Major Club Cricket Dulash, Dilruwan, Dushan steer BRC to third win

BY M. Shamil Amit  

BRC coasted to their third outright win of the ongoing Major Club three day cricket tournament encounter with a convincing 145 runs win over Kandy Customs CC in the match played at the BRC ground. The architects of the win was a top score of 71 by Dulash Udayanga and allround performances by skipper Dilruwan Perera and Dushan Hemantha.  
Nugegoda S&WC recorded their first outright win of the tournament with an innings and four runs win against Panadura SC in the match played at Panadura. In the other matches played saw ending in first innings wins for Moors SC, Ragama CC, SSC, Police SCNegombo CC and Tamil Union. 

Results

At BRC – BRC won by 145 runs

BRC 242 (Dulash Udayanga 71, Risira Weerasuriya 49, Janith de Silva 28, Dushan Hemantha 27, Abishek Raman 21, Mohamed Shiraz 15: Gayan Sirisoma 5/53, Imesh Udayanga 4/78) and 284 (Dilruwan Perera 85, Abishek Raman 42, Risira Weerasuriya 39, Lakshan Gamage 32, Dushan Hemantha 29, Janith de Silva 22: Mithun Jayawickrama 4/65, Buddika Sanjeewa 2/44, Imesh Udayanga 2/57, Yohan Suresh 2/59)  

Kandy Customs CC 157 (Sahan Kosala 37, Imesh Udayanga 24, Rashmika Madusanka 22: Dushan Hemantha 6/53, Dilruwan Perera 2/37, Duvindu Tilekeratne 2/43) and 224 (Imal Liyanage 89, Malindu Maduranga 53, Sameen Kandanaarachchi 22, Sahan Kosala 20: Mohamed Shiraz 4/31, Dushan Hemantha 3/62, Dilruwan Perera 2/56)  

At Moratuwa – Nugegoda S&WC won by innings and four runs

Panadura SC 146 (Roshan Wijenayake 27, Ramindu Wijesooriya 23, Samarth Seth 21, Sukitha Manoj 20, Hashen Ramanayake 15: Dilshan Abeysinghe 4/17, Chalana de Silva 4/39) and 175 (Raminda Wijesooriya 83, Indika de Saram 26, Nimesh Vimukthi 20: Chalana de Silva 4/73, Suwath Mendis 3/40)  
Nugegoda S&WC (306/7 overnight) 325 for 9 declared (Ranitha Liyanaarachchi 85, T.N. Sampath 42, Rahul Gunasekera 20, Rumesh Buddika 126 n.o.: Nimesh Vimukthi 6/109, Janindu Inuwara 2/61)  

At NCC – First innings win for Moors SC

Moors SC 398 (Pasindu Sooriyabandara 83, Kavindu Kulasekera 74, Janishka Perera 71, Sohan de Livera 68, Mohamed Shiraz 36, Dinuka Dilshan 30: Lasith Embuldeniya 5/129, Ashian Daniel 2/95)  
NCC 190 (Niroshan Dickwella 75, Lasith Embuldeniya 32, Ahan Wickramasinghe 20, Vinuka Rubasinghe 21 n.o.: Praveen Jayawickrama 4/24, Milan Ratnayake 3/20, Ramesh Mendis 3/62) and (16/1 overnight) 122 for 1 (Lahiru Udara 78 n.o., Vinuka Rubasinghe 26 n.o.)  

At Galle – First innings win for Ragama CC

Ragama CC 403 (Avishka Tharindu 106, Santhush Gunatileke 78, Shashika Dulshan 61, Samindu Fernando 60: Umega Chathuranga 2/47, Sahan Adeesha 2/78, Pasindu Madushan 2/83) and 85 for 1 (Saminda Fernando 18, Nishan Madushka 35 n.o., Janith Liyanage 31 n.o.)  
Galle CC (242/1 overnight) 369 (Irosh Samarasooriya 101, Oshada Fernando 93, Buddika Hasaranga 70, Wishwa Wijeratne 22, Shalith Fernando 16, Maleesha Silva 16: Santhush Gunatileke 4/34, Shashika Dulshan 3/117)  

At SSC – First innings win for SSC

Army SC 243 (Asela Gunaratne 105, Lakshan Edirisinghe 67, Pathum Kumara 30: Lakshitha Manasinghe 3/38, Dasun Shanaka 3/48, Nisala Tharaka 2/55, Prabath Jayasuriya 2/89) and (107/1 overnight) (Ashan Randika 42, Shehan Fernando 46 n.o.) and 341 for 4 declared (Shehan Fernando 121, Dinesh Chandimal 103, Ashan Randika 42, Asela Gunaratne 29 n.o., Suminda Lakshan 22 n.o.: Kavindu Nadeeshan 2/30)  
SSC 394 (Avishka Fernando 83, Lakshitha Manasinghe 40, Chamindu Wickramasinghe 37, Shevon Daniel 32, Manoj Sarathchandra 32: Suminda Lakshan 3/74, Shehada Zoysa 2/48, Kaumal Nanayakkara 2/113, Asanka Manoj 2/114)  

At Police Park – First inning win for Police SC

Ace Capital CC 118 (Ravindu Ratnayake 28, Sithara Gimhana 17, Harsha Cooray 17: Malinda Pushpakumara 4/24, Danal Hemananda 3/33) and 109 for 3 (Thanuka Dabare 31, Pawantha Weerasinghe 38 n.o., Sithara Gimhana 27 n.o.: Nalin Priyadharshana 2/32)  
Police SC 204 (Dhanuja Induwara 47, Chathuranga Kumara 34, Ashen Bandara 29, Kusal Perera 15, Gitansh Khera 51 n.o.: Roshan Jayatissa 7/79, Wanuja Sahan 2/82)  

At Katunayake – First innings win for Negombo CC

Negombo CC 274 (Milinda Siriwardena 127, Madawa Warnapura 57, Upul Indrasiri 24, Ashen Silva 20, Nishan Peiris 19: Ashan Priyanjan 3/68, Chathuranga de Silva 2/33, Asitha Fernando 2/86) and (63/2 overnight) 237 (Milinda Siriwardena 51, Jatin Saxena 39, Ashen Silva 29, Upul Indrasiri 23, Madawa Warnapura 17, Pasindu Thirimadura 16: Chathuranga de Silva 7/62, Lakshan Sandakan 2/46)  
CCC 207 (Nimesh Gunasinghe 31, Sonal Dinusha 30, Ashan Priyanjan 18, Chathuranga de Silva 17, Minod Bhanuka 16, Pavan Ratnayake 77 n.o.: Upul Indrasiri 5/49, Dhanushka Sandaruwan 2/32, Nishan Peiris 2/107) and 13 for 1

At Dombagoda – First innings win for Tamil Union

Tamil Union (103/4 overnight) 301 for 9 declared (Sadeera Samarawickrama 112, Ravindu Fernando 96, Dhananjaya de Silva 45, Lasith Abeyratne 21: Chamikara Edirisinghe 5/93, Dushan Vimukthi 2/71, Tharindu Ratnayake 2/88)  
Sebastianites CC (87/5 overnight) 225 (Promod Maduwantha 62, Navindu Vithanage 56, Tharindu Ratnayake 25, Lohan de Zoysa 16, Adeesha Nanayakkara 15: Dilum Sudeera 5/84, Dhananjaya de Silva 3/35, Ravindu Fernando 2/33)