Inter-Club Premier League Tournament:

Akila (4/44) bowls Colts to victory

Sajeewa JAYAKODY

Sri Lanka One Day International player, Akila Dhananjaya bowled Colts to victory against Ragama Cricket Club who were the limited over champions, by 130 runs in their three-day match concluded at Colts grounds yesterday. The teenage spinner, making his debut in First Class cricket, domilished the strong Ragama batting order when they were chasing 261 target.

he 17-year-old right arm mystery spinner picked up four wickets for 44 runs running through Ragama CC’s middle order as one stage he was on a hat-trick after he removed skipper Sameera de Zoysa for a second ball duck and all-rounder Shalika Karunanayake for a first ball duck.

Resuming at their overnight score of 56 for 4 with opener Shantha Jayasundara unbeaten on 43, they were bowled out for 130 runs. Ragama CC all-rounder Kaushalya Weeraratne captured three for 25 and Malinda Warnapura took 2 for 20.

Colts: 143 in 36.2 overs (Sajeewa Weerakoon 31 n.o, Chathuranga Kumara 30, Kaushalya Weeraratne 3/38, Nilanka Premaratne 2/41) and 282 in 63.2 overs (Roshen Silva 75, Malinda Warnapura 51, Harsha Vithana 38, Kusal Janith Perera 25, Ishara Jayaratne 22, Kanishka Alvitigala 21 n.o, Madura Lakmal 4/53, Kaushalya Weeraratne 2/60, Malinga Bandara 2/75).

Ragama CC: 165 in 51 overs (Kaushalya Weeraratne 61, Michael Vandort 21, Rafeek Jaleel 20 n.o, Kanishka Alvitigala 3/48, Sajeewa Weerakoon 2/36) and 130 in 37.3 overs (Shantha Jayasundara 48, Kaushalya Weeraratne 31, Akila Dhananjaya 4/44, Sajeewa Weerakoon 3/25, Malinda Warnapura 2/20).

Tamil Union beat Ports Authority by eight wickets

Tamil Union beat Sri Lanka Ports Authority by eight wickets in their Premier League match which concluded yeterday at the P Sara Oval yesterday.

Ports Authority, resumed from their overnight score of 133/1, looking forward to save the match against the formidable bowling attack of the home team, scored 306, showing some resistance than in the first innings.

Tamil Union, were set a 90-run target in the last session of the match and they reached the target in 17 overs with opener Ashen Silva’s unbeaten 48 and first innings century maker Kithruwan Vithanage, who was 18 not out.

Kithruwan Vithanage (122 and 18 not out) and Shaminda Eranga’s career best first class figures (6/21) were the highlights of the victorious Tamil Union team.

Tamil Union: 353 in 86.1 overs (Kithruwan Vithanage 122, Sachithra Serasinghe 65, Mahela Udawatte 53, Wijesiriwardena 3/42, Isuru Udana 3/79, Muthumudalige Pushpakumara 2/69) and 93/2 in 17 overs (Ashen Silva 48 n.o, Kithruwan Vithanage 21 n.o).

Sri Lanka Ports Authority: 136 in 55.1 overs (Muthumudalige Pushpakumara 34, Shantha Kalavitigoda 25, Isuru Udana 23, Shaminda Eranga 6/21, Rangana Herath 2/24) and 306 in 82.5 overs (Shantha Kalavitigoda 80, Yohan de Silva 70, Sanitha de Mel 40, Isuru Udana 32, Ashan Priyanjan 27, Sachithra Serasinghe 3/43, Chanaka Welagedara 3/46, Suranga Lakmal 2/44).

Randiv and Pradeep bowl Bloomfield to victory

Two fine bowling performance by Sri Lanka Test players Nuwan Pradeep and Suraj Randiv helped Bloomfield to post a convincing 171-run win over BRC in their match concluded at Boomfield grounds yesterday.

Boomfield, who have got a fine bowling unit comprising limited over tournament leading wicket taker Nuwan Pradeep along with Chathura Randunu and Suraj Randiv bowled out BRC for 182 runs when they were chasing 354 target. Pradeep had a match bag of seven wickets while Randiv and Randunu took five and four wickets respectively.

Bloomfield: 236 in 75.4 overs (Madhawa Warnapura 43, Nadeera Nawala 39, DA Perera 34, Tharanga Lakshitha 33, Suraj Randiv 25, KG Dilruk 3/21, Ravindra Eranga 3/40, AM Madushanka 3/70) and 301/8 decl in 69 overs (SS Mendis 67 n.o, Nadeera Nawala 62, SK Gangodawila 60, NM Karunanayake 52, AM Madushanka 3/92, Ravindra Eranga 2/57).

BRC: 184 in 43 overs (ND Vitharana 48, HD Gunatilleke 30, ML Cooray 15, Nuwan Pradeep 5/71, Chathura Randunu 2/15, Suraj Randiv 2/40) and 182 in 51.4 overs (ML Cooray 47, RP Thattil 24, NN Perera 22, ND Vitharana 21, Suraj Randiv 3/35, Chathura Randunu 2/34, Nuwan Pradeep 2/42, Tharanga

SSS win by 10 wickets

Sinhalese Sports Club defeated Chilaw Marians by 10 wickets at SSC grounds yesterday. Marians responded with a good second innings total, resuming from their overnight score of 216/3 and they scored 377 runs setting up 71-run target for SSC.

SSC openers Tharanga Paranavithana and Dimuth Karunaratne reached the target in 12 overs. Paranavithana, who scored 49 in the first innings hit 41-ball 44 runs and Karunaratne smashed 27.

Chilaw Marians: 142 in 32.5 overs (AS Jayasinghe 67, Kasun Madhusanka 3/33, Sachithra Senanayake 3/35, Amil Prasad 2/44) and 377 in 94.2 overs (Nuwan Kavinda 109, AS Jayasinghe 68, LS Fernando 46, Umesh Karunaratne 37, D Priyadarshana 36, Sachithra Senanayake 6/127).

SSC: 450/9 decl in 97.5 overs (Kaushal Silva 141, Thilan Samaraweera 134, Dimuth Karunaratne 70, Tharanga Paranavithana 49, C Gunasinghe 30, Umesh Karunaratne 7/119) and 71/0 in 12 overs (Tharanga Paranavithana 44 n.o, Dimuth Karunaratne 27 n.o).

Moors humble Saracens

Moors Cricket Club, who scored a massive 547 runs in the first innings, bowled out Saracens Sports Club twice to win their premier league match by innings and 77 runs concluded at Moors grounds yesterday.

Resuming at their overnight score of 34 for 4, Saracens were bowled out for 229 runs. Malinda Pushpakumara took a five wicket hall for 93 runs and C de Silva captured three for 57.

Moors: 547/9 decl in 106.2 overs (Dilhara Lokuhettige 151, Indika de Saram 129, Isham Gouse 61, Shehan Jayasuriya 40, Malinda Pushpakumara 36, VS Nikethana 32, SK Silva 3./91, WS Bandara 2/89, AN Mendis 2/148).

Saracens: 241 in 57.4 overs (LS Lakmal 76, Rajeeva Weerasinghe 50, G Wimaladharma 41, Malinda Pushpakumara 5/74, Vimukthi Perera 2/29) and 229 in 59.4 overs (NM Aslam 63, S Dushantha 56 n.o, K Pankaj 39, Malinda Pushpakumara 5/93, C de Silva 3/57).