Under 23 Cricket Kalana, Kavindu, Nipun steer SSC to third win

By M. Shamil Amit

A match bag of 11 for 78 by Kalana Perera and half tons from Kavindu Nadeeshan and skipper Nipun Dhananjaya helped SSC to coast to a comfortable seven wicket win over Sebastianites C&AC which was their third successive outright win of the ongoing Major Club Under 23 cricket tournament in the match played at the SSC ground.   
Ragama CC recorded their second outright win with an innings win over Badurelya CC played at Maggona while Moors SC and Ace Capital CC defeated Bloomfield and Air Force SC to chalk up their first outright wins of the tournament.   

The other matches ended in first innings wins for Tamil Union, Negombo CC, Army SC, BRC, Galle CC and Police SC.   

Results:

At SSC – SSC won by seven wickets

Sebastianites C&AC 81 (Ryan Fernando 29: Kalana Perera 6 for 20, Akmal Fazly 3 for 32) and 219 (Ryan Fernando 64, Umayanga Suwaris 43, Thevindu Senaratne 32, Isiwara Dissanayake 30, Lohan de Zoysa 16: Kalana Perera 5 for 58, Kavindu Nadeeshan 3 for 57)   

SSC 229 (Kavindu Nadeeshan 73, Nipun Dhananjaya 69, Sadisha Rajapakse 32: Sasika Perera 4 for 60, Lahiru Madusanka 3 for 50) and 72 for 3 (Nipun Dhananjaya 26, Sadisha Rajapakse 19: Sasika Perera 3 for 24)   

At Maggona – Ragama CC won by innings and six runs

Badureliya CC 186 (Hasitha Amarasinghe 56, Vishara Fernando 37, Dunith Jayatunga 33, S, Kasun 15: Shashika Dulshan 6 for 54, Eshan Malinga 3 for 51) and 81 (Mithira Thenura 19: Kalhara Senaratne 4 for 21, Ashan Fernando 3 for 13, Shashika Dulshan 3 for 33)   

Ragama CC 273 (Thevindu Dickwella 73, Dulaj Bandara 49, Yohan Liyanage 37, Lahiru Dewatage 26, Avishka Tharindu 23, Ranmith Jayasena 16, Kalhara Senaratne 27 n.o.:Dunith Jayatunga 5 for 48, Yesth Ranasinghe 2 for 73)   

At Braybrooke Place – Moors SC won by innings and 71 runs

Bloomfield 69 (Nethma Karunaratne 16: Theesan Vithusan 7 for 27, Janishka Perera 2 for 13) and 201 (Thinula Liyanage 48, Nethma Karunaratne 43, Mineth Premaratne 40, Bawantha Jayasinghe 23: TheesanVithusan 4 for 62, Dinuka Dilshan 2 for 41, Imtiyaz Slaza 2 for 51)   

Moors SC 341 for 5 declared (Dinuka Dilshan 78, Mohamed Shannaz 78, Janishka Perera 67, Risira Weerasuriya 39 n.o.: Bawantha Jayasinghe 3 for 34) 

 
At Katunayake – Ace Capital CC won by innings and 39 runs

Air Force SC 102 (Pulasthi Attapattu 22, Senash Fernando 21, Neluka Heshan 17 n.o.: Wanuja Sahan 8 for 43) and 165 (Sahil Dias 83, Senash Fernando 28: Wanuja Sahan 6 for 57, Sithum Dissanayake 3 for 42)   

Ace Capital CC 306 for 8 declared (Ravindu Ratnayake 91, Sakuna Liyanage 71, Kavindu Amantha 52, Ashan Dilhara 35, Wanuja Sahan 28, Moahmed Faisar 22: Asitha Heshan 3 for 48, Movin Subasinghe 2 for 109)   

At NCC – First innings win for Tamil Union

NCC 107 (Amshi de Silva 36: Naveen Fernando 5 for 36, Samuditha 3 for 62) and 310 (Kalana Wijesiri 64, Thaveesha Abishek 45, Vinuka Rubasinghe 39, Johanne de Zilva 20, Ashian Daniel 18, Ahan Wickramasinghe 90 n.o.: Vijayakanth Viyaskanth 5 for 107, Dilum Sudeera 2 for 64)   

Tamil Union 331 for 5 declared (Sithara Hapuhinna 112, Tharindu Harshana 71, Navod Paranavithana 43, Kamesh Nirmal 43, Salindu Pathiran 20, Sahan Kosala 29 n.o.: Dilshan Nipunajith 2 for 40, Matheesha Pathirana 2 for 62) and 70 for 4 (Kamesh Nirmal 32 n.o.)   

