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Gayan Sirisoma (left) and Chanaka Ruwansiri, architects of Moratuwa SC’s win
Moratuwa SC and Sebastianites joined SSC and Leo CC by recording outright wins against Colombo Malay CC and Ragama CC, respectively, in the Tier B 3-Day League matches concluded yesterday.
Veteran left-arm spinner Gayan Sirisoma (match bag of 7/60) and off-spinner Chanaka Ruwansiri (match bag of 8/71) bowled Moratuwa SC to an innings and 79 runs win over Colombo Malay CC at the De Soysa Stadium, Moratuwa.
Forced to follow-on 152 runs in arrears in the first innings, Malay CC could only manage 73 in their second innings, with opening bat Hirantha Jayasinghe being forced to retire hurt at 9 having injured his leg during a warm-up.
Sebastianites beat Ragama CC by 27 runs at Bloomfield Grounds.
Resuming at 230-9, Sebastianites were dismissed for 249, with veteran left-arm spinner Upul Indrasiri taking the last wicket for figures of 4/91, leaving Ragama CC the task of chasing down a target of 229 for victory. However, their batting fell foul to the right-arm leg-breaks of Tharusha Fernando (6/30) and they folded up for 201 losing the last five wickets for 12 runs. Kasun Karunathilake top-scored with 59 (7 fours).
Tharusha Fernando (6/30) engineered Sebastianites’ win against Ragama CC
United Southern SC had to be satisfied with only first innings points as Kandy Customs SC held out to a draw at the Galle Cricket Stadium.
In reply to United Southern SC’s first innings of 474, Kandy Customs SC made 318-9 declared, continuing from their overnight score of 285-5. With a lead of 156, United Southern SC extended it to 302 by scoring 146-6, with off-spinner Mithun Jayawickrama helping himself to a five-fer. Kandy Customs SC began their run chase well with an opening stand of 98 between Captain Malindu Maduranga (41 off 26 balls) and Ashan Randika (57 off 33 balls, 5 fours, 5 sixes). Once the pair was separated, the innings lost momentum and Kandy Customs SC settled down to 241-6. Seamer Tharush Damindu had a match-bag of seven wickets for United Southern SC.
Galle CC’s attempt to beat Navy SC outright and grab full points at Welisara was foiled by an admirable century from Thevindu Dickwella (125 off 161 balls, 8 fours, 5 sixes), who, with Sumalka Fernando (53 off 80 balls, 7 fours, 1 six), added 124 for the third wicket, enabling Navy SC finish the match on 350-7. Opener Waruna Mayantha scored 51 off 38 balls (8 fours, 1 six) to set the pace for Navy SC. Galle CC, continuing from 185-3, closed their second innings at 315-8, leaving Navy SC with a target of 423. [ST]
Navy SC’s Thevindu Dickwella foiled Galle CC with a century
