SLC Premier Limited-over Tier ‘A’
Colts, Badureliya, NCC, Chilaw record wins

by Revata S. Silva

The first round of the SLC – organised premier one-day cricket series of the season, which was held on Monday (Dec. 27), saw Colts CC, Badureliya SC, NCC and Chilaw Marians CC getting the better of SSC, Lankan CC, CCC and Tamil Union C&AC respectively in their matches held in Colombo and Moratuwa.

Brief Scores:

Colts CC bt SSC by 2 wkts at Colts:

SSC (won the toss) 210 all out in 48.2 over (Thilan Samaraweera 70, Thilina Kandamby 42; Thisara Perera 4-48, Dilruwan Perera 2-24, Nuwan Kulasekara 2-36, Chaminda Vaas 1-27)

Colts 212 for 8 wkts in 42 overs (Thisara Perera 59 in 56 b, Roshen Silva 57, Chaminda Vaas 36; Charith Jayampathi 2-24, Thilina Kandamby 2-26)

Badureliya SC bt Lankan CC by 132 runs at De Soysa Stadium, Moratuwa:

Badureliya SC 272 for 9 wkts in 50 overs (Sahan Wijeratne 91 in 96 b, T.M. Sampath 65 in 55 b, Ruvindu Gunasekara 43, Omesh Wijesiriwardene 39; Saliya Saman 3-39, Roshen Illeperuma 3-56, Lahiru Gamage 2-72)

Lankan CC (toss) 140 all out in 38.1 overs (Ashen Silva 43; Ranesh Perera 4-19, Amil Prasad 2-24)

NCC bt CCC by 5 wkts at NCC:

CCC 218 for 9 wkts in 50 overs (Nisal Randika 39, Charitha Buddhika 38 n.o.; Jehan Mubarak 2-4, Farveez Maharoof 2-28, Lasith Malinga 2-50)

NCC (toss) 224 for 5 wkts in 47.1 overs (Jehan Mubarak 67, Chamara Kapugedera 61 in 69 b; Shohan Bowala 2-30; Charitha Buddhika 2-33)

Chilaw Marians CC bt Tamil Union by 6 wkts at P. Sara:
Tamil Union (toss) 169 all out in 44 overs (Sachithra Serasinghe 62 in 83 b; Shaminda Eranga 2-16, Geeth Kumara 2-22, Gayan Wijekoon 2-28, Janaka Gunaratne 2-39)

Chilaw Marians 174 for 4 wkts in 37.5 overs (Mahela Udawatte 53 in 55 b, Janaka Gunaratne 43 n.o., Gayan Wijekoon 39 n.o.; Chanaka Welegedara 2-26)

Tier ‘B’ Results –
Seeduwa Raddoluwa CC (231 in 49.2 ovs) bt BRC (214 in 47.2 ovs) by 17 runs at BRC

Police SC (246 in 49 ovs) bt Panadura SC (176-8 in 50 ovs) by 70 runs at Police Park

SL Air Force SC (172-1 in 34.5 ovs) bt SL Navy SC (171 in 49 ovs) by 9 wkts at Welisara.