SSC coast to seventh outright win

By M. Shamil Amit

Demoted SSC coasted to their seventh outright win of the three day Major Club Tier ‘B’ cricket tournament with a three wicket win against United Southern SC in their match at Narahenpita.

In other matches Navy SC after conceding a first inning lead to Kandy Customs SC fought back to record an outright win by seven wickets at Dombagoda while Ragama SC beat Moratuwa SC, Leo CC beat Malay CC and Galle CC beat Sebastianites. The match between Negombo CC and Army SC ended in a thrilling tie.

Results;

At Narahenpita – SSC win

United Southern 213 (Kavindu Ediriweera 74, Sasanka Nirmal 51, Denuwan Rajakaruna 45: Nipun Dhananjaya 3/22) and (2/2 overnight) 122 (Pesandu Sanjan 43, Kavindu Ediriweera 21, Sasanka Perera 21: Prabath Jayasuriya 7/62, Nipun Dhananjaya 2/25)
SSC 184 (Nadeesha Akash 48, Dinura Kalupahana 37, Nipun Dhananjaya 30, Prabath Jayasuriya 18: Himal Ravihansa 5/80, Dhanosh de Silva 3/61) and 155 for 7 (Dinura Kalupahana 28, Avishka Fernando 17, Nuwanidu Fernando 47 n.o.: Himal Ravihansa 2/50, Dhanosh de Silva 2/64)

At Dombagoda – Navy SC win

Kandy Customs SC 353 (Lakshan Gamage 155, Yashoda Mendis 43, Kaveesha Induwara 41, Malindu Maduranga 33, Rishan Herath 25, Pramesh Madubashana 23: Ishan Abeysekera 5/77, Shehan Fernando 4/89) and 109 (Lakshan Gamage 29, Avindu Theekshana 17: Dilanka Aurwardt 8/39, Ishan Abeysekera 2/9)

Navy SC (274/9 overnight) 279 Rajitha Ratnayake 47, Lakshan Rodrigo 32, Ishan Abeysekera 29, Waruna Mayantha 19, Poorna Charuka 99 n.o.: Yashoda Mendis 5/44, Mithun Jayawickrama 2/67) and 184 for 3 (Waruna Mayantha 21, Sumalka Fernando 90 n.o., Rajitha Ratnayake 55 n.o.: Kaveesha Induwara 2/38)

At Kosgama – Ragama CC win

Ragama CC 279 and (218/4 overnight) 264 for 6 declared (Chanaka Wijesinghe 109, Ravindu Sembakutty 86, Sahil Dias 43: Methushan Thilina 2/49, Chanaka Ruwansiri 2/75)

Moratuwa SC 101 (Pubudu Bandara 31, Poorna Prabath 19: Upul Indrasiri 4/39, Tharusha Kodikara 2/14, Koshan Jayawickrama 2/19) and 211 (Pubudu Bandara 63, Abishek Liyanaarachchi 56, Gavin Boteju 25, Thilina Dilshan 16: Koshan Jayawickrama 4/31, Upul Indrasiri 4/80)

At BRC – Leo CC win

Malay CC 217 and (127/4 overnight) 237 (Sachin Godamanna 57, Teran Baskaran 41, Yesith Rupasinghe 40, Chanaka Devinda 35, Harindu Jayasekera 22, Woshitha Amarasinghe 15: Vishwa Rajapakse 3/44, Poorna Kalhara 2/22, Senash Fernando 2/28, Malshan Gunasinghe 2/68)

Leo CC 300 (Salindu Pathirana 54, Poorna Kalhara 46, Senash Fernando 38, Githmin Colombage 23, Romesh Suranga 104 n.o.: Niman Umesh 4/82, Chanaka Devinda 3/86) and 160 for 8 (Salindu Pathirana 44, Hirun Sigera 30, Poorna Kalhara 22, Vishwa Rajapakse 16, Romesh Suranga 27 n.o.: Sudara Dhakshina 3/29, Chanaka Devinda 2/48)

At Katunayake – Galle CC win

Sebastianites 196 and (145/6 overnight) 195 (Manelker de Silva 66, Rusiru Vilochana 35, Chanul Athukorala 30, Miranga Wickramage 18, Lahiru Fernando 17: Chathura Randunu 5/94, Asela Sampath 2/45)

Galle CC 223 (Ramesh Nimantha 73, Amith Eranda 43, Kaveesha Rajapakse 33, Chathura Randunu 23: Miranga Wickramage 4/52, Hashan Sandeepa 3/71, Malitha Hapuarachchi 2/7) and 172 for 5 (Supun Kavinda 65, Ramesh Nimantha 50, Chathura Randunu 21 n.o., Kevin Koththigoda 15 n.o.: Hashan Sandeepa 3/41, Miranga Wickramage 2/72)