Police SC rule the roost with thumping innings win

Results in all six Major Club 3-Day League matches

- By Sa’apI THAWFEEQ

ON a weekend where none of the other 10 clubs were able to pick up full points, Group A table leaders Police SC were the only ones to do so, beating Chilaw Marians CC by an innings and 154 runs in a Major Club 3-Day League match played at the Colts Grounds yesterday.

The win consolidated Police SC’s position at the top of the table, opening up a 12-point gap against their nearest rival Colts. The win was contrived by Police SC skipper Ashen Bandara, who struck a brilliant double century to put his team firmly in the driving seat with a total of 477, and by the seam cum spin combination of Nipun Premaratne (match bag 5/64), Dilum Sudeera (5/102), and off spinner Nalin Priyadarshana, who took 6/37 to put out Chilaw Marians CC for 170 in the second innings after being asked to follow-on 324 behind, Lasith Lakshan top-scored for Chilaw Marians CC with 89 off 144 balls (9 fours, 1 six).

Colts and Nugegoda SWC, the nearest rivals to Police SC, won their matches in the first innings.