Opener Avishka Perera stroked a superb unbeaten knock of 210 as Colts CC made 409 for 3 wickets at close in their Major League three-day cricket tournament fixture against Kandy Customs CC played at Colts grounds yesterday.
Sadeera Samarawickrama of Tamil Union (117), Dinesh Chandimal of Army SC (152), Lasith Croospulle of Acc Capital CC (160), Thanuka Dabare of Acc Capital CC (133), Anuk Fernando of Baduraliya SC (109 n.o.), Nishan Madushka of Ragama CC (150), Pasindu Sooriyabandara of Moors SC (133) were the other centurions on day one.
Chief scores
* At Panadura. Panadura SC: 153 (Pawan Sandesh 44, Sanjaya Chaturanga 20, Roshan Wijenayake 37, Thimira Isrushika 6/62, Avindu Theekshana 3/34) Chilaw Marians CC: 134/3 at close (Irosh Fernando 29, Jathar 51*, Anjo Jothin 34*)
* At P. Sara Oval.Tamil Union: 301/9 at close (Sadeera Samarawickrama 117, Kamesh Nirmal 55, Santhush Gunatilleka 40, Ravindu Fernando 24, Dilruwan Perera 24, Lasith Embuldeniya 4/107, Ashian Daniel 2/72 vs NCC.
* At Air Force grounds Katunayake. Air Force SC: 249 (Udewansha Parakrama 54, Sithija Chamod 34, Adithya Siriwardena 69, Gayan Sirisoma 22*, Dilanka Auwardt 4/93, Ayesh Devinda 3/76) Navy SC: 17/3 at close (Gayan Sirisoma 2/8)
* At Army grounds Panagoda. Army SC: 256 (Lakshan Edirisinghe 27, Dinesh Chandimal 152, Asela Gunaratne 28, Dineth Samaraweera 2/41, Chanaka Komasaru 2/116, Nimesh Perera 3/32) Bloomfield: 6/3 wickets at close (Sehada Zoysa 2/5)
* At BRC grounds. Police SC: 172 (Randunu Ganganath 29, Chamara Silva 31, Nadeera Balasooriya 37, Chaturanga Kumara 39, Duvindu Thillekaratne 3/35, Dushan Hemantha 2/20) BRC: 82/3 at close (Dilan Jayalath 20, Leo Francisco 29, Danal Hemananada 21*, Lahiru Diyantha 2/14)
* At Bloomfield grounds. Acc Capital CC: 471 (Lasith Croosepulle 160, Thanuka Dabare 133, Ninda Kadam 83, Duleeka Tissakuttige 21, Teron Basker 22, Theeraka Ranathunga 21, Mohammad Dilshad 4/72, Isitha Wijesurendra 2/62, Sadun Mendis 3/122) vs Saracens SC.
* At Colts grounds. Colts CC: 409/3 at close (Avishka Perera 210*,(253 balls, 17×4, 3×6), Hashan Dumindu 130, Ravindu Rashantha 30*) vs Kandy Customs SC.
* At SSC grounds. CCC: 352/4 at close (Minod Bhanuka 74, Kamindu Mendis 97*, Lasith Abeyratne 92, Lakshitha Rasanjana 2/79) vs SSC.
* At Rangiri Dambulla Stadium. Kurunegala YCC: 237 (Dhanushka Dharmasiri 55, Muditha Premadasa 93*, Asantha Basnayake 49, Tharinmdu Siriwardena 2/48, Insaka Siriwardena 3/28, Themal Bandara 3/40) Kalutara TC: 9 for no loss at close.
* At BOI grounds Katunayake. Baduraliya SC: 264/7 at close (Dunith Jayathunga 84, Anuk Fernando 109 *, Gihan Rupasinghe 41, Dhanushka Sandaruwan 5/65 vs Negombo CC.
* At Galle International Cricket Stadium. Ragama CC: 322/8 at close (Nusal Dharmaratne 40, Nishan Madushka 150, Dulaj Bandara 26, Dellon Pieris 24, Ishan Jayaratne 42*, Rajith Priyan 2/72, Hareen Buddhila 3/72) vs Galle CC.
* At Moors grounds. Moors SC: 429/6 at close (Pabasara Waduge 32, Sohan de Livera 75, Pasindu Sooriyabandara 133, Ramesh Mendis 78, Mohammad Shamaz 52, Sisira Weerasooriya 22*, Imtiyaz Salza 27*, Yasiru Rodrigo 2/75, Yasiru Tharaka 2/34, Rajeewa Weerasinghe 2/117) vs Lankan CC.