CCC bounce back to take a first innings lead

Chris Dhambarage

Spinner Shohan Boralessa snapped up four wickets for 38 as the CCC after having been dismissed for 164 runs came back strongly to snatch a close first innings lead over Sri Lanka Army Sports Club on the opening day of their SLC Premier League cricket tournament Tier match which commenced at Panagoda yesterday.

CCC: 164 (M. van Dort 21, J. Mubarak 88, S. Prasanna 5 for 55, R. Palleguruge 4 for 26) and 77 for no loss (M. van Dort 30 n.o, C. Fernando 40 n.o)

Army SC: 147 (P. Tharaka 25, D. Indika 50 n.o, R. Palleguruge 41, C. Vidanapathirana 2 for 42, T. Mendis 2 for 8, S. Boralessa 4 for 38, S. Pathirana 2 for 46)

Saracens get 247

Paceman Kosala Kulasekera and Tharaka Kottahewa shared seven wickets between them as the NCC dismissed their opponents Saracens SC for 247 runs in their first innings on the opening day of their SLC Premier League cricket tournament Tier match which commenced at Maitland Place yesterday.

Saracens SC: 247 (N. Abeyratne 50, D. Dahanayake 34, E. Gangoda 41, S. Suranga 51 n.o, K. Kulasekera 3 for 51, T. Kottahewa 4 for 66)

NCC: 86 for no loss (Y. de Silva 41, S. Pradeep 41 n.o)

Tamil Union well placed

Tamil Union were well placed to build up a good first innings lead after having bowled out their opponents Bloomfield for 195 runs on the opening day of their SLC Premier League cricket tournament Tier match which commenced at Reid Avenue yesterday.

Bloomfield: 195 (D. Munaweera 56, P. Jayawardena 41, C. Jayasinghe 25, K. Gangodawila 35, J. Mendis 4 for 71, S. Liyanagunawardena 4 for 42)

Tamil Union: 157 for 4 (S. Fernando 47, P. Seneviratne 32, S. Serasinghe 30 n.o)

SSC pile up 356/5

Opener Dimuth Karunaratne hit a top score of 90 as the SSC piled up 356 for 5 In their first innings on the opening day of their SLC Premier League cricket tournament Tier match against Baduraliya CC which commenced at Maitland Place yesterday.

SSC: 356 for 5 (T. Paranavithana 24, D. Karunaratne 90, N. Perera 37, K. Silva 38, L. Fernando 78 n.o, S. Karunanayake 74 n.o, N. Perera 2 for 73) v Baduraliya CC

Singha SC struggling at 84/7

Singha SC Ambalangoda were struggling at 84 for 7 in their first innings in reply to Seeduwa Raddoluwa CC’s total of 238 runs on the opening day of their SLC Premier League cricket tournament Tier match which commenced at Ananda Mawatha yesterday.

Seeduwa RCC: 238 (H. Kumara 45, M. Fernando 57, G. Dilruk 38, S. Nikethana 41, R. Dhammika 21, K. Liyanage 4 for 62, D. Abeydeera 3 for 64)

Singha SC: 84 for 7 (S. Ranasuriya 27, S. Karunaratne 5 for 41)