Tharanga ton swells NCC total
Chris DHAMBARAGE
Elegant left hand opening batsman Upul Tharanga celebrated his recall
into the national team with a magnificent 155 as the NCC piled up a huge
384 for 3 in their first innings on the opening day of their SLC Premier
League cricket tournament Tier A match against CCC which commenced at
Maitland Place yesterday.
NCC: 384 for 3 (U. Tharanga 155, Y. de Silva 80, D Chandimal 100 n.o)
v CCC
SSC shot out for 171
Skipper Tharanga Paranavithana hit a fighting century but could not
prevent SSC from collapsing to 171 runs in their first innings on the
opening day of their SLC Premier League cricket tournament Tier A match
against Chilaw Marians SC which commenced at Maitland Place yesterday.
SSC: 171 (T. Paranavi-thana 103, A. Janoda 3 for 30, S. Eranga 2 for
34, D. Hettiarachchi 2 for 60, M. Siriwardena 2 for 20)
Chilaw Marians SC: 120 for 4 (A. Athulathmudali 42, M. Siriwardena 49
n.o, S. Senanayake 2 for 42)
Tamil Union muster 278/5
Half centuries from opener Kanchana Gunawardena, Ashan Priyanjan and
Muthumudalige Pushpakumara helped Tamil Union reach an impressive 278
for 5 in their first innings on the opening day of their SLC Premier
League cricket tournament Tier A match against Colts CC which commenced
at the P. Saravanamuttu Oval yesterday.
Tamil Union: 278 for 5 (K. Gunawardena 68, A. Priyanjan 56, J. Mendis
22, M. Pushpakumara 79 n.o, S. Fernando 38, D. Perera 3 for 85) v Colts
CC
Prasanna 4/44
Seamer Seekuge Prasanna snapped up four wickets for 44 as Sri Lanka
Army SC dismissed their opponents Saracens CC for 172 runs in their
first innings on the opening day of their SLC Premier League cricket
tournament Tier A match which commenced at Panagoda yesterday.
Saracens SC: 172 (E. Gangoda 72, D. Randhika 28, N. Liyanapathirana 2
for 26, A. Mendis 2 for 42, S.Prasanna 4 for 44)
Army SC: 15 for 1
Moors skittled out for 178
Baduraliya CC put up a splendid performance to skittle out Moors SC
for 178 runs in their first innings on the opening day of their SLC
Premier League cricket tournament Tier A match which commenced at
Braybrooke Place yesterday.
Moors SC: 178 (N. Nawala 34, S. Wickremarachchi 30, C. de Silva 38,
I. Udayanga 23, S. Silva 2 for 41, N. Perera 3 for 26)
Baduraliya CC: 26 for no loss
Tharaka, Prasanna help Bloomfield
Two unbeaten half centuries from Tharaka Gunaratne and wicket keeper
batsman Prasanna Jayawardena helped Bloomfield reach 227 for 4 in their
first innings on the opening day of their SLC Premier League cricket
tournament Tier A match which commenced at Reid Avenue yesterday.
Bloomfield: 227 for 4 (T. Gunaratne 52 n.o, S. Jayasuriya 32, C.
Silva 44, P. Jayawardena 58 n.o, D. Dharshanapriya 2 for 62) v Ragama CC
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