Colts CC record fifth successive win

By M. Shamil Amit

Colts CC recorded their fifth successive outright win of the ongoing Major Club Emerging cricket tournament with a close 18-run win over Army SC in the match that concluded at Panagoda yesterday.
Moors SC and Sebastianites CC chalked up their fourth outright wins defeating SSC by 286 runs and Lankan CC by 53 runs in the matches concluded at Braybrooke Place and Moratuwa while Air Force SC overcame Navy SC for their third outright win at Welisara and Galle CC secured their second win with a comfortable nine-wicket win over Ace Capital CC at Thurstan ground.

Results: 
At Panagoda – Colts CC won by 18 runs
Colts CC 331 (Harsha Rajapakse 85, Sheron Fernando 80, Jehan Daniel 55, Ravindu Rasantha 32, Muditha Lakshan 24; Kaumal Nanayakkara 7/111, Shehada Zoysa 2/96) and 111 (Avishka Perera 21, Muditha Lakshan 20; Shehada Zoysa 7/43, Kaumal Nanayakkara 3/37)
Army SC (53/3 overnight) 221 (Himasha Liyanage 58, Mahesh Kumara 20, Ashan Dilhara 53 n.o.; Jehan Daniel 3/57, Ruvin Seneviratne 2/56) and (20/1 overnight) 196 (Bishan Mendis 64, Pathum Boteju 38, Himasha Liyanage 34; Ruvin Seneviratne 5/89, Rohan Sanjaya 3/25, Muditha Lakshan 2/61)
At Braybrooke Place – Moors SC won by 286 runs
Moors SC 292 (Adeesha Thilanchana 128, Dinuka Dilshan 99; Kavindu Nadeeshan 5/75, Kavishka Senadeera 2/50) and 258/4 declared (Dinuka Dilshan 111, Kavindu Ranasinghe 37, Sohan de Livera 20, Pasindu Sooriyabandara 50 n.o.; Kavishka Senadeera 3/66)
SSC 175 (Shevon Daniel 58, Kalana Perera 22, Omesh Mendis 20, Kavindu Nadeeshan 38 n.o.; Ayana Siriwardena 4/60, Theesan Vithushan 2/30, Chanuka Dilshan 2/51) and (30/6 overnight) 89 (Kalana Perera 31; Ayana Siriwardena 5/54, Theesan Vithushan 4/28)
At Moratuwa – Sebastianites CC won by 53 runs
Sebastianites CC 228 (Vishal Silva 87, Manelker de Silva 38, Sandun Fernando 33, Vimud Sapnaka 29 n.o.; Vinuda Liyanage 3/39, S. Sankalpa 3/47, Risith Upamal 2/13) and (246/6 overnight) 301 (Vishal Silva 68, Tharusha Fernando 45, Manelker de Silva 43, Yohan Perera 31, Sandun Fernando 29, Lahiru Fernando 25, Vimud Sapnaka 38 n.o.; S. Sankalpa 2/44)
Lankan CC 179 (Methsith Jayamanna 56. D. Kasthuriarachchi 30, Lahiru Dilshan 20;  Tharindu Ratnayake 5/95, Tharusha Fernando 4/47) and 297 (Risith Upamal 101, Ravindu Ratnayake 46, S. Sankalpa 38, D. Kasturiarachchi 31, Methsith Jayamanna 28; Tharindu Ratnanayake 5/113, Sandun Fernando 3/39)
At Welisara – Air Force SC won by five wickets
Navy SC 189 (Sahan Kosala 61, Pushpitha Dilshan 36, Janith Dilshan 29, Sulakshana Sheshan 20; Movin Subasinghe 5/46, Matheesha Madushan 2/35, Senash Fernando 2/41) and (113/9 overnight) 121 (Supun Nayanajith 51; Movin Subasinghe 4/50, Nadeera Ishan 2/20, Senash Fernando 2/37)
Air Force SC 153 (Kalindu Siriwardena 54, Kemira Wijenayake 39; Sudara Dhakshina 6/58, Sulekshana Sheshan 3/48) and 159/5 (Udayawansa Parakrama 71, Kalana Wijesiri 21, Movin Subasinghe 31 n.o.; Sudara Dhakshina 4/47)
At Thurstan – Galle CC won by nine wickets
Ace Capital CC 204 (Lasith Croospulle 64, Amitha Dabare 42; Subhanu Rajapakse 7/57) and 145 (Lasith Croospulle 51, Sawan Kankanamage 28; Sandun Madusanka 6/46, Hareen Buddila 2/25, Subhanu Rajapakse 2/33) and 145 (Lasith Croospulle 51, Sawan Kankanamage 28; Sandun Madusanka 6/46, Hareen Buddila 2/25, Subhanu Rajapakse 2/31)
Galle CC 204 (Prabath de Zoysa 36, Kavindu Dilhara 30, Dilshan Kanchana 25, Hareen Buddila 46 n.o.; Shalaka Bandara 3/40, Sithum Dissanayake 2/28, Nimasara Atharagalla 2/36) and 76/0 (Tharindu Amarasinghe 48 n.o.) and 146/1 (Tharindu Amarasinghe 79, Dishan Kanchana 35 n.o.)