SSC recorded a thrilling eight run win over Ragama CC in their Major Club limited over cricket fixture played at SSC grounds on Saturday.
SSC made 286 for for 8 wickets in 50 overs. Opener Avishka Fernando top scored with 53 and Dasun Shanaka hit 43. Ragama CC chasing a target of 287 managed to get 278 all out in 49.3 overs while Ranmith Jayasena hit an unbeaten 79 and Santhush Gunatilleka hit 57 two former St Peter’s skippers knocks in vain as they lost .
A quick-fire knock of 73 off 67 balls, inclusive of five boundaries and four sixes by Thanuka Dabare, helped Ace Capital to record a comfortable 5-wicket win over Bloomfield .This was Ace Capital fifth successive win and maintain top of the points table .
Chief scores
* At Reid Avenue Ace Capital beat Bloomfield by 5 wickets
Bloomfield 158 for 7 (27) (Ron Chandragupta 53, Mineth Premaratne 32, Sachitha Jayatileke 19n.o.: Raveen de Silva 3/31)
Ace Capital 161 for 5 (23.4) (Thanuka Dabare 73, Sakuna Liyanage 26n.o.: Jeffrey Vandersay 2/48)
* At Dombagoda Army Grounds Colts beat Police SC by 6 wickets
Police SC 138 all out (44.4) (Rashmika Hirushan 28, Dilum Sudeera 24n.o., Heshan Dhanushka 20: Akila Dhananjaya 3/24, Harshana Wickramasinghe 2/11, Sanoj Dharshika 2/34)
Colts 139 for 4 (22.2) (Dhananjaya Lakshan 38, Ravindu Rasantha 34n.o., Yashoda Lanka 34, Sheran Fonseka 27: Nalin Priyadharshana 2/18)
* At SSC ground SSC beat Ragama CC by 8 runs
SSC 286 for 8 (50) (Avishka Fernando 53, Krishan Sanjula 48, Dasun Shanaka 43, Nisala Tharaka 40, Nuwanidu Fernando 33, Shevon Daniel 29: Ravishka Wijesiri 3/38, Eshan Malinga 3/76, Kalhara Seneviratne 2/33)
Ragama CC 278 all out (49.3) (Ranmith Jayasena 79n.o., Santhush Gunatileke 57, Kalhara Senaratne 41, Pulina Tharanga 27, Ravindu Sembukutty 26: Kavindu Nadeeshan 2/27, Shehan Hasaranga 2/37, Nuwanidu Fernando 2/43, Dasun Shanaka 2/47)
* At Katunayake: Moors beat BRC by 7 wickets on D/L
BRC 177 for 9 (50) (Randunu Ghanganath 65n.o., Dulaj Ashen 35, Linal Subasinghe 20: Ramesh Mendis 3/32, Thilanga Udeshana 2/30, Praveen Jayawickrama 2/31)
Moors SC 139 for 3 (26.4) (Janishka Perera 39, Sadeera Samarawickrama 40n.o., Pasindu Sooriyabandara 31n.o., , Dinuka Dilshan 20)
* At Kurunegala Welagedera Stadium CCC beat Kurunegala YCC by 7 wickets
Kurunegala YCC 103 all out (29) (Kamesh Nirmal 32, Rashmika Madusanka 30: Wanindu Hasaranga 3/15, Chathuranga de Silva 3/17, Asitha Fernando 2/11)
CCC 104 for 3 (12.5) (Nishan Madushka 81n.o., Pawan Ratnayake 15n.o.)
* At NCC grounds NCC beat Panadura SC by 6 wickets
Panadura SC 161 all out (40.5) (Oshada Fernando 50, Ramesh Nimantha 29, Vishen Halambage 28: Chamika Gunasekera 3/26, Lasith Embuldeniya 3/27, Chamika Karunaratne 2/27)
NCC 163 for 4 (32.5) (Kamil Mishara 61n.o., Sahan Arachchige 50: Imthiyas Slaza 2/38)
* At P. Sara Oval Tamil Union beat Chilaw Marians by 4 wickets
Chilaw Marians 168 all out (47.2) (Abishek Liyanaarachchi 19, Ayon Fernando 19: Ayana Siriwardena 3/18, Tharindu Ratnayake 2/28)
Tamil Union 172 for 6 (33.2) (Mohamed Shamaaz 54n.o., Tharindu Ratnayake 41n.o Amitha Perera 2/34, Irushka Thimira 2/47)
* At Moratuwa No Result
Kandy Customs 106 all out (25.1) (Thevindu Dickwella 35: T.M. Sampath 3/17, Dilan Jayalath 2/16, Inshaka Siriwardena 2/16)
Nugegoda SC 47 for 2(9) (Dilan Jayalath 30n.o.)
Dhammika Ratnaweera
