Major Club Under 23 Nadeeshan gives SSC a winning start

By M. Shamil Amit

A match bag of 14 for 116 by Kavindu Nadeeshan paved the way for SSC to record a convincing nine-wicket win over Kurunegala YCC at the Welagedara Stadium in Kurunegala which helped them begin their Major Club Under 23 cricket tournament campaign on a winning start.

In the other matches that were played CCC, along with Nugegoda S&WC, Kandy Customs CC, Tamil Union, Moors SC and BRC recorded first inning wins against Ragama CC, Air Force SC, Negombo CC, Galle CC, Chilaw Marians CC and Bloomfield.

Results

At Kurunegala – SSC won by nine wickets

Kurunegala YCC 176 (Kosala Ravindu 120: Kavindu Nadeeshan 6 for 38, Kalana Perera 2 for 38) and 240 (Kosala Ravindu 88, Pramila Dhananjana 39, Prabath Sachin 38, Rishi Adishtan 33: Kavindu Nadeeshan 8 for 78, Nimnaka Jayatileke 2 for 55)
SSC 321 for 8 declared (Dinura Kalupahana 67, Chamindu Wickramasinghe 56, Ranuda Somaratne 48, Kavindu Nadeeshan 33, Shevon Daniel 32, Kalana Perera 32 n.o.: Nimnada Lirindage 3 for 71, Kosala Ravindu 2 for 55, Pramila Dhananjana 2 for 67) and 96 for 1 (Sadisha Rajapakse 20, Shevon Daniel 40 n.o., Ranuda Somaratne 
24 n.o.)

At CCC – First inning win for CCC

Ragama CC 161 (Dulaj Bandara 54, Yohan Liyanage 3, Kalhara Senaratne 18, Dellon Peiris 16: Duvindu Ranatunga 5 for 30, Sandun Mendis 2 for 45, Sonal Dinusha 2 for 46) and 91 for 9 (Thevindu Dickwella 54 n.o., Nushal Dharmaratne 33 n.o.)
CCC 301 (Pavan Ratnayake 93, Vinushka Silva 32, Kavindu Amameth 27, Pawantha Weerasinghe 26, Sandun Mendis 16, Sonal Dinusha 47 n.o.: Kalhara Senaratne 6 for 79)

At Katunayake – First innings win for Nugegoda S&WC

Air Force SC 280 (Movin Subasinghe 56, Kemira Wijenayake 53, Senash Fernando 32, Sahil Dias 31, Hansaja Bandara 30, Thenuka Ekanayake 23: Suwath Mendis 4 for 74) and 89 for 3 (Hansaja Bandara 26, Movin Subasinghe 43 n.o.: Ruvin Seneviratne 2 for 28)
Nugegoda S&WC 316 (Amitha Dabare 65, Kevin Perera 53, Ruvin Seneviratne 35, Suwath Mendis 35, Nadeesh Bandara 33, Rahul Gunasekera 22, Pasindu Pathum 51 n.o. : Movin Subasinghe 7 for 120, Punsara Sandaruwan 2 for 57)

At FTZ Katunayake – First innings win for Kandy Customs CC

Kandy Customs CC 272 (Rashmika Mevan 70, Rashmika Madusanka 62, Kavindu Lakshan 50, Harindu Jayasekerav 26, Kavind Ridmal 25: Priyashan Silva 5 for 85, Ruwan Jayawardena 3 for 55, Aveesha Keshan 2 for 21) and 112 for 5 (Kavindu Lakshan 26, Hirantha Jayasinghe 20, Rashmika Madusanka 40 n.o.: Aveesha Keshan 2 for 21, Ruwan Jayawardena 2 for 41)
Negombo CC 196 (Jeewaka Rashmitha 46, Mihil Kaveen 38, Sasanka Nirmal 28: Methushan Thilina 4 for 36, Nisala Akash 3 for 44, Pasan Pethangoda 2 for 44)

At P Sara Stadium - First innings win for Tamil Union

Tamil Union 152 (Kamesh Nirmal 63: Hansamana de Silva 3 for 49, Sandun Madusanka 2 for 24, Mihiranga Nimsara 2 for 47) and 226 for 7 declared (Tharindu Harshana 47, Dilum Sudeera 44, Sithara Hapuhinna 41, Salindu Pathirana 41, Raveen de Silva 39 n.o.: Kaveesha Rajapakse 3 for 47, Sandun Madusanka 2 for 44, Kanishka Maduwantha 2 for 49)
Galle CC 128 (Kalpa Chethiya 23: Vijayakanth Viyaskanth 4 for 33, Kavindu Pathiratne 2 for 21) and 50 for 2 (Shannon Fernando 21 n.o.: Trevin Mathew 2 for 20)

At Braybroole Place – First innings win for Moors SC

Moors SC 269 (Onesh Mendis 72, Janishka Perera 44, Imtiyaz Slaza 35, Dinuka Dilshan 33, Rusiru Weerasuriya 27, Mohamed Shamaaz 24: Kavindu Dilhara 3 for 44, Nipun Premaratne 2 for 45, Thimira Irushika 2 for 85) and 123 for 2 (Dinuka Dilshan 51, Imtiyaz Saza 38 n.o.)
Chilaw Marians CC 250 (Kesara Nuwantha 62, Nipun Premaratne 56, Tharindu Amarasinghe 42, Binara Sanketh 33, Kavindu Dilhara 24, L Imtiyaz Slaza 6 for 85, Theesan Vithusan 4 for 74)

At Reid Avenue – First innings win for BRC

Bloomfield 254 (Mineth Premaratne 100, Asitha Wanninayake 58, Maoshada Fernando 20: Saviru Bandara 4 for 46, Lakshan Gamage 4 for 69) and 79 for 3 (Senura Silva 54: Rasanjana Aravindu 2 for 8)
BRC 278 (Bhagya Dissanayake 84, Moditha Ranatunga 36, Savindu Rodrigo 21, Vindu Liyanage 44 n.o.: Aravinth Rajendran 5 for 89, Malinda Perera 5 for 113)