Negombo and Ragama end campaign on winning note 

By M. Shamil Amit

Negombo CC and Ragama CC ended the Major Club Tier “B’ three day cricket tournament league campaign by recording outright wins in the irmatches played over the weekend.

Negombo CC recorded a massive 230 runs win over Navy SC at Welisara to record their sixth win of the tournament while Ragama CC defeated Malay CC by eight wickets to record their third win. The other matches ended in first innings wins for SSC, Army SC and United Southern.

Results

At Welisara – Negombo CC win

Negombo CC 262 and 246 (Dimuth Sandaruwn 66, Shehan Pramod 47, Keshan Wanniarachchi 26, Umesh Lakshan 26, Hansaja Hiruna 25, Pasindu Thirmadura 19: Dilanka Auwardt 5/117, Raveen Tharindu 3/79)

Navy SC 101 and (44/2 overnight) 177 (Raveen Tharindu 51, Waruna Mayantha 47, Shehan Fernando 27: Shehan Pramod 7/50, Dhanushka Sandaruwan 2/56)

At BRC – Ragama CC win

Ragama CC 291 and 131 for 2 (Ranmith Jayasena 56, Manisha Rupasinghe 61 n.o.)

Malay CC 109 and (212/7 overnight) 308 (Buddhika Hasaranga 100, Chanaka Devinda 65, Sachin Godamanna 35, Niman Umesh 29, Teron Baskaran 18, Pulasthi Athapaththu 16, Sudara Dhakshina 20: Koshan Jayawickrama 7/110)

At Moratuwa – First innings for SSC

SSC 354 and 167 for 7 (Lakshitha Manasinghe 60, Dinura Kalupahana 35, Ahevon Daniel 26, Rashmika Mevan 5/69)

Moratuwa SC (178/4 overnight) 307 (Pubudu Bandara 103, Chanaka Ruwansiri 52, Rashmika Mevan 46, Abishek Liyanaarachchi 22: Nipun Dhananjaya 4/46, Akmal Fazly 3/64, Kavindu Nadeeshan 2/42)

At Panagoda – First innings for Army SC

Army SC 336 and 337 for 7 declared (Asela Gunaratne 113, Harshajith Rushan 61, Tharindu Dilanka 48, Chrishen Aponsu 35, Pathum Dilshan 34, Ravindu Wijewardena 26: Hashan Sandeepa 3/87, Umayanga Suwaris 2/31, Nipun Mendis 2/113)

Sebastianites (235/7 overnight) 292 (Umayanga Suwaris 52, Medunaka Wijeyatilleke 44, Lahiru Fernando 42, Navindu Nirmal 40, Rusiru Vilochana 30, Manelker de Silva 28, Tharusha Fernando 26, Malinga Maligaspe 22: Seekkuge Prasanna 5/71, Gayan Chandrabose 3/86, Shehada Zoysa 2/95) and 23 for 2

At Maggona – First innings for United Southern

Galle CC 242 and 126 for 4 (Supun Kavinda 32, Kaveesha Rajapakse 29, Amith Eranda 56 n.o.: Tharush Damindu 2/22)

United Southern (241/1 overnight) 443 for 6 declared (Adithya Siriwardena 195, Thamindu Pradeeptha 104, Adessha Nanayakkara 68,, Pesandu Sanjan 54: Asela Sampath 2/44)