Major Club Cricket Super Eight BRC cave into Police SC

By M. Shamil Amit

Police SC recorded an easy first inning win over BRC in their Major Club Super Eight encounter played at the CCC ground. The highligght of the final day’s play was an unbeaten knock of 152 by BRC skipper Hashan Dumindu which helped them resuming from their overnight score of 72 for 2 to end the day with a formidable score of 384 for 7.

In contrast Ace Capital CC recorded a first inning win against Bloomfield in a high scoring match played at Dambulla while NCC and Colts CC too recorded first inning wins against CCC and Moors SC in the matches played at the Colts ground and Maggona.

Results:

At CCC – First innings for Police SC

BRC 180 (Movin Subasinghe 65, Hashan Dumindu 24, Yasiru Rodrigo 24, Promod Maduwantha 18: Dilum Sudeera 5/85, N. Priyadharshana 3/16) and (72/2 overnight) 384 for 7 (Saminda Fernando 83, Promod Maduwantha 50. Raminda Wijesooriya 36, Movin Subasinghe 34. Hashan Dumindu 152 n.o.: Dilum Sudeera 4/142)

Police SC 412 (Ashen Bandara 158, Dhanuja Induwara 76, Vishad Randika 48, Supun Madusanka 48, Rashmika Hirushan 22: Yasiru Rodrigo 6/74, Sithuka Gunawardena 2/151)

At Dambulla – First innings for Ace Capital

Ace Capital 436 (Nimesha Gunasinghe 161, Pawantha Weerasinghe 74, Kavindu Kulasekera 54, Theeraka Ranatunga 36, Roshan Jayatissa 24, Raveen de Silva 38 n.o.: Jeffrey Vandersay 3/116, Duvindu Tillekeratne 2/68, Ravindu Fernando 2/92) and 203 for 6 (Pawantha Weerasinghe 58, Ranesh Silva 34, Isitha Wijesundara 20, Wanuja Sahan 18, Kavindu Kulasekera 42 n.o.: Jeffrey Vandersay 4/72, Ravindu Fernando 2/75)

Bloomfield (230/3 overnight) 357 (Janith Liyanage 136, Tharindu Harshana 89, Kasun Abeyratne 39, Ron Chandragupta 27, Ravindu Fernando 21: Isitha Wijesundara 4/96, Wanuja Sahan 3/124, Roshan Jayatissa 2/58)

 At Colts – First innings win for NCC

NCC 274 (Ahan Wickramasinghe 102, Niroshan Dickwella 58, Chamika Karunaratne 39, Chamika Gunasekera 26: Duvindu Ranatunga 3/44, Sonal Dinusha 2/49, Nishan Peiris 2/64) and (103/1 overnight) 350 for 6 declared (Kamil Mishara 90, Niroshan Dickwella 54, Ahan Wickramasinghe 48, Lahiru Udara 45, Sahan Arachchige 38, Kavin Bandara 26 n.o., Chamika Karunaratne 20 n.o.: Nishan Peiris 3/100)

CCC 262 (Sonal Dinusha 86, Dhananjaya de Silva 36, Duvindu Ranatunga 29, Lasith Croospulle 28, Pavan Ratnayake 24,: Sahan Arachchige 2/7, Chamika Gunasekera 2/46, Shakthi Udara 2/66) and 124 for 3 (Kamindu Mendis 62, Lasith Croospulle 27, Dhananjaya de Silva 16 n.o.: Shakthi Udara 2/46)

At Maggona – First innings for Colts CC

Colts CC 288 (Dhananjaya Lakshan 79, Muditha Lakshan 69, Yohan Mendis 31, Akila Daananjaya 26, Dinesh Chandimal 20, Sangeeth Cooray 19, Samoj Dharshika 18: Shiran Fernando 5/46, Milan Ratnayake 3/63) and (88/0 overnight) 287 for 4 declared (Ravindu Rasantha 111, Dinesh Chandimal 75, Sangeeth Cooray 54, Dhananjaya Lakshan 20 n.o.: Praveen Jayawickrama 3/79

Moors SC 175 (Pasindu Sooriyabandara 71, Janishka Perera 44, Sadeera Samarawickrama 18: Udith Madushan 4/34, Dhananjaya Lakshan 2/23, Akila Daananjaya 2/31) and 162 for 4 (Shehan Fernando 57, Pasindu Sooriyabandara 24, Sadeera Samarawickrama 20, Ramesh Mendis 42 n.o., Sithara Gimhan 17 n.o.)