Moors take first innings lead

Chris Dhambarage

All-rounder Dilhara Lokuhettige hit a sparkling 78 not out from just 63 deliveries with four sixes and eight boundaries as Moors SC took a close first innings lead over the table leaders SSC on the second day of their SLC Premier League inter club four day Tier A cricket tournament match continued at Braybrooke Place yesterday.

SSC: 193 (T. Kandamby 85, N. Zoysa 23 n.o, D. Lokuhettige 3 for 46, A. Rideegammanagedera 2 for 38, A. Perera 3 for 42, C. Mudalige 2 for 42)

Moors SC: 199 for 5 (D. Sudarshana 39, B. Perera 38, A. Rideegammanagedera 32, D. Lokuhettige 78 n.o, N. Zoysa 2 for 43, C. Vidanapathirana 2 for 40)

Bloomfield in the lead

Bloomfield took a close 30 run first innings lead over NCC on the second day of their SLC Premier League inter club four day Tier A cricket tournament match continued at Reid Avenue yesterday.

NCC: 151 and 72 for 3 (U. Tharanga 34)

Bloomfield: 181 (S. Jayasuriya 38, M. Gunaratne 33, C. Jayasinghe 22, S. Gangodawila 27, T. Kottahewa 4 for 39, C. Komasaru 3 for 25).

CCC recover

CCC recovered from an early batting collapse to take a good first innings lead over Baduraliya SC on the second day of their SLC Premier League inter club four day Tier A cricket tournament match continued at Maitland Crescent yesterday.

Baduraliya SC: 175 and 35 for 2

CCC: 204 (C. Kapugedera 25, C. Kumara 61, I. Ratnayake 45, C. Malinga 2 for 37, D. Fernando 3 for 47, A. Ratnayake 2 for 40).

Colts reach 265

Two fighting half centuries from Rashan Peiris (71) and Kanishka Elvitigala (60) helped Colts CC reach 265 runs in their first innings on the second day of their SLC Premier League inter club four day Tier A cricket tournament match against Chilaw Marians SC continued at Havelock Park yesterday.

Chilaw Marians SC: 181 and 76 for 3 (M. Udawatte 20, A. Athulathmudali 22, D. Perera 2 for 27)

Colts CC: 265 (R. Peiris 71 n.o, K. Elvitigala 60, R. Perera 2 for 73, D. Hettiarachchi 2 for 64, L. Gunaratne 2 for 41).

Kaushalya takes 5/53

Paceman Kaushalya Weeraratne celebrated his return to the Sri Lanka one-day squad with a five wicket haul as Ragama CC restricted Tamil Union to 137 runs in their first innings on the second day of their SLC Premier League inter club four day Tier A cricket tournament match continued at the P. Saravanamuttu Stadium yesterday.

Ragama CC: 129 and 186 for 3 (D. Ranatunga 38, H. Vithana 37, I. Senaratne 61, I. de Saram 31 n.o, M. Pushpakumara 2 for 13).

Tamil Union: 137 (M. Pushpakumara 30, M. Maduwantha 42, K. Weeraratne 5 for 53, D. Gamage 4 for 42).