da spicy bet： Mahela Jayawardene scored his second consecutive century to leave theSinhalese Sport Club on the verge of a first innings win against TamilUnion, whilst Nondescripts Cricket Club put one foot in the Premier Leaguefinal when they bowled out Colts
CricInfo22-Mar-2002Mahela Jayawardene scored his second consecutive century to leave theSinhalese Sport Club on the verge of a first innings win against TamilUnion, whilst Nondescripts Cricket Club put one foot in the Premier Leaguefinal when they bowled out Colts CC for 298.Jaywardene, still struggling from a troublesome back, dominated the secondday at Maitland Crescent with a glistening 170 off 176 balls, including 19fours and three sixes to leave SSC on 381 for four at the close, just fiveruns behind Tamil Union’s first innings score of 386.He was well supported by wicket-keeper Malintha Perera, a consistent scorer inSri Lankan domestic cricket, who scored 102 from 190 balls. AvishkaGunawardene had earlier scored a brisk 23 before being dismissed by formerSri Lanka fast bowler Pramodya Wickramasinghe.SSC had quickly rapped up the Tamil Union first innings in the morning.Starting the day on 355 for eight, Ranga Dias and Niroshan Bandaratillakeadded a further 23 runs before being separated by Nuwan Zoysa.Banadaratillake finished with a run-a-ball 58 and Dias was left not out on75.At P.Saravanamuttu, NCC had a disappointing morning when Hashan Tillakaratne(97) narrowly missed out on a well-deserved century. They added just 13 runsto their 311-8 overnight total before being bowled out by Colts.Colts CC the started solidly. Opener Chaminda Mendis scored 80 from 113balls, skipper Sajith Fernando (23) and Romesh Kaluwithrana (31) chipped in,and Jevantha Kulatunga, who has recovered quickly from a bad car accident,compiled a half century.However, the middle and lower order failed to capitalise on a solidfoundation and Colts slipped from 233 for six to 298 all out, which gave NCCa first innings win and a 26 run lead. NCC’s openers survived the only overbefore the close without alarm.