Saracens SC a team without a club house or ground facilities qualified to play in the SLC Premier League Super Eight when they pulled off a creditable first innings win over fancied CCC in their Tier A match played at Maitland Crescent yesterday.
Saracens who piled up 496 in their first innings dismissed the hosts for 372 to move into fourth position in Group A and thus qualify for the next stage of the tournament the Super 8 with SSC, Ragama CC and Colts from the group.
NCC beat Baduraliya SC by 10 wickets to record their third win of the season and qualify for the Super Eight from Group B. Chilaw Marians, BRC and Ports Authority are the other teams to qualify for the next round from this group.
* At NCC: NCC won by 10 wickets.
Badureliya CC: 147 and 160 (28/1 o/n) in 54.4 overs (Subramanian Anand 62, Shiran Ratnayake 21, Chathuranga de Silva 4/44, Lasith Ambuldeniya 3/46)
NCC: 313 and 45/0 in 4.4 overs (Lahiru Udara 39 n.o.)
* At CCC: Match drawn.
Saracens SC: 496;
CCC: 372 (140/3 o/n) in 128.3 overs (Ashan Priyanjan 101, Kaveen Bandara 92, Madhawa Warnapura 48, Sachith Pathirana 50, Lahiru Gamage 31, Malindu Madhuranga 21, Roshan Jayatissa 4/100, Saliya Saman 3/67)
* At SSC: Match drawn.
SSC: 199 and 563 (357/3 o/n) in 112.1 overs (Kaushal Silva 142, Dimuth Karunaratne 128, Sammu Ashan 79, Minod Bhanuka 75, Milinda Siriwardana 52, Dilan Jayalath 27, Sachithra Senanayake 23, Tharindu Rathnayake 4/184, Dilanka Sandakan 4/199, Sahan Wijeratne 2/97)
Moors SC: 160 and 164/5 in 41 overs (Pabasara Waduge 64, Shanuka Dulaj 52 n.o., Irosh Samarasooriya 37, Sachithra Senanayake 2/27)
* At Bloomfield: Match drawn.
Ragama CC: 320 and 327/7 (51/3 o/n) in 109 overs (Roshen Silva 106 n.o., Lahiru Milantha 92, Lahiru Thirimanna 31, Ramesh Mendis 2/46, Malith de Silva 2/48) Bloomfield: 273.
* At BRC: Match drawn.
Army SC: 232 and 454/9 (126/2 o/n) in 115 overs (Lakshitha Madushan 151 n.o., Dilshan de Soysa 56, Ashan Randika 52, Dushan Vimukthi 47, Kasun de Silva 46, Himasha Liyanage 36, Yasoda Mendis 26, Himesh Ramanayake 3/56,Chamikara Edirisinghe 3/91) BRC: 345. - YK
Tier ‘B’
Panadura trounce Galle by an innings
Panadura SC beat Galle CC by an innings and 25 runs in their SLC Premier League Inter-Club Tier ‘B’ cricket match played at Galle yesterday.
Eranga Ratnayake of Kalutara Town Club scored his second century of the season with an unbeaten 130 against Lankan CC at Maggona and was joined by Nilushan Nonis who also crossed the three-figure mark.
The rest of the matches were drawn.
* At Galle: Panadura SC won by inns & 25 runs.
Galle CC: 217 and 191 in 44.2 overs (Damitha Hunukumbura 70, Charitha Buddhika 27, Dhanusika Bandara 4/41, Shameendra Madushan 4/59)
Panadura SC: 433 in 112.1 overs (Kashif Naved 159, Suresh Peiris 84, Rasika Fernando 68, Ashen Kavinda 42, Gayan Sirisoma 4/102, Gohar Faiz 3/135)
* At Katunayake. Match drawn.
Kurunegala YCC: 286 and 196 (54/4 o/n) in 54.5 overs (Keshan Wijerathne 62 n.o., Malith Cooray 48, Dhanushka Dharmasiri 23, Chathura Samantha 6/57, Hashan James 2/50)
Air Force SC: 158 and 261/8 in 54 overs (Suminda Lakshan 75, Roscoe Thattil 46, Dulash Udayanga 39, Hashan James 37, Udayawansha Parakrama 23, Sarinda Dassanayake 2/36)
* At Kadirana: Negombo CC: 178 and 276/9 decl. (239/5 o/n) in 84.4 overs (Praveen Fernando 70, Sandun Dias 55, Shehan Weerasinghe 53, Akeel Inham 50, Ravindra Karunaratne 21, Kalyana Rathnapriya 5/98, Nimesh Vimukthi 4/95)
Police SC: 100 and 288/9 in 80 overs (Tharindu Dilshan 102, Samith Dushantha 80, Dinusha Fernando 52 n.o., Shehan Weerasinghe 3/39, Ravindra Karunaratne 2/82, Umega Chaturanga 2/104)
* At Maggona: Match drawn.
Lankan CC: 534/8 decl.;
Kalutara TC: 296 (257/7 o/n) in 82.3 overs (Eranga Rathnayake 130 n.o., Geeth Perera 35, Nipuna Kariyawasam 32, Madhawa Nimesh 32, Geeth Kumara 4/34, Navin Kavikara 3/91, Rajeewa Weerasinghe 2/54) and 263/5 in 71 overs (Nilushan Nonis 117, Nipuna Gamage 97, Thushira Madanayake 2/34, Rajeewa Weerasinghe 2/45) - YK
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