Under 23 Emerging Club Tournament Sharujan, Wanuja, Vathila, Lahiru shine on day one

By M. Shamil Amit

Centuries by Sharujan Shanmuganatham for Tamil Union and Wanuja Sahan for Ace Capital and two fine bowling performances by Vathila Udara of Kurunegala YCC and Lahiru Amarasekera of Moors SC were the highlights of the first day’s play in the Under 23 Emerging Club two day cricket tournament yesterday.

Sharujan cracked 121 to help Tamil Union taking first lease of the wicket to make a formidable score of 351 against Police SC at the P Sara Stadium while Wanuja made an unbeaten 119 against Nugegoda S&WC at Thurstan ground.

An impressive bowling figure of 8 for 30 by Vathila helped Kurunegala YCC bowl out Kandy Customs SC for a low score of 154 at Dombagoda and a seven wicket haul by Lahiru Amarasekera enabled Moors SC to restrict NCC for a score of 175 at Braybrooke Place.

Results:

At P Sara Stadium
Tamil Union 351 (Sharujan Shanmuganathan 121, Shenuka Galagoda 71, Vihas Thewmika 65, Naren Muralitharan 23, Isiwara Dissanayake 20: Bhathiya Sandeepa 4/67, Rashmika Perera 2/51, Sadeepa Ratnayake 2/69) vs Police SC
At Thurstan ground
Ace Capital 282 (Theeraka Ranatunga 55, Pawan Pathiraja 36, Ranesh Silva 34, Wamuja Sahan 119 n.o.: Nurmala Ratnayake 5/76, Daham Nirmal 2/75)
Nugegoda S&WC 47 for 1 (Pulindu Perera 35)
At Dombagoda
Kandy Customs SC 154 (Asela Silva 39, Pahasara Silva 32, Pramesh Madubashana 31: Vathila Udara 8/30)
Kurunegala YCC 166 for 3 (Gayana Weerasinghe 40, Amesh Tennekoon 33, Chaniru Senaratne 60 n.o.: Asela Silva 2/23)
At Braybrooke Place
NCC 175(Vinuka Rubasinghe 67, Nadeesh Yasiru 37, Jeewaka Shashin 34: Lahiru Amarasekera 7/38)
Moors SC 87 for 2 (Oshan de Silva 47 n.o., Dinal Anuradha 21 n.o.)
At Katunayake
Badureliya CC 229 (Sandun Mendis 83, Shanikya Deshapriya 41, Manasa Madubashana 25, Shehan Madusanka 19: Kaveesh Sathsara 6/73) vs Malay CC
At Saliyapura
United Southern SC 241 (Shehara Fernando 45, Dominic Fernando 45, Thamarindu Pradeeptha 39, Kaveesha Kalpana 37, Chandupa de Silva 32: Thanuga Palihawadana 5/62, Tharijsha Asel 2/34, Lakindu Sachin 2/45)
BRC 46 for 3 (Sachitha Weliwatta 20, Kusal Wijetunga 21 n.o.: Himal Ravihansa 2/21)
At Colts
Chilaw Marians 300 for 9 (Tharindu Amarasinghe 98, Dilana Damsara 53, Sakuna Liyanage 51, Hiran Jayasundara 31, Thevin Amarasinghe 45 n.o.: Nuwan Dineth 3/54, Tharuka Sooriyaarachchi 2/40, Malitha Hapuarachchi 2/67) vs Sebastianites 
At Panadura
Panadura SC 233 (Sasindu Malshan 91, Yashan Avishka 58, Charya Paranavithana 18: Tharana Wimaladharma 5/60, Ryan Dissanayake 3/86)
Colts CC 58 for 2
At Kosgama
Ragama CC 122 (Dasith Gunatilleke 32, Maleesha Silva 27: Hirusha Dewmika 3/23, Duvindu Ranatunga 3/34, Sethru Fernando 2/18) vs CCC
At SSC
SSC 223 (Dinura Kalupahana 85, Nadeesha Akash 36, Sadisha Rajapakse 24, Ranuk Jayasuriya 22, Chamindu Wickramasinghe 22: Tharindu Guruge 6/76, Dulaj Samuditha 2/38, Mihiranga Silva 2/43)
Bloomfield 133 for 3 (Savindu Rodrigo 58, Hasitha Amarasinghe 29, Asitha Wanninayake 37 n.o.)