- BATSMENRB4s6sSRExtras13 (b 8, lb 2, nb 3)TOTAL291 all out (83.3 Overs, RR: 3.48)Fall of wickets: 1-13 (Nipun Dhananjaya, 6.2 ov), 2-17 (Nuwanidu Fernando, 8.4 ov), 3-24 (Krishan Sanjula, 12.4 ov), 4-70 (Kavindu Nadeeshan, 25.3 ov), 5-195 (Ranuda Somarathne, 58.4 ov), 6-204 (Chamindu Wickramasinghe, 62.3 ov), 7-236 (Lakshitha Manasinghe, 72.2 ov), 8-276 (Nisala Tharaka, 80.2 ov), 9-290 (Sasindu Malshan, 82.2 ov), 10-291 (Nimnaka Jayathilake, 83.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB PLS Gamage 10.3 2 29 3 2.76 0 2 C de Silva 33 6 100 6 3.03 0 0 RM Liyanarachchi 5 0 11 1 2.2 0 1 TN Sampath 14 1 60 0 4.28 0 0 PHT Kaushal 18 2 57 0 3.16 0 0 Kevin Perera 3 0 24 0 8 0 0
- BATSMENRB4s6sSRExtras15 (b 10, nb 3, w 2)TOTAL255 all out (74.1 Overs, RR: 3.43)Fall of wickets: 1-24 (Jeson Perera, 6.6 ov), 2-47 (Murtaza Trunkwala, 12.5 ov), 3-84 (Pathum Dilshan, 22.3 ov), 4-90 (Tillakaratne Sampath, 24.3 ov), 5-91 (Rahul Gunasekara, 25.4 ov), 6-157 (Tharindu Kaushal, 42.6 ov), 7-226 (Duleeka Thissakuttige, 64.5 ov), 8-227 (Chalana de Silva, 65.5 ov), 9-246 (Ranitha Liyanarachchi, 71.5 ov), 10-255 (Lahiru Gamage, 74.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB NT Gamage 10 1 41 1 4.1 2 0 N Jayathilake 19.1 3 52 5 2.71 0 0 MALR Manasinghe 25 1 75 3 3 0 0 AS Hasaranga 4 0 20 0 5 0 0 ND Perera 5 1 20 0 4 0 0 K Nadeeshan 11 0 37 1 3.36 0 3
- BATSMENRB4s6sSRExtras8 (b 7, nb 1)TOTAL232/6d (58 Overs, RR: 4)Fall of wickets: 1-43 (Krishan Sanjula, 14.2 ov), 2-52 (Nipun Dhananjaya, 17.3 ov), 3-68 (Nuwanidu Fernando, 23.2 ov), 4-69 (Chamindu Wickramasinghe, 24.5 ov), 5-214 (Ranuda Somarathne, 53.3 ov), 6-221 (Sasindu Malshan, 54.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB PLS Gamage 1 0 8 0 8 0 0 TN Sampath 11 1 50 1 4.54 0 0 C de Silva 23 3 65 3 2.82 0 0 PHT Kaushal 11 0 51 1 4.63 0 0 NR Gunasekera 8 1 30 1 3.75 0 1 WLJOS Perera 4 0 21 0 5.25 0 0
- BATSMENRB4s6sSRExtras7 (b 3, lb 2, nb 1, w 1)TOTAL166/6 (36 Overs, RR: 4.61)Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Jeson Perera, 1.3 ov), 2-31 (Murtaza Trunkwala, 5.4 ov), 3-60 (Duleeka Thissakuttige, 14.2 ov), 4-116 (Tillakaratne Sampath, 26.3 ov), 5-135 (Tharindu Kaushal, 29.4 ov), 6-156 (Ranitha Liyanarachchi, 33.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB NT Gamage 3 0 16 0 5.33 0 0 N Jayathilake 14 0 55 2 3.92 0 0 MALR Manasinghe 12 1 51 3 4.25 0 0 K Nadeeshan 4 0 30 1 7.5 0 1 AS Hasaranga 3 0 9 0 3 1 0
Match Details
Toss
Sinhalese Sports Club , elected to bat first
Season
Hours of play (local time)
10am start, Lunch 12.00-12.40, Tea 14.40-15.00, Close 17.00
Match days
25,26,27 August 2023 (3-day match)
First-class debut
Match Referee
Points
Sinhalese Sports Club 13.015, Nugegoda Sports Welfare Club 4.505
Close of Play
- Fri, 25 Aug - day 1 - Nugegoda Sports Welfare Club 1st innings 15/0 (WLJOS Perera 4*, MVTP Dilshan 9*, 4 ov)
- Sat, 26 Aug - day 2 - Sinhalese Sports Club 2nd innings 51/1 (ND Perera 22*, K Nadeeshan 4*, 17 ov)
- Sun, 27 Aug - day 3 - Nugegoda Sports Welfare Club 2nd innings 166/6 (36 ov) - end of match
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SLC Major League Tournament
| Group A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| SSC | 10 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 109.145 |
| COLT | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 99.89 |
| RAG | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 78 |
| BRC | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 72.46 |
| CCC | 10 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 70.09 |
| NEGO | 10 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 68.54 |
| KCCC | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 59.305 |
| NSWC | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 55.695 |
| PAN | 10 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 48.14 |
| GAL | 10 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 47.29 |
| SLARM | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 39.9 |
| Group B | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| PSC | 10 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 114.245 |
| NCC | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 107.235 |
| ACCC | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 104.28 |
| Tamil | 10 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 85.84 |
| MOORS | 10 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 83.195 |
| BLOOM | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 81.09 |
| BSC | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 66.965 |
| CHLM | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 55.665 |
| KYCC | 10 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 43.25 |
| AFSC | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 40.295 |
| SEB | 10 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 35.955 |

