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Dickwella, Udara put NCC on top

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Result
At NCC
Sebastianites CC 120 (Isiwara Dissanayake 24, Tharindu Ratnayake 20, Abishek Liyanaarachchi 19, Kavindu Ranasinghe 15: Ashian Daniel 3 for 26, Asel Sigera 3 for 30, Lasith Embuldeniya 2 for 44)
NCC 211 for 1 (Niroshan Dickwella 122, Lahiru Udara 84 n.o.)

By M. Shamil Amit 


A quick-fire 122 in only 95 balls, inclusive of 15 boundaries and a six, by Niroshan Dickwella and an unbeaten 84 in 90 balls with eight boundaries and a six by skipper Lahiru Udara helped NCC come out on top against Sebastianites CC on day one of the Major Club cricket tournament encounter played at the NCC ground.
The pair put on a massive 195-run opening wicket stand for NCC to end day one in a strong position of 211 for 1 when bad light stopped play.
This was in reply to Sebastianites CC score of 120 runs. The match will be continued today.