Pulindu hammers fourth century

By M. Shamil Amitt

Man in form Pulindu Perera continued his batting prowess when he cracked an unbeaten 104 inclusive of 14 boundaries and a six to put Nugegoda S&WC on top against SSC on day one of the Under 23 Emerging Club two day cricket tournament quarter final encounter played at the P Sara Stadium yesterday.

Pulindu’s innings was his fourth three figure knock of the tournament following his 151 against Malay CC, 140 against BRC and a swashbuckling 223 against Army SC. 

Results

At P Sara Stadium
SSC 127 (Shevon Daniel 54, Chamindu Wickramasinghe 24, Shehan Hasaranga 19: Hakam Shirad 5/65, Nirmala Ratnayake 3/14, Abishek Anandakumara 2/9)
Nugegoda 186 for 2 (Abishek Anandakumara 26, Pulindu Perera 110 n.o., Kavishka Boteju 40 n.o.)
At Colts
Ace Capital 171 (Minushka Silva 31, Lahiru Abeysinghe 16, Ranesh Silva 51 n.o.: Dulaj Samuditha 6/53, Tharinda Guruge 2/50)
Bloomfield 132 for 4 (Mineth Premaratne 52, Savindu Rodrigo 44, Bawantha Jaaysinghe 26 n.o.: Traveen Mathew 2/40)
At NCC
Negombo CC 286 (Kaveen Fernando 91, Thathsara Eshan 33, Hasindu Kaviratne 30, Shafni Deen 63 n.o.: Dilana Damsara 4/67, Thimira Irushika 2/65, Melan Hansaka 2/99)
Chilaw Marians CC 29 for 1 (Tharindu Amarasinghe 19 n.o.)
At Maggona
Moors SC 235 (Mohamed Thabith 89, Omesh Mendis 32, Hasindu Perera 27, Vishara Fernando 26, Dinal Anuradha 20, Malsha Tharupathi 18: Inuka Karannagoda 4/54, Thisaru Wanninayake 4/71)
CCC 88 for 2 (Arosha Sithumina 38, Pavan Ratnayake 23 n.o.:
Lahiru Amarasekera 2/27)