At CCC – First innings win for Negombo CC

Negombo CC 249 (Sandaruwan Chinthaka 92, Sasanka Nirmal 47, Amoda Widanapathirana 29, Shenesh Saharsha 19, Dimuth Sandaruwan 19, Dulaj Ashen 16: Devindu Kekirideniya 5 for 81, Inuka Karannagoda 2 for 28) and 75 for 2 (Amoda Widanapatirana 30, Sandaruwan Chinthaka 18, Shane Malisha 20 n.o.: Asanka Udayanga 2 for 14)   
CCC 220 (Vinushka Silva 63, Sandun Mendis 36, Sachira Rashmitha 32, Pawan Pathiraja 28, Devindu Kekirideniya 16: Warun Imesh 3 for 52, Dimuth Sandaruwan 2 for 34, Dulaj Ashen 2 for 49)   

At Panagoda – First innings win for Army SC

Kurunegala YCC 242 (Gayana Weerasinghe 82, Sathsara Navod 56, Deshan Seneviratne 46, Matheesha Weerasinghe 18, Muditha Premadasa 18: Shehada Zoysa 5 for 56, Manushka Samith 2 for 48) and 120 for 3 (Kosala Ravindu 34, Matheesha Weerasinghe 30, Gayana Weerasinghe 18, Muditha Premadasa 36 n.o.)   
Army SC 293 (Shehan Fernando 109, Manushka Samith 74, Devainda Ekanayake 39, Lasith Wickramasooriya 17: Pramila Dhananjana 3 for 42, Nimanda Kirindage 2 for 49, Deshan Seneviratne 2 for 58)   

At BRC – First innings win for BRC

BRC 301 (Bhagya Dissanayake 98, Dulaj Ashen 64, Lakshan Gamage 45, Bhagya Ediriweera 27, Sulekshana Wijewardena 22, Vindua Liyanage 17: Harshana Wickramasinghe 3 for 67, Avishka Perera 2 for 30, Chamod Battage 2 for 38, Muditha Lakshan 2 for 67) and 200 for 8 (Vindua Liyanage 60, Bhagya Dissanayake 49, Sulekshana Wijewardena 36, Lakshan Gamage 23, D. Vinod 16: Sandun Abeywardena 5 for 75, Harshana Wickramasinghe 2 for 21)   

Colts CC 217 (Dinal Anuradha 53, Muditha Lakshan 47, Yasiru Rodrigo 33, Shalin de Mel 28, Ravindu Rashantha 17: Brian Hansaja 5 for 45, Saviru Bandara 3 for 60)   

At Reid Avenue – First innings win for Galle CC

Galle CC 345 for 6 declared (Vinura Dulsara 157, Mithun Gamage 44, Kanishka Maduwantha 41, Sandew Induwara 38, Kaveesha Rajapakse 20: Kavinda Ishwara 3 for 90, Rahul Gunasekera 2 for 59)   

Nugegoda S&WC 278 (Amitha Dabare 74, Shanuka Galagoda 52, Saroj Perera 22, Kevin Perera 15, Suwath Mendis 73 n.o.: Kaveesha Rajapakse 5 for 78, Sandun Madusanka 2 for 31, Kanishka Maduwantha 2 for 71)   

At Police Park – First innings win for Police SC

Kandy Customs CC 175 (Nilantha Jayasinghe 67, Rashmika Madusanka 33, Harindu Jayasekera 31: Kasun Karunatileke 3 for 31, Rohan Sanjaya 3 for 33, Danal Hemananda 3 for 53) and 241 (Irusha Akash 96, Hirantha Jayasinghe 50, Isuru Sandamal 40,: Hirushan Perera 4 for 27, Kasun Karunatileke 4 for 77, Danal Hemananda 2 for 42) 

 
Police SC 196 (Hirushan Perera 59, Dinan Senuka 36, Bihanga Mendis 33, Danal Hemananda 18, Rohan Sanjaya 17: Nisala Akash 3 for 32, Kushan Madusha 3 for 58, Rashmika Mevan 2 for 42, Methushan Thilina 2 for 48)