Thisara sparkles as Colts pile up 411

Chris Dhambarage

Former Sri Lanka youth player Thisara Perera hammered a sparkling century as Colts CC piled up a massive 411 runs in their first innings on the opening day of their SLC Premier League Cricket Tournament Tier 'A' match against Moors SC which began at Havelock Park yesterday.

Colts CC: 411 (T. Perera 113, R. Silva 97, D. Perera 62, A. Jayasinghe 39, J. Kulatunga 35, V. Perera 3 for 48, S. Wishwaranga 3 for 85, I. Udayanga 2 for 99)

Moors SC: 19 for 1

Sachithra props up Tamil Union

Elegant middle order batsman Sachithra Serasinghe struck an unbeaten century to guide Tamil Union reach 286 for 7 in their first innings on the opening day of their SLC Premier League Cricket Tournament Tier 'A' match against Saracens SC which commenced at the P. Saravanamuttu Oval yesterday.

Tamil Union: 286 for 7 (S. Serasinghe 110 n.o., A. Priyanjan 75, P. Seneviratne 37, S. Fernando 22, R. Wimaladharma 5 for 104) v Saracens SC

Dinuk wrecks Baduraliya

Veteran spinner Dinuk Hettiarachchi took another five wicket haul as the table leaders Chilaw Marians SC put themselves in contention for an outright victory over Baduraliya CC on the opening day of their SLC Premier League Cricket Tournament Tier 'A' match which began at Katunayake yesterday.

Baduraliya CC: 69 (D. Hettiarachchi 6 for 25, G. Wijekoon 2 for 17, E. Shavindu 2 for 11)

Chilaw Marians SC: 264 for 4 (M. Siriwardena 82, D. Perera 51, H. Cooray 58 n.o., G. Wijekoon 39 n.o.)

SSC hit back

SSC after being dismissed for 216 runs hit back strongly to reduce their opponents Sri Lanka Army SC to 103 for 5 in their first innings on the opening day of their SLC Premier League Cricket Tournament Tier 'A' match which began at Maitland Place yesterday.

SSC: 216 (L. Fernando 45, K. Silva 36, S. Senanayake 32, S. Prasanna 4 for 77, R. Palleguruge 3 for 49, V. Weerakoon 3 for 59)

Army SC: 103 for 5 (S. Prasanna 38, T. Waduge 29, S. Senanayake 3 for 27, M. Fernando 2 for 22)

Komasaru takes 5/82

A Penetrative spell of bowling by spinner Chanaka Komasaru (5 for 82) helped NCC bundle out Bloomfield for 219 runs in their first innings on the opening day of their SLC Premier League Cricket Tournament Tier 'A' match which began at Reid Avenue yesterday.

Bloomfield: 219 (C. Silva 42, S. Gangodawila 32, C. Komasaru 5 for 82)

NCC: 89 for 3

CCC shot out for 178

Spinners Nilanka Premaratne and Malinga Bandara shared seven wickets between them as Ragama CC bowled out their opponents CCC for 178 runs in their first innings on the opening day of their SLC Premier League Cricket Tournament Tier 'A' match which commenced at Maitland Place yesterday.

CCC: 178 (B. Perera 52, N. Randhika 33, N. Premaratne 4 for 72, M. Bandara 3 for 8)

Ragama CC: 131 for 4 (N. Mazahir 43 n.o., S. Soysa 27 n.o., S. Pathirana 3 for 34)

Superb 133 by Nilanka

Opener Dinesh Nilanka hit a superb 133 as Wattala Antonians reached an impressive 318 runs in their first innings on the opening day of their SLC Sara Trophy final round match against Kurunegala YCC which began at Kadirana yesterday.

Wattala Antonians SC: 318 (D. Nilanka 133, N. Priyantha 59, S. Aravinda 47, R. Safraz 39 n.o., A. Ekanayake 4 for 107, U. Bandara 2 for 64)

Kurunegala YCC: 3 for 1