthi Udara 4/58) and 166 all out (Dilshan de Soyza 15, Raveen Yasas 46, Rumesh Buddhika 11, Rosco Thattil 18, Vinura Dulsara 21, Adeesha Thilanchana 31, Buddhika Sanjeewa 11, Kavindu Pathiratne 3/35, Shakthi Udara 4/61, Ashian Daniel 3/32)
At P. Sara Oval Stadium: Ace Capital CC won by 6 wickets over BRC: BRC 233 all out (Raminda Wijesooriya 80, Heshan Fernando 37, Promod Maduwantha 23, Yasiru Rodrigo 21, Saminda Fernando 20; Wanuja Sahan 4/39, Roshan Jayatissa 3/69, Isitha Wijesundara 2/52) and 194 (Heshan Dhanushka 29, Roshen Silva 49, Risith Upamal 31n.o., Heshan Fernando 29, Promod Maduwantha 25, Raminda Wijesooriya 24,Rasith Upamal 37 , Isitha Wijesundara 2/54, Roshan Jayatissa 5/54,, Wanuja Sahan 3/50)
Ace Capital CC 142 all out (Wanuja Sahan 53, Kavindu Amantha 32; Mohamed Shiraz 5/32, Shashika Dulshan 2/15, Yasiru Rosrigo 2/31) and 286 for 4 wickets (Pawantha Weerasinghe 121 , Thanuja Rajapaksa 11, Kavindu Amantha 35, Kavindu Kulasekara 59, Ranesh Silva 49, Mohammed Shiraz 2/72)
At Surrey grounds Moggona: Panadura SC won by 58 runs over Bloomfield: Panadura SC 285 (Shehan Jayasuriya 69, Nimesh Vimukthi 52, Dushan Vimukthi 40, Vishwa Chathuranga 33, Asanka Manoj 24, Kanchana de Livera 21; Duvindu Tilekeratne 2/27, Ravindu Fernando 2/63, Jeffrey Vandersay 2/74, Dulaj Samuditha 2/79) and 62 for 6 (13) at stumps (Shehan Jayasuirya 23; Ravindu Fernando 3/36, Lahiru Madusanka 2/7) and 126 all out (Vishwa Chathuranga 13, Manith Perera 10, Shehan Jayasuriya 23, Dushan Vimukthi 56Lahiru Madushanka 2/20, Ravindu Fernando 5/39)
Bloomfield 186 (Asitha Wanninayake 64, Mineth Premaratne 50, Ravindu Fernando 23; Asanka Manoj 4/41, Mohamed Dilshad 4/61, Nimesh Vimukthi 2/39 and (target 226) 167 all out Asitha Wanninayake 29, Nipun Karunanayake 15, Ravindu Fernando 69*, Tharindu Harshana 21, Mohamed Dilshad 3/51, Nimesh Vimukthi 2/45, Dushan Vimukthi 3/17)
- At Galle Stadium (match drawn) Police SC 347 all out (Ashen Bandara 103, Vishad Randika 91, Dhanuja Induwara 60, Chathuranga Kumara 24, Nalin Priyadharshana 24, Priyamal Perera 23; Maduka Liyanapathiranage 4/47, Nipun Malinga 3/73 and 184 for 4 wickets declared Dhanuja Induwara 33, Avishka Tharindu 33, Dulash Udayanga 58, Ashen Bandara 25, Vishad Randika 33, Thillekaratne Sampath 2/59)
Nugegoda SC 228 (Lohan de Soyza 20, Kevin Perera 37, Akram Muthalib 34n.o., Anuk Fernando 23n.o, Thillekaratne Sampath 28, Pathum Kumara 17, Kevin Perera 37, Akram Muthalib 34, Anuk Fernando 28, Suwath Mendis 16*, Nipun Malinga 36, Nipun Premarathne 3/53, Dilum Sudeera 5/66) and (target 304) 113 for 6 wickets at close (Maduka Liyanapathiranage 28, Avishka Perera 27,Lohan de Soyza 12, Kevin Perera 17, Akram Muthalib 12, Dilum Sudeera 4/58, Nalin Priyadharshana 2/28)