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| Under 23 cricket Ian Daniel, Sajeewa Weerakoon shine on opening day SSC opener Ian Daniels superb 117 with 10 fours and leg spinner Sajeewa Weerakoons 7 for 68 highlighted the opening day of the Cricket Boards Under 23 tournament matches yesterday. SSC vs Sebastianites at SSC Grounds SSC 268 (Ian Daniel 117, Upeka Fernando 60, R. Galappatti 21, D. Fernando 3 for 53, S. de Silva 3 for 50, N. Perera 4 for 42) and Sebastianites 2 for no loss. BRC vs Chilaw Marians at Colts grounds Chilaw Marians 205 (Nimesh Perera 42, A. Perera 36, J. Gunaratne 33, P. Jayasundara 39 n.o., Sajeewa Weerakoon 7 for 68) and BRC 23 for 1. Tamil Union vs NCC at Sara Stadium. NCC 159, Kumar Sangakkara 48, A. Ganegama 32, D. Rupasinghe 35, C. Fernando 5 for 43, M. Maduwantha 3 for 54 and Tamil Union 17 for 1. Negombo CC vs Police at Katunayake. Negombo CC 179 for 2 at the close. (L. Fernando 20, A. Ratnasiri 85 n.o., Mevan Fernando 64 n.o.) Bloomfield vs Panadura at Reid Avenue. Panadura SC 184 (Anjula Perera 50, S. Kusal 29, R. Wimalasena 27, Kelum Gangodawila 6 for 38) and Bloomfield 12 for 1. |
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