Rare tie at Police Park

 By Sa’adi Thawfeeq

Moors SC’s trump card Theesan Vithusan, the 20-year-old left-arm spinner from Jaffna Central College

Sri Lanka U19 cricketer Yasiru Rodrigo routed CCC for 55 with figures of 6/26 for Lankan CC

Bloomfield off-spinner Rajendran Aravinth had a match-bag of 14 wickets against Kurunegala YCC

The Police SC verses Nugegoda S&WC match of the Major Club Emerging three-day tournament produced a rare tie at Police Park yesterday. Both teams collected six points each.

Police SC needing 168 for victory fell agonizingly short by two runs when R. Ganganath who had brought them closer to the winning target with a plucky 22 off 50 balls was stumped off the bowling of off-spinner Nimesha Gunasinghe, giving the bowler his sixth wicket of the innings for 69 runs. 

Police SC were all out for 167, with left-arm spinner Prageeth Gunathilaka chipping in with four wickets for match figures of nine for 137.

Moors SC consolidated their position at the top of Group A, with their 20-year-old left-arm spinner from Jaffna Central College, Theesan Vithusan taking a match bag of 9 wickets for 128 runs to bowl them to a convincing ten-wicket win over Sebastianites at Moratuwa. Vithusan has been Moors SC trump card in the tournament, so far with 26 wickets, which has enabled them to register three wins out of three.

Sri Lanka Under-19 World Cup fast bowler, Yasiru Rodrigo produced a sensational piece of left-arm medium-fast bowling to rout CCC for 55 in their second innings and give Lankan CC an emphatic win by seven wickets. Rodrigo finished with figures of 6 for 26 off 8.2 overs

Former Zahira College Colombo off-spinner, 21-year-old Rajendran Aravinth continued his magnificent form with the ball for Bloomfield taking a match bag of 14 wickets for 147 runs (6/77 and 8/70) but his effort was in vain as they lost to Kurunegala YCC by 59 runs at the Welagedera Stadium. Aravinth had taken 5/94 v NCC and 5/71 against Negombo CC in the previous two matches. Bloomfield set a target of 191 and were all out for 131.

There were also wins for Negombo CC, Ragama CC and Kalutara TC.

RESULTS:

• At Welisara: Match Drawn (SSC takes first inns points).

Navy SC 355 and 150-9 decl. (Aravinda Akurugoda 40)

SSC 399 (o/n 240-4) (Avishka Senadeera 89, Shevon Daniel 80, Keshan Wijeratne 52, Aravinda Akurugoda 6/113)

• At CCC: Lankan CC beat CCC by seven wickets.

CCC 319 and 55 (Yasiru Rodrigo 6/26)

Lankan CC 335 (o/n 223-4) (Risith Upamal 95, Damith Silva 51, Sonal Dinusha 4/61) and 40-3.

• At Moratuwa: Moors SC beat Sebastianites by 10 wickets.

Moors SC 368 and 14 for no loss;

Sebastianites 196 and 183 (o/n 23-0) (Sandun Fernando 55, Tharusha Fernando 49, Theesan Vithusan 4/57)

• At NCC: Match Drawn (NCC take first inns points).

NCC 304 and 209-5 decl. (o/n 41-1) (Johanne de Zilva 85, Kavin Bandara 70*)

Saracens SC 204 and 198-8 (Hashen Ramanayake 38, Kavinda Ishwara 4/81)

• At Katunayake: Negombo CC beat Chilaw Marians CC by 221 runs.

Negombo CC 278 and 230-8 decl. (o/n 101-1) (Raveen Yasas 78, Pasindu Ushettige 6/41)

Chilaw Marians CC 172 and 115 (Charuka Tharindu 39, Nishan Peiris 4/28, Rashmika Mevan 5/33)

• At Welagedera: Kurunegala YCC beat Bloomfield by 59 runs.

Kurunegala YCC 222 and 172 (o/n 119-6) (Dulaj Ranatunga 57, Sanjeewan Priyadharshana 58*, Rajendran Aravinth 8/70)

Bloomfield 204 and 131 (Maoshada Fernando 45, Maduranga Naveen 4/39)

• At Maggona: Ragama CC beat Badureliya SC by an inns & 154 runs.

Ragama CC 501-8 decl;

Badureliya SC 295 (o/n 166-5) (Malindu Maduranga 80, Ranesh Silva 132) and 52 (Dellon Peiris 5/11)

• At Police Park: Match Tied

Nugegoda SWC 246 and 199 (o/n 151-3) (Bhagya Dissanayake 44, Abisheak Liyanaarachchi 42, Nimesha Gunasinghe 41)  

Police SC 278 and 167 (G Kotuwegoda 36, Nimesha Gunashingha 6/69, Prageeth Gunathilaka 4/50)

• At Thurstan: Match Drawn. (Ace Capital CC take first inns points)

Ace Capital CC 454; BRC 277 (o/n 240-3) (Kavindu Ediriweera 86, Vinura Dulsara 99, Savindu Peiris 4/87, Methushan Thilina 4/63) and 239-4 (Kavindu Ediriweera 72, Savin Gunasekera 101*)

• At Moors: Kalutara TC beat Army SC by 77 runs.

Kalutara TC 206 and 193 (o/n 106-4) (T. Weerasinghe 38)

Army SC 169 and 153 (Samitha Dilshan 33, Inshaka Siriwardena 6/29)