Priyanjan and Roshen Silva score tons

Ashan Priyanjan (Dambulla) and Roshen Silva (Galle) made centuries on the opening day of the SLC Super Provincial tournament yesterday.

Priyanjan scored an unbeaten 151 off 231 balls with 17 fours to help Dambulla to 382-7 at close against Kandy at FTZ ground Katunayake.

Roshen Silva also scored an unbeaten 146 off 249 balls with 10 fours for Galle against Colombo at Sooriyawewa. Silva was involved in a double century (202) stand with Dasun Shanaka (95) for the fifth wicket.

There were also runs for Sri Lanka Test opener Dimuth Karunaratne (71) and Manoj Sarathchandra (57) for Dambulla.

Matches will be continued today on day two.

* At FTZ Katunayake: Dambulla: 382/7 at close in 90 overs (Ashan Priyanjan 151 n.o., Dimuth Karunaratne 71, Manoj Sarathchandra 57, Ishan Jayaratne 35, Sachithra Senanayake 29 n.o., Kasun Rajitha 3/59) vs Kandy

* At Sooriyawewa: Galle:321/6 at close in 87 overs (Roshen Silva 146 n.o., Dasun Shanaka 95, Chathuranga de Silva 47, Kavishka Anjula 2/45, Dilruwan Perera 2/75) v Colombo.

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