Sri Lankan batsmen are among the first class talents.
Several more matches in the Inter Sports Clubs First Class Three Day Cricket Tournament, organized by Sri Lanka Cricket, began yesterday (24) at various stadiums.
Meanwhile, Nishan Madushka, Dushan Hemantha, and Nuvanindu Fernando led the batsmen who demonstrated their abilities on the day. Vanuja Sahan was named the day’s outstanding bowler, and Rajeev Weerasinghe completed the day by joining the 300-wicket club.
Nishan Madushka of Ragama Sports Club scored 101 off 137 balls with 11 fours and 2 sixes against CCC, while Dushan Hemantha of BRC scored 102 off 113 balls with 4 fours and 7 sixes against Panadura.SSC’s Nuvanindu Fernando also scored 105 against Kandy Customs in 141 balls with 14 fours and a six.
Rajeeva Weerasing, Panadura’s right-arm off spinner He took 5 wickets against BRC, bringing his total to 300 in 90 first-class matches.
Meanwhile, the batsmen who scored half-centuries on the day included Dulash Udanyaga of the BRC team, Oshanda Fernando and Shalith Fernando of the Galle team, Dhananjaya de Silva of the Tamil Union team, Janishka Perera of the Moors team, Dashun Shanaka and Manoj Sarathchandra of the SSC team, and Rosco Thatil of the Air Force team.
Vanuja Sahan, left-arm spinner for Ace Capital, had the best bowling performance. He demonstrated his abilities against the Tamil Union team by taking 6 wickets for 46 runs.
Meanwhile, Ashan Priyanjan of the CCC team, Sahan Nanayakkara of the Bloomfield team, Malinda Pushpakumara of the Police team, and Ashen Daniel of the NCC team all took 5 wickets.
Summery of the Matches
Group A – Ragama CC and CCC – Toss CCC
Ragama – 194 all out in 54.4 overs (Nishan Madushka 101, Janith Liyanage 47, Avishka Tharindu 26, Vishwa Fernando 2/26, Asitha Fernando 3/42, Ashan Priyanjan 5/45
CCC – 04 in 1.4 Overs no wickets
BRC and Panadura
BRC – 356 for 9 in 92.4 overs (Abhishek Raman 35, Risira Weerasuriya 35, Dushan Hemantha 102, Dulash Udayanga 51, Lakshan Gamage 22, Nimanda Madhushanka 28, Duvindu Thilakaratne 29, Rajeeva Weerasinghe 5/93, Vishwa Lanka 2 /68)
Negombo and Colts
Negombo – 147 all out in 43.0 overs (Jatin Saxena 80, Kavishka Anjula 2/41, Udit Madhushan 4/24, Akila Dhananjaya 3/20)
Colts – 74 for 3 in 30.0 overs (Sangeeth Kure 40 not out)
Galle and Sri Lanka Army
Galle – 191 for 3 in 51.0 overs (Oshande Fernando 92 not out, Shalith Fernando 55 not out, Heshan Hettiarachchi 2/34)
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