Bloomfield, Police SC, Colts, Ace Capital win

By M. Shamil Amit

Three of the four matches of the Major Club Cricket Super Eight tournament ended in high scoring first inning wins.

Bloomfield in reply to NCC’s score of 438 helped by tons from skipper Nipun Karunanayake and Ravindu Fernando piled up a score of 501 runs at the R. Premadasa Stadium.

The match between Police SC and Moors SC played at the Pallekele Stadium produced two double tons first by Priyamal Perera who made 212 for Police SC and the other of 204 by Pasindu Sooriyabandara but Police SC succeeded in prevailing with a close first inning win.

Despite a top score of 163 by Hashan Dumindu it was insufficient to get past Colts CC’s score of 463 which came on the back of 143 made by Angelo Mathews while Ace Capital CC recorded an easy first inning win over CCC at the Colts ground.

Results:

At Preamadasa Stadium – First innings for Bloomfield

NCC 438 (Lahiru Udara 126, Kamil Mishara 61, Chamika Karunaratne 61, Ahan Wickramasinghe 39, Kavindu Pathiratne 37, Sahan Arachchige 35, Ashian Daniel 26, Niroshan Dickwella 21: Duvindu Tillekeratne 4/70, Jeffrey Vandersay 2/66. Ravindu Fernando 2/95) and 48 for 1 (Lahiru Udara 20, Niroshan Dickwella 27 n.o.)

Bloomfield 501 (Nipun Karunanayake 138, Ravindu Fernando 101, Asitha Wanninayake 62, Janith Liyanage 47, Tharindu Harshana 47, Lahiru Madusanka 35 rtd: Shakthi Udara 6/157)

At Pallekele – First innings for Police SC

Police SC 463 (Priyamal Perera 212, Supun Madusanka 65, Ashan Bandara 60, Nalin Priyadharshana 57, Nadeera Balasooriya 21: Shiran Fernando 5/112, Thilanga Udeshana 2/57) and 79 for 3 (Ashen Bandara 60, Nadeera Balasooriya 21)

Moors SC 445 (Pasindu Sooriyabandara 204, Milan Ratnayake 136, Ravishan de Silva 23, Sohan de Livera 18: Dilum Sudeera 5/170, Sadeepa Ratnayake 2/67, Nalin Priyadharshana 2/116)

At NCC – First innings for Colts 

Colts CC 463 (Angelo Mathews 144, Dinesh Chandimal 67. Sukitha Manoj 53, Dhananjaya Lakshan 44, Akila Danajaya 43, Muditha Lakshan 39, Sangeeth Cooray 30, Harshana Wickramasinghe 28: Yasiru Rodrigo 5/120, Shashika Dulshan 2/58, Keshan Wijeratne 2/87) and 260 for 9 (Muditha Lakshan 68, Sangeeth Cooray 61, Angelo Mathews 33, Dinesh Chandimal 24, Akila Dananjaya 20, Ravindu Rasantha 19, Dhanajaya Lakshan 17: Shashika Dulshan 5/53, Keshan Wijeratne 2/67)

BRC 350 (Hashan Dumindu 163, Raminda Wijesooriya 75, Roshen Silva 44, Heshan Dhanushka 29: Muditha Lakshan 3/15, Udith Madushan 3/56, Akila Dananjaya 3/138)

At Colts – First innings for Ace Capital

Ace Capital CC 331 (Ranesh Silva 76, Supun Waduge 71, Pawantha Weerasinghe 51, Raveen de Silva 49, Wanuja Sahan 16: Inuka Karannagoda 3/69, Dhananjaya de Silva 2/29, Nishan Peiris 2/87) and 119 (Ranesh Silva 35, Wnuja Sahan 24, Pawan Pathiraja 17: Nishan Peiris 5/49, Sonal Dinusha 2/23)

CCC 232 (Dhananjaya de Silva 63, Pavan Ratnayake 51, Anjala Bandara 44, Nishan Madushka 23, Inuka Karannagoda 19: Wanuja Sahan 4/104, Roshan Jayatissa 3/42, Isitha Wijesundara 2/37) and 217 for 8 (Nishan Madushka 60, Pavan Ratnayake 57, Lasith Croospulle 54: Raveen de Silva 3/82, Wanuja Sahan 3/95, Roshan Jayatissa 2/4)