Chilaw Marians take massive first innings lead

CRICKET: Chilaw Marians SC built up a massive first innings lead of 137 runs over Sri Lanka Army SC on the opening day of their SLC Premier League Promotion and Relegation tournament match which commenced at Welisara yesterday.

Army SC: 114 (D. Peiris 30, W. Mendis 30, S. Sanjeewa 33, G. Wijekoon 2 for 26, H. Fernando 2 for 46, D. Hettiarachchi 3 for 33, M. Chanaka 2 for 9)

Chilaw Marians SC: 251 for 9 (H. Fernando 22, H. Cooray 40, C. Fernando 48, G. Wijekoon 29, P. Gunaratne 40, M. Ratnayake 2 for 38, I. Bandara 2 for 24, M. de Zoysa 3 for 49)

Lassana takes 4/86

Lassana Dias picked up four wickets for 86 runs to help Baduraliya CC restrict Saracens SC for 243 runs in their first innings on the opening day of their SLC Premier League Promotion and Relegation Group tournament fixture which began at the Colombo University grounds, yesterday.

Saracens SC: 243 (N. Abeyratne 79, T. Masmulla 32, M. Sepala 47, R. Perera 30, L. Dias 4 for 86, T. Sampath 2 for 35)

Baduraliya CC: 24 for 1

Panadura pile up 351

Panadura SC put up a fine batting performance to rattle up a huge 351 runs in their first innings on the opening day of their SLC Premier League Promotion and Relegation tournament match against Lankan CC which began at Panadura yesterday.

Panadura SC: 351 (K. Perera 60, A. Perera 28, C. Mapatuna 19, K. Gangodawila 61, D. Indunil 21, G. Sirisoma 3 for 74, S. Fernando 2 for 48, K. Lakmal 2 for 62, N. Shiroman 2 for 59)

Lankan CC: 18 for no loss

BRC well placed

BRC were well placed at 61 for no loss in reply to Sebastianites SC’s first innings total of 268 runs on the opening day of their SLC Premier League Promotion and Relegation tournament match which began at Moratuwa yesterday.

Sebastianites SC: 268 (P. Fernando 69, S. Perera 20, P. Jayawardena 24, M. Siriwardena 33, P. Ranaweera 34, L. Perera 35, T. Gamage 5 for 74, T. Abeyratne 2 for 58)

BRC: 61 for no loss (D. Vitharana 21 n.o, P. Perera 36 n.o)