Chilaw Marians CC send Moors SC bowlers on leather hunt - 420/7

SKIPPER Sakuna Liyanage and Darshaka Sandeep struck centuries and shared a fifth wicket stand of 189 to help Chilaw Marians CC to a mammoth first day total of 420-7 against Moors SC in their SLC Under23 inter-club two-day match at Surrey Village grounds, Maggona yesterday.

- SA'ADI THAWFEEQ

Invited to bat first, Chilaw Marians CC made full use of a good batting surface to run up this impressive total off 90 overs putting the Moors SC bowlers to the sword. Sandeep struck 17 fours and 1 six in his knock of 118 off 134 balls, and Liyanage 12 fours and 3 sixes in scoring 115 off 112 balls. Hiran Jayasundara contributed 56.

Badureliya CC also ran up a total in excess of 300 -309-6 against Ace Capital CC at Thurstan grounds.

Fifties from Janeth Kaushal (70 off 136 balls, 10 fours), and Shanikya Deshapriya (64* off 71 balls, 9 fours) and Rusandu Silva (52* off 79 balls, 3 fours, 1 six) who have put on 119* for the seventh wicket made up Badureliya CC's total.