Prolific run-getter Lasith Abeyratne scored his maiden One-Day century (100 not out off 93 balls, 6 sixes, 2 fours) as CCC piled up 303-5 and beat Kandy Customs CC by a thumping margin of 212 runs to record their first win of the tournament after two defeats.

Army SC were extremely unlucky not to beat Bloomfield when their match ended in a no-result due to bad weather. Centuries by opener Ashan Randika (124 off 116 balls, 8 sixes, 7 fours) and Himasha Liyanage (101* off 93 balls, 3 sixes, 7 fours) who put on 212 for the third wicket and a power-laden knock of 52 not out off just 13 balls inclusive of 8 sixes by skipper Thisara Perera saw Army SC hit up an imposing 318-3 off 41 overs. Bloomfield were down on their knees at 73-6 in 17 overs when the rain came to their rescue.

Ragama CC shocked defending champions Chilaw Marians CC by pulling off a creditable 31-run win in a low scoring contest at FTZ grounds Katunayake to record their third successive win. Chilaw Marians who had two close wins in their first two matches failed to respond to Ragama CC’s moderate total of 178 and were dismissed for 139. The principal performers of the match were Janith Liyanage (82 off 118 balls) for Ragama CC and Charuka Tharindu (6 for 35) for Chilaw Marians CC – both career-best performances. 

NCC continued their dominance in Group C with their third win in as many matches beating Ace Capital CC by 230 runs. Ace Capital were shot out for the lowest total in the tournament – 30 with no batsmen reaching double figures. Former One-Day Sri Lanka all-rounder Chaturanga de Silva picked up five wickets.

A maiden One-Day century from former Ananda College batsman Sammu Ashan (107* off 105 balls) saw SSC maintain their unbeaten record in Group D with a 108-run win over Kurunegala YCC under the Duckworth/Lewis rain rule.

Other clubs to record wins Galle CC, Nugegoda S&WC, Badureliya CC, Moors SC and Colts. The Panadura SC v Lankan CC match was abandoned without a ball bowled at Panadura due to a wet outfield. (ST)

RESULTS

• At Katunayake: Badureliya CC beat Air Force SC by 6 wickets.

Air Force SC 143 (41.4) (Kalana Wijesiri 44, Ravindu Sembukuttige 29, Aravinda Premeratne 24, Tillakaratne Sampath 3/25, Ruchira Koshitha 3/34, Alankara Silva 2/28) 

Badureliya CC 144-4 (36.4) (Dilshan de Soysa 55 n.o., Yashodha Lanka 25, Milinda Siriwardana 25, Gamindu Kanishka 22 n.o., Anuk de Alwis 2/34)

• At Panagoda: Army SC v Bloomfield - No Result (Rain)

Army SC 318-3 (41) (Ashan Randika 124, Priyantha Ratnayake 27, Himasha Liyanage 101 n.o., Thisara Perera 52 n.o., Usman Ishak 2/67)

Bloomfield 73-6 (17) (Dilhan Cooray 22, Kasun Ekanayake 36 n.o., Suminda Lakshan 2/23, Dushan Vimukthi 3/16)

• At CCC: CCC beat Kandy Customs CC by 212 runs.

CCC 303-5 (49) (Ron Chandraguptha 76, Minod Bhanuka 25, Lasith Abeyratne 100 n.o., Sonal Dinusha 42, Lahiru Madushanka 32 n.o., Sachitra Perera 2/44)

Kandy Customs CC 91 (30.1) (Hasitha Nirmal 20, Malinda Pushpakumara 3/21, Sonal Dinusha 2/6)

• At Panadura: Panadura SC v Lankan CC – No Result (Wet ground conditions)
• At FTZ Katunayake: Ragama CC beat Chilaw Marians CC by 31 runs.

