Twenty wickets fell on the opening day of the SLC Premier League Inter-Club Super 8 match between Chilaw Marians CC and Ragama CC at the P Sara Oval yesterday.
Ragama were shot out for a paltry 57 falling to the off-spin of Shehan Jayasuriya who finished with figures of 7 for 22.
Chilaw Marians replied with 222 with Jayasuriya once again the tormentor making a top score of 80.
Former Sri Lanka spinner Tharindu Kaushal struck his maiden first-class century scoring 131 off 205 balls with 15 fours and a six for NCC against Saracens at FTZ grounds Katunanayake.
Kaushal figured in a stand of 124 with Chaturanga de Silva (59).
DAY ONE SCORES:
* At P. Sara Oval: Ragama CC: 57 in 29.2 overs (Akshu Fernando 20, Shehan Jayasooriya 7/22, Malinda Pushpakumara 2/08) and 7/0 at close in 4 overs
Chilaw Marians CC: 211 in 52.3 overs (Shehan Jayasuriya 80, Sachithra Serasinghe 24, Kasun Vidura 23, Rohith Damodaran 21, Nishan Peiris 4/79, Akshu Fernando 3/24, Sahan Nanayakkare 2/64)
* At Maitland Place: Colts CC: 92 in 26.3 overs (Chanaka Komasaru 5/38, Maduka Liyanapathiranage 4/44)
Ports Authority CC: 180/2 at close in 50 overs (Nick Compton 50, Nisal Randika 42, Yohan de Silva 40, Ishan Rangana 33 n.o.)
* At FTZ Katunayake: NCC: 284 in 83 overs (Tharindu Kaushal 131, Chaturanga de Silva 59, Lasith Ambuldeniya 24 n.o., Mohommed Dilshad 3/38, Sachithra Perera 3/72, Ranitha Liyanarachchi 2/45)
Saracens SC: 9/1 at close in 3 overs
* At Galle: BRC: 200 in 63.4 overs (Harsha Vithana 77, T. N. Sampath 42, Rumesh Buddika 25, Akash Senaratne 5/52, Sachithra Senanayake 2/49)
SSC: 114/4 at close in 28 overs (Kaushal Silva 42, Minod Bhanuka 35, Milinda Siriwardhane 23, Chamikara Edirisinghe 2/15, Tillakaratne Sampath 2/27)
- (YK)
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