Premier League Cricket:

Marians in an innings win over NCC

YASARATNE GAMAGE

An eight wicket haul by Malinda Pushpakumara (8 for 129) and another fine spell by Umesh Karunaratne (5 for 33 in both innings) helped Chilaw

Marians to overcome NCC by an innings and 84 runs in the Premier League Tournament Tier A three day match concluded at NCC grounds yesterday.

A wonderful century by Harsha Coorey (106 n.o.) and Amal Athulathmudali (85) with Mahela Udawatte ( 60 ) helped Chilaw Marians CC to total up 402 for 9 in their first innings reply to the NCC who were all out for 98. NCC for their second innings only made 220.

NCC 98 all out and 220 all out

(Yohan de Silva 42, Malinda Pushpakumara 4 for 101)

Chilaw Marians 402 for 9 dec. first innings ( Harsha Coorey 106 n.o. , Amal Athulathmudali 85, Mahela Udawatte 60, Sohan Boralessa 4 for 110 )

Navy tames BRC

Sri Lanka Navy SC overcame BRC by 157 runs in the Premier League

Tournament Tier B match at BRC ground yesterday. Lakmal Keerthiratne (5 for 45) and consistent bowling from the others in the line up together with three half centuries from Navy batsmen helped them to score 304 for 9 in the second innings and restrict BRC to 210 all out.

SL Navy SC 278 and 304 for 9 dec. ( Malith Coorey 72, Chanaka Ruwansiri 69, Asitha Weerasuriya 69, Malan Madusanka 6 for 88 )

BRC 215 and 210 all out for the second innings ( Mohomed Askar 80, Lakmal Keerthiratne 5 for 45 )

Centurians steal limelight

A century by Gamindu Kanishka (103) and equally contributed by Amila Sandaruwan (93) cruised Saracens SC to a massive 423 total to gain a first innings victory in their tier ‘B’ match against KYCC who piled up 413, including a wonderful knock of

150 by Gayan Maneshan at Welagedara Stadium in Kurunegala yesterday.

KYCC 413 for 8 and 226 for 3 in the seocnd innings ( Gayan Maneshan 114, Udesh Perera 69,)

Saracens SC 423 all out. (Gamindu Kanishka 103, Amila Sandaruwan 93, Mohomad Aslam 51, Narada Rathnayake 3 for 75, Dharshan Mahawatte 3 for 53).

Prasanna drives Army to victory

An unbeaten knock of 155 runs and a superb spell by Seekkuge Prasanna (7 for 55) helped SL Army SC to defeat Police SC by 10 wickets in another encounter in the same tournament at Army grounds, Panagoda.

Police SC 317 and 136 all out ( Malinda Abeyratne 38, Prasad Kellepotha 31 n.o., Seekkuge Prasanna 7 for 55.

SL Army SC 442 ( Asela Gunaratne 155 n.o., S Prasanna 79, M de Zoyza 66 , Prasad Kellepotha 5 for 126 ) and 15 for no wicket .