Ragama CC 178 (42) (Janith Liyanage 82, Binura Fernando 43, Dasun Seneviratna 2/12, Charuka Tharindu 6/35, Avindu Theekshana 2/24)

Chilaw Marians CC 139 (36.2) (Kamindu Mendis 23, Dasun Seneviratna 32, Ishan Jayaratne 2/15, Shashika Dulshan 2/16, Janaka Sampath 2/14, Sanjula Bandara 2/40)

• At Galle: Galle CC beat Navy SC by 62 runs.

Galle CC 218 (48.3) (Harshajith Rushan 40, Eranga Ratnayake 51, Chatura Lakshan 44, Chamod Battage 2/47, Buddika Madushan 4/35)

Navy SC 156 (39.5) (Aravinda Akurugoda 20, Chanaka Ruwansiri 40, Tharushan Iddamalgoda 50, Chalana de Silva 3/39)

• At NCC: NCC beat Ace Capital CC by 230 runs.

NCC 260-9 (50) (Kamil Mishara 40, Kaveen Bandara 28, Angelo Perera 47, Chaturanga de Silva 26, Chamika Karunaratne 63 n.o., Kavindu Ridmal 2/55, Chanaka Komasaru 2/19, Shashrika Pussegolla 2/45)

Ace Capital CC 30 (19.3) (Yohan de Silva 8, Lahiru Kumara 2/3, Chaturanga de Silva 5/17)

• At P Sara Oval: Negombo CC beat Tamil Union by 5 wickets.

Tamil Union 99 (27) (Manoj Sarathchandra 26, Isuru Udana 22, Nisala Tharaka 4/23, Upul Indrasiri 4/27)

Negombo CC 100-5 (24.4) (Lahiru Milantha 20, Angelo Jayasinghe 42, Sachindu Colombage 2/20)

• At Surrey Village Maggona: Nugegoda S&WC beat Kalutara TC by 34 runs (D/L rule).

Kalutara TC 164 (47.1) (Geshan Wimaladharma 46, Gihan Rupasinghe 35, Vimukthi Kulatunga 2/27, Muditha Lakshan 3/34, Umesh Karunaratne 2/19, Navin Kavikara 3/37)

Nugegoda S&WC 151-6 (32.2) (Minhaj Jalill 30, Muditha Lakshan 46, Umesh Karunaratne 30 n.o., Nilanka Sandakan 3/39)

• At SSC: SSC beat Kurunegala YCC by 108 runs (D/L rain rule)

SSC 293-5 (50) (Nipun Dananjaya 20, Avishka Fernando 23, Krishan Sanjula 31, Sammu Ashan 107 n.o., Nuwanidu Fernando 40, Tharindu Ratnayake 38 n.o., Randeera Ranasinghe 3/52)

Kurunegala YCC 130-7 (35) (Muditha Premadasa 20, Sameera Sandamal 35, Dilshan Kollure 23, Prabath Jayasuriya 2/24, Jeffrey Vandersay 3/39)

• At Moratuwa: Moors SC beat Saracens SC by 44 runs (D/L rule).

Moors SC 291 (50) (Nipun Karunanayake 30, Pabasara Waduge 133, Pasindu Sooriyabandara 48, Adeesha Thilanchana 22 n.o., Udith Madushan 3/64, Hashen Ramanayake 2/52) 

Saracens SC 153-5 (34.1) (Charitha Kumarasinghe 31, Thaveesha Kahaduwaarachchi 42, Hashan Dumindu 35, Promod Maduwantha 26, Milan Ratnayake 2/27, Praveen Jayawickrama 2/35)

• At Colts: Colts beat Sebastianites by 58 runs.

Colts 295-9 (50) (Dhananjaya Lakshan 69, Santhush Gunathilaka 59, Kithuruwan Vithanage 51, Vishad Randika 33, Harsha Rajapaksa 33 n.o., Charith Rajapaksa 4/66, Raveen Sayer 2/46)

Sebastianites 133-5 (30) (Sacha de Alwis 28, Sameen Kandanearachchi 41, Hasantha Fernando 21, Akila Dananjaya 3/26, Sangeeth Cooray 2/18)

Thisara Perera smashes 6 sixes in an over