- BATSMENRB4s6sSRExtras3 (b 2, w 1)TOTAL175 all out (57.2 Overs, RR: 3.05)Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Tharindu Amarasinghe, 6.3 ov), 2-19 (Lasith Lakshan, 7.2 ov), 3-19 (Ninad Kadam, 7.3 ov), 4-82 (Kasun Vidura, 27.3 ov), 5-100 (Chamod Sandaru, 33.6 ov), 6-105 (Pulina Tharanga, 34.5 ov), 7-143 (Kavindu Nirmana, 46.6 ov), 8-155 (Ayon Fernando, 50.3 ov), 9-170 (Nipun Premaratne, 55.3 ov), 10-175 (Raveen Yasas, 57.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB D Hemananda 9 1 32 2 3.55 0 0 PM Pushpakumara 23.2 4 62 5 2.65 0 0 RPN Priyadarshana 12 4 35 0 2.91 0 0 PARP Perera 5 0 13 1 2.6 0 0 PHS Madushanka 8 0 31 2 3.87 0 0
- BATSMENRB4s6sSRExtras6 (lb 1, nb 4, w 1)TOTAL279 all out (84.5 Overs, RR: 3.28)Fall of wickets: 1-98 (Dhanuja Induwara, 27.4 ov), 2-98 (Tharusha Silva, 27.5 ov), 3-103 (Nadeera Balasooriya, 29.3 ov), 4-120 (Chamara Silva, 35.2 ov), 5-138 (Ashen Bandara, 39.1 ov), 6-138 (Priyamal Perera, 39.2 ov), 7-165 (Supun Madushanka, 46.3 ov), 8-214 (Nalin Priyadarshana, 62.5 ov), 9-267 (Heshan Dhanushka Fernando, 81.5 ov), 10-279 (Danal Hemananda, 84.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB N Premaratne 12 1 37 1 3.08 1 3 I Thimira 15 1 57 0 3.8 0 1 K Nirmana 7 0 31 0 4.42 0 0 DHAP Tharanga 5 0 30 0 6 0 0 WWWL Lakshan 28 5 77 7 2.75 0 0 C Sandaru 14.5 2 40 2 2.69 0 0 NN Kadam 3 0 6 0 2 0 0
- BATSMENRB4s6sSRExtras1 (w 1)TOTAL189 all out (62.5 Overs, RR: 3)Fall of wickets: 1-43 (Lasith Lakshan, 16.5 ov), 2-69 (Tharindu Amarasinghe, 23.6 ov), 3-126 (Ninad Kadam, 42.5 ov), 4-142 (Kasun Vidura, 48.4 ov), 5-142 (Chamod Sandaru, 48.5 ov), 6-143 (Raveen Yasas, 50.1 ov), 7-150 (Pulina Tharanga, 52.2 ov), 8-151 (Ayon Fernando, 53.3 ov), 9-180 (Kavindu Nirmana, 61.1 ov), 10-189 (Irushka Thimira, 62.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB PM Pushpakumara 29.5 4 63 7 2.11 0 0 RPN Priyadarshana 15 2 67 1 4.46 0 0 D Hemananda 11 3 31 0 2.81 1 0 PARP Perera 3 0 13 1 4.33 0 0 PHS Madushanka 4 0 15 1 3.75 0 0
- BATSMENRB4s6sSRExtras8 (b 4, lb 4)TOTAL91/1 (16 Overs, RR: 5.68)Fall of wickets: 1-13 (Heshan Dhanushka Fernando, 3.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB WWWL Lakshan 6 0 30 0 5 0 0 C Sandaru 8 1 41 0 5.12 0 0 I Thimira 2 0 12 0 6 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Police Sports Club , elected to field 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
Police Sports Club 16.85, Chilaw Marians Cricket Club 3.47
Close of Play
- Fri, 25 Aug - day 1 - Police Sports Club 1st innings 112/3 (H Dhanushka 68*, LPC Silva 5*, 32 ov)
- Sat, 26 Aug - day 2 - Chilaw Marians Cricket Club 2nd innings 115/2 (KVA Adikari 35*, NN Kadam 19*, 37 ov)
- Sun, 27 Aug - day 3 - Police Sports Club 2nd innings 91/1 (16 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 |

