Nuwanidu and Avishka puts SSC on top

By M. Shamil Amit

A quick-fire 83 ball unbeaten knock of 110 inclusive of eight boundaries and eight sixes by Nuwanidu Fernando and a half ton by Avishka Fernando saw SSC end the first day on top against Galle CC in their Major Club Tier ‘B’ cricket encounter played at Reid Avenue.

Galle CC taking first lease of the wicket was bowled out for a low score of 118 with Promod Madushan and Prabath Jayasuriya doing the damage and SSC in their turn ended the day with a formidable score of 308 for 7.

Leo CC thanks to Hirun Sigera and Ashen Mendis who together shared an unbroken stand of 135 runs for the second wicket dominated proceedings against Moratuwa SC at Welisara. The matches will be continued today.

At Reid Avenue
Galle CC 118 (Supun Kavinda 54, Rajith Priyan 27: Pramod Madushan 5/32, Prabath Jayasuriya 4/48)
SSC 308 for 7 (Avishka Fernando 68, Milinda Siriwardena 39, Krishan Sanjula 32, Shevon Daniel 29, Nuwanidu Fernando 110 n.o.: Rajeewa Weerasinghe 4/114, Hansamana de Silva 2/20)

At Welisara
Moratuwa SC 131 (Rashmika Mevan 72, Pubudu Bandara 16: Mangala Pradeep 4/40, Malshan Gunasinghe 3/18, Senash Fernando 3/34)

Leo CC 156 for 1 (Hirun Sigera 86 n.o., Ashen Mendis 61 n.o.)

At Dombagoda
Army SC 321 for 7 (Chrishen Apnso 122, Pathum Dilshan 61,  Manushka Samith 23, Thisara Perera 18, Shehada Zoysa 33 n.o., Janith de Silva 15 n.o.: Umega Chathuranga 4/86, Yashoda Mendis 2/37) vs Kandy Customs SC
At BRC

Navy SC 301 (Tevindu Dickwella 113, Waruna Mayantha 92, Ishan Abeysekera 34, Poorna Charuka 21: Yasith Rupasinghe 4/54, Sudara Dhakshina 3/32)

Malay CC 72 for 4 (Yesith Rupasinghe 15, Woshitha Amarasinghe 35 n.o.: Dilanka Auwardt 2/18)

At Katunayake
Negombo SC 209 for 5 (Pasindu Thirimadura 37, Umesh Lakshan 37, Kaveen Fernando 16, Angelo Jayasinghe 62 n.o., Dimuth Sandaruwan 44 n.o.: Manelker de Silva 2/27, Hashan Sandeepa 2/60) vs Sebastianites

At Kosgama
Ragama CC 187 (Kavindu Ranasinghe 65, Ranmith Jayasena 38, Hasith Perera 34, Maleesha Silva 15: Tharush Damindu 4/45, Dhanosh de Silva 3/38, Kavindu Ediriweera 2/64)
United Southern 23 for 1