Tharanga’s double ton helps SSC

Chris DHAMBARAGE

Stylish opening batsman Tharanga Paranavithana hit a trail blazing 236 runs from 392 deliveries with 21 boundaries as the table leaders SSC piled up a massive first innings total of 513 runs on the second day of their SLC Premier League inter club four day Tier A cricket tournament match against CCC continued at Maitland Place yesterday.

SSC: 513 (T. Paranavithana 236, K. Silva 24, J. Mendis 53, T. Kandamby 56, J. Sriyapala 25, S. Senanayake 62, S. Boralessa 3 for 101, N. Perera 2 for 109, J. Mubarak 2 for 115).

CCC: 77 for 3 (J. Mubarak 33, A. Polonowita 29 n.o)

Chilaw Marians in control

All rounder Gayan Wijekoon hit a fighting half century as Chilaw Marians SC built up a good first innings lead of 105 runs over NCC on the second day of their SLC Premier League inter club four day Tier A cricket tournament match continued at Maitland Place yesterday.

NCC: 135 and 179 for 3 (K. Gunawardena 66, L. Fernando 79, K. Kulasekera 28).

Chilaw Marians SC: 240 (G. Wijekoon 64, L. Gunaratne 31, D. Hettiarachchi 3, M. Gajanayake 4 for 57, K. Kulasekera 3 for 45, C. Komasaru 2 for 55).

Tamils make a strong reply

Opener Gihan de Silva and Sajith Fernando stroked half centuries as Tamil Union made a spirited reply to Moors SC’s first innings total of 396 runs 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.

Moors SC: 396.

Tamil Union: 262 for 4 (G. de Silva 55, I. Daniel 44, S. Fernando 76, L. de Silva 42 n.o, C. Mudalige 2 for 68).

Ragama restricted to 185/8

Shanuka Dissanayake captured four wickets for 67 to help Bloomfield restrict Ragama CC to 185 for 8 in their first innings on the second day of their SLC Premier League inter club four day Tier A cricket tournament match continued at Reid Avenue yesterday.

Bloomfield: 431 (T. Masmulla 121, Y. de Silva 126, M. Ranasinghe 58, K. Weeraratne 2 for 117, S. Jeevantha 2 for 85, H. Vithana 4 for 60).

Ragama CC: 185 for 8 (H. Vithana 24, M. Bandara 3, A. Perera 20 n.o, M. Ranasinghe 2 for 32, S. Dissanayake 4 for 67).

Colts take a firm lead

All rounder Angelo Mathews hit an unbeaten century as Colts CC took 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 Havelock Park yesterday.

Baduraliya SC: 225.

Colts CC: 291 for 4 (D. Perera 48, A. Mathews 124 n.o, D. Pathirana 92, L. Dias 4 for 